Tracklist
| 1 | Days (Video Clip)Film Director – Takahide Ishii | |
| 2 | Rollin'Arranged By, Programmed By, Guitar – CMJKMusic By – Yuta Nakano | 5:02 |
| 3 | Green (Making Clip)Film Director – Jin Koyanagi, Keisuke Onodera, Toshiyuki Misawa | |
| 4 | IdentityBacking Vocals [Additional] – Sharlotte Gibson, Stephanie AlexandraBass – Chris ChaneyDrums – Josh FreeseGuitar – Tim PierceGuitar [Additional] – KIKU , Ryota AkizukiMusic By, Arranged By, Programmed By – Yuta Nakano | 4:16 |
| 5 | Rule (Making Clip)Film Director – Jin Koyanagi, Keisuke Onodera, Toshiyuki Misawa | |
| 6 | Sparkle (Video Clip)Film Director – Kazuyoshi Shimomura | |
| 7 | Music Files | |
| 8 | Video Files | |
| 9 | Curtain Call (Video Clip)Film Director – Luis Hernandez , Stanley Izumi Kim | |
| 10 | Pieces Of SevenGuitar – Takehito ShimizuMusic By, Arranged By, Programmed By – HAL Programmed By [Additional] – Mayuko Maruyama | 2:29 |
| 11 | Next Level (Making Clip)Film Director – Jin Koyanagi, Keisuke Onodera, Toshiyuki Misawa | |
| 12 | Curtain CallArranged By, Piano [Acoustic] – Yuta NakanoBacking Vocals [Additional] – Fumiko Ishimori, Hiroko Nohara, Katsura Ohtsuka, Silica NakajimaDirected By [Additional Support] – Yoshihisa TokudaMusic By – Kazuhiro Hara | 3:44 |
| 13 | Sparkle (Making Clip)Film Director – Jin Koyanagi, Keisuke Onodera, Toshiyuki Misawa | |
| 14 | Load Of The ShugyoMusic By, Arranged By, Programmed By, Guitar, Bass – CMJK | 1:30 |
| 15 | Curtain Call (Making Clip)Film Director – Jin Koyanagi, Keisuke Onodera, Toshiyuki Misawa | |
| 16 | Bridge To The SkyMusic By, Arranged By, Programmed By – Yuta Nakano | 1:40 |
| 17 | GreenArranged By [Strings] – Gen IttetsuArranged By, Programmed By, Guitar – TasukuDrums – Tom TamadaMusic By – Tetsuya YukumiStrings – Gen Ittetsu Strings | 4:46 |
| 18 | SparkleArranged By, Programmed By, Guitar, Bass – CMJKMusic By – Kazuhiro Hara | 4:30 |
| 19 | RuleArranged By, Programmed By – HAL Bass – Junko KitasakaDrums – Tom TamadaGuitar – Takehito ShimizuMusic By – Miki WatanabeProgrammed By [Additional] – Mayuko Maruyama | 4:07 |
| 20 | Rule (Video Clip)Film Director – Takahide Ishii | |
| 21 | Next Level (Video Clip)Film Director – Luis Hernandez , Stanley Izumi Kim | |
| 22 | Days (Making Clip)Film Director – Jin Koyanagi, Keisuke Onodera, Toshiyuki Misawa | |
| 23 | Next LevelArranged By, Programmed By – HAL Backing Vocals – Junko HirotaniGuitar – Takehito ShimizuMusic By – D.A.I.Programmed By [Additional] – Mayuko Maruyama | 4:28 |
| 24 | EnergizeArranged By, Programmed By, Guitar – CMJKMusic By – Yuta Nakano | 4:29 |
| 25 | Disco-municationMusic By, Arranged By, Programmed By, Guitar, Bass – CMJK | 1:30 |
| 26 | Green (Video Clip)Film Director – Kazuyoshi Shimomura | |
| 27 | Love 'n' HateGuitar – KIKU Music By, Arranged By, Programmed By – Yuta Nakano | 3:49 |
| 28 | DaysArranged By, Programmed By – HAL Drums – Tom TamadaGuitar – Takehito ShimizuMusic By – Kunio TagoProgrammed By [Additional] – Mayuko Maruyama | 5:03 |
Versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVCD-23856~7/B | Ayumi Hamasaki | Next Level (2xCD, Album + DVD-V, Ltd) | Avex Trax | AVCD-23856~7/B | Japan | 2009 |
| AVJCD10380/B | Ayumi Hamasaki | Next Level (2xCD, Album + DVD-V) | Avex Taiwan, Avex Trax | AVJCD10380/B | Taiwan | 2009 |
| AQZD-50677 | Ayumi Hamasaki | Next Level (M/Stick, Album, Pla) | Avex Trax | AQZD-50677 | Japan | 2012 |
| SMJTCD299/B | Ayumi Hamasaki | Next Level (CD, Album + DVD-V) | S.M. Entertainment, Avex Trax | SMJTCD299/B | South Korea | 2009 |
| AAJCD20039/0D | Ayumi Hamasaki | Next Level (2xCD, Album + DVD-V) | Avex Trax | AAJCD20039/0D | Hong Kong | 2009 |
Credits
- A&R, Directed By – Hidetomo "KOME" Yoneda
- Coordinator [Players & Studio in LA] – Mai Takamizawa
- Coordinator [Players] – Yasushi Horiguchi, Yoji Sugiyama
- Design – Tomokazu Suzuki
- Directed By, Recorded By – Koji Morimoto
- Engineer [2nd] – Josh Gudwin, Ryan Kennedy, Seiji Itabashi
- Management [Composers] – Hiroshi Kawano, Morihiko Aoyagi, Shigeru Kajita, Tadayoshi Matsuzaka, Takahide Azuchi, Tomonori Takeda, Yoshihiko Mototani
- Mastered By – Shigeo Miyamoto
- Mixed By – CMJK (tracks: 3, 8), HAL (tracks: 12), Koji Morimoto (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11, 13, 14)
- Photography By – Kazuyoshi Shimomura
- Photography By [Assistant] – Masayuki Kamo
- Producer – Max Matsuura
- Recorded By – John Paterno, Koji Morimoto, Satoshi Sasamoto, Yuichi Nagayama
- Words By – Ayumi Hamasaki (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11, 13, 14)
Notes
- All music files are at 320kbps, while video files are MPEG-4 format.
- Volume of the USB memory stick is 2GB.
- Digital photo+lyrics booklet available in PDF format.
Barcodes
- Barcode: 4 988064 238606
- Rights Society: JASRAC
Companies
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Avex Entertainment Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Avex Entertainment Inc.
- Manufactured By – Avex Marketing Inc.
- Distributed By – Avex Marketing Inc.
Video
Album
Next Level stylized as NEXT LEVEL is the tenth studio album by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released through Avex Trax on March 25, 2009 in five physical formats, and for digital consumption. The album was solely produced by Avex Trax owner Max Matsuura, whereas the album's content was written by Hamasaki herself. Additionally, it marks a return for several composers that helped construct her previous records, including Dai Nagao, CMJK, Kazuhiro Hara, HΛL, amongst others. NEXT LEVEL ネクストレベル is Ayumi Hamasaki's tenth full studio album on avex trax. The album was released as a conclusion to her 10th anniversary celebration, after the DaysGREEN and RuleSparkle singles. The album was Hamasaki Ayumi's first to be released in the USB memory format. The USB drive was silver colored and stylized to resemble Ayu's 10th Anniversary single-winged heart logo. One partition included the album, but the remainder of the drive was blank for personal use. Album 2009 30 Songs. NEXT LEVEL Ayumi Hamasaki. With the interest taken in those remixes and their heavier electronica bent, Hamasaki went a bit deeper on Next Level, combining with songwriter Yuta Nakano and club DJ CMJK formerly of Denki Groove for a thick, somewhat wild release of dance tracks infused with a healthy dose of technology. The album opens innocently enough, introducing bits of electronics as accentuation around the strong focus of her vocals. Search This Blog. Album review: Ayumi Hamasaki - Next level. Written by Random J , March 22, 2009. Get link. The robot face declares she's taking it to the next level on her new album, which as always comes with an album cover which has her looking as lifeless as most of her music. I'm no fan of Ayumi Hamasaki. I can't stand her. But I decided to check out her latest album in case it yielded some surprises. I have to say that Next level did indeed surprise me. It's one of the few Ayumi Hamasaki albums I don't think is complete trash, but it's far from perfect. The most glaring problem with Next level is that Ayumi's voice doesn't suit many of the songs. Next Level is the tenth studio album by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. Stylistically, Next Level is a departure from her previous albums, focusing on electronic music with elements of rock and. Next Level. Ayumi Hamasaki. Next Level Q&A. More Ayumi Hamasaki albums. LOVE again. Show all albums by Ayumi Hamasaki. DVD-11. Next Level Making Clip. Film Director Jin Koyanagi, Keisuke Onodera, Toshiyuki Misawa. DVD-12. Next Level MStick, Album, Pla. Avex Trax. AQZD-50677. Chart Stats
