Editing A Song for XX (Album)

[[File:Asongfor.jpg|thumb|"A Song for XX" album front cover]]
'''''A Song for XX''''' is Ayumi Hamasaki's debut album on avex trax.

== Data ==
'''Release Date:''' December 26, 1998 (promoted/in stores); January 1, 1999 (official)

'''Stock No.:''' AVCD-11691

'''Price:''' ¥3059

== Track List ==

# Prologue 01:25
# A Song for XX 04:44
# Hana 04:06
# FRIEND 04:11
# FRIEND II 03:59
# poker face 04:40
# Wishing 04:29
# YOU 04:44
# As if... 05:35
# POWDER SNOW 05:26
# Trust 04:48
# Depend on you 04:20
# SIGNAL 04:25
# from your letter 04:37
# For My Dear... 04:32
# Present 04:30

== Promotion ==

=== Shibuya 109 Release Event ===
On December 26, 1998, an event for the album's release was held at Shibuya 109 during which Ayu was interviewed by comedy/music duo (and then-mascots for avex), Tokyo Purin. (Images/info coming soon)

=== TV CMs ===
5 Singles Version - 'Now On Sale' (60s, 30s, 15s)

POWDER SNOW Version - 'Now On Sale' (60s, 15s)

A Song for XX Version - 'Now On Sale' (60s, 15s)

A Song for XX version - '12.26 In Stores' (30s)

=== Print Materials ===
Teaser Poster

Announcement Poster

Point-of-Sale Pop Display

Postcard

Magazine Ad (One-Page)

Magazine Ad (Two-Page, 12.26 Release Date)

Magazine Ad (Two-Page, 1.1 Release Date)

=== Purchase Bonus and Giveaway Items ===
Pencil Case

Tote Bag

Light-up Pen

Lanyard

Tower Records Clear File

Clear File (Hong Kong)

B3 Poster (Hong Kong)

Signature Poster (HK or TW?)

Advertisement Poster (Taiwan)

== Credits ==
Produced by max matsuura

Sound Produced by Naoto Suzuki


Musicians:

* Akimitsu Honma: keyboards
* Takahiro Iida: programming
* Hiroshi Kitashiro: programming
* Naoki Hayashibe: guitar
* Kaoru Kato: guitar
* Akio Togashi: MIDI programming, Background Vocal
* Junko Hirotani: Background Vocal


Recorded by Atsushi Hattori (STUDIO SOUND DALI) and Koji Morimoto (track16)

Recorded at Prime Sound Studio Aoyama, STUDIO SOUND DALI, Tower Side, Conway Studio LA


Mixed by Atsushi Hattori except track16 mixed by Koji Morimoto at STUDIO SOUND DALI, Bunkamura Studio, and Prime Sound Studio


Assisted by Noriki Inada, Satoshi Kumasaka, Shuichi Watanabe, Tony Flores


Production Assistant: Yuka Akiyama (Prime Direction)

Production Coordination in Los Angeles: Susan Brill (Musicwerks)


Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering, Studio City


Artist Management: Yuka Kikuchi, Junichi Kamitoku (axev inc.)


A&R Coordination: Yasuyuki Tomita (avex trax)

A&R Supervisor: Nobuhito Ikehata (avex trax)

Executive Supervisor: Katsuro Oshita (avex trax)


Artist Promotion: Tatsuya Ikeda (avex trax)

Sales Promotion: Yasuhiro Yamamoto, Setsuo Morikawa (avex distribution), Akihiro Terada, Kentaro Furusawa (avex trax)


Art Direction: Shinichi Hara

Design: Keiichi Yamashita (RICE)

Photography: Toru Kumazawa

Styling: Koji Matsumoto, Sumiko Kumagai

Hair & Make Up: Chu, Tamotsu (Too-RUSTIC)


Advisory Producers: Ryuzo Shoji (prime direction); Yasuo Shibata, Ryuhei Chiba, Ayumu Kurose (axev inc.)


General Producer: Shinji Hayashi (avex trax)

Specially coordinated by Tom Yoda (avex group)


Special Thanks to: Toyama, O-tsaka, sigechan, Johnny, ma-chan, Aneki, Natsuki, Rie, Dice, and my family...