I am... (Album)

I am... is Ayumi Hamasaki's 4th studio album under avex trax.

Data

Release Date: January 1, 2002

Stock No. (Japan CD): AVCD-17037 (JP)

Stock No. (Hong Kong CD): AVTCD-9550 (HK)

Stock No. (Taiwan CD): AVJCD-10100 (TW)

Price: ¥3059

Track List

1. I am... 05:31
2. opening Run 0:57
3. Connected 03:21
4. UNITE! 04:59
5. evolution 04:41
6. Naturally 04:17
7. NEVER EVER 04:41
8. still alone 05:56
9. Daybreak 04:48
10. taskinlude 01:20
11. M 04:28
12. A Song is born 06:17
13. Dearest 05:33
14. no more words 05:47
15. Endless sorrow ~gone with the wind ver.~ 08:17
    1. Hidden song: flower garden

Credits

Sound Produced by Naoto Suzuki

Production Assistant: Yuka Akiyama (prime direction inc.) on tr. 4,5,7,11,13

A&R + Directed by Yasuyuki Tomita (avex trax)

Recordist: Atsushi Hattori, Noriki Inada (Hi Five)

          Motohiro Tsuji (prime direction inc.)

          Satoshi Kumasaka (STUDIO SOUND DALI)

2nd Engineer: Yukie Sugimoto (STUDIO SOUND DALI)

             Ryosuke Kataoka (avex STUDIO)

             Kataoka (avex STUDIO AZABU)

             Takayuki Furuta (Sony Music Studios)

             Yutaka Yamamoto (JVC VICTOR STUDIO)

             Taketoshi Nakauchi (birdie house)

             Atsushi Yamamoto (Hitokuchizaka Studio)

Recorded at prime sound studio, STUDIO SOUND DALI,

           Now-A-Days ATTIC, electric sheep STUDIO

           avex studio AZABU, Sony Music Studios

Mixed at STUDIO SOUND DALI, avex STUDIO AZABU,

        JVC VICTOR STUDIO, Bunkamura Studio,

        Hitokuchizaka Studio

Mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto at FLAIR

Composers Coordination: Hiroaki Ito, Shigeru Kajita, Kazuki Muraishi (axev inc.)

                       Noritoshi Fujimoto (BABY ATLANTIC)

Players Coordination: Yumi Kobayashi (B:ZAR)

Product Coordination: Nobby Uno, Cooney Kotani (avex trax) on tr.3

                     Masaji Asakawa (ARTIMAGE INC.) on tr. 4,5,11

                     Kazumi Yanagi (avex trax), Kento Ohki (axev inc.)

                     Riki Nishimura (OASIS) on tr.12

S&R Coordination chief: Nobuhito Ikehata (avex trax)

A&R Supervisor: Hidemi Arasaki (avex trax)

Executive Supervisor: Katsuro Oshita (avex trax)

Artist Management: Yuka Kikuchi (axev inc.)

                  Junichi Kamitoku (axev inc.)

                  Koji Hashimoto (axev inc.)

Artist Promotion: Toshiyasu Takahashi

                 & avex Domestic Repertoire Promotion Dept.3

                 Akira Akutsu & axev inc. Advertisement Division

Sales Promotion: Tomotsugu Ota, Kazuo Kosugi, Akihiro Terada,

                Yasuhiro Yamamoto & All avex distribution Staff

Tie-up Coordination: Masaomi Takagi, Tatsuo Kodama,

                    Daisuke Ogi, Kentaro Koike (avex trax)

Advisory Producers: Ryuhei Chiba, Motohiro Abe (axev inc.)

                   Ryuzo Shoji (to max)

                   Yoshihisa Nagata (prime direction inc.)

General Producer: Shinji Hayashi (avex trax)

Specially Coordinated by Tom Yoda (avex group)

Package Design

Art Direction: Shinichi Hara

Design: Shigeru Kasai (RICE)

Creative Coordination: Naoki Ueda (avex trax)

Quality Control: Shuichi Takahashi (avex trax)

Photographer: Toru Kumazawa

Fashion Director: Koji Matsumoto

Costume Creator: Akira Noda (worka holik)

                Sudo Art Creators

Assistant Stylist: Hiroshi "Nobita" Dendo

                  Souhei "Hanchin" Nakahashi,

                  Naoku "Fuji-king" Fujiki

Hair & Make up: CHIKA (artifata)

Assistant Hair & Make up: Shunsaku "macchi" Shoji (artifata)

Nail Artist: Kanako "Bancho" Miura

Stand In: Atsuko "Minori" Kubota

Set up Coordinator: Yamazaki Art

Special Thanks: CHU, Tamotsu (Too-Rustic), Someko, Hakase, Kosome,

               Joe, esp., Ushiko (OFFICE an'gel),

               Tamachan, Banbi, Taro, Junpei, Tamosan (artifata)

               Kazuyoshi Takahashi, Tomoyo Tokura, Shiho Katsumi (ZACC)

               Kazuhiko Toyama, Junko Shimamura (Premium-Promotion)

               Kenji Otsuka, Tomoyuki "Johnny" Murayama (avex trax)

               Shigeo Fujimoto, Ryo "Sports" Tanaka (axev inc.)

               Kiyoshi "Utsumizm" Utsumi (to max)

               Kazuki "Mr." Okabe (prime direction inc.)

               hamohamo Boys (Takuya, Arikun, Fujiyama, Ani, Jun, Tommying)

               Ryo Owatari a.k.a Do As Infinity

               Kenichiro Hori (axev inc.) Koyo First INTERNATIONAL

               All of you who participated this Album

Official Homepage Address http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ayu