A Best 2 -White-

A BEST 2 -WHITE- is one of two CDs in the greatest hits series A Best 2 by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on February 28, 2007 in Japan along with its counterpart A Best 2 -Black-. The album debuted at #1 in Japan and several countries throughout Asia, as well as #1 on the United World Chart.

1 Album Information
2 CD Track listing
3 DVD Track listing
4 Charts
- 4.1 Featured Singles
5 References

[edit] Album Information

Both sets are available in 1CD+2DVD versions with limited version covers for each albums color. Both albums feature songs between the release of her "evolution" single to her "Bold & Delicious/Pride" single. A Best 2 -White- includes "Light" songs with "bright/cheerful/upbeat" lyrics while A Best 2 -Black- is the opposite including "Dark" songs with "painful/heartbroken" lyrics. The 1st DVD includes all PV's for the songs off the album while the 2nd DVD includes her latest Countdown Live "Best of Countdown Live 2006-2007". On January 15, 2007 this release was confirmed by her Official website. On January 16, 2007 track listing for both CDs were officially released. The album covers and DVD track listings were released on February 6, 2007.

[edit] CD Track listing

Evolution (from I am...)
Greatful Days* (from Memorial Address)
Independent (from Rainbow)
Humming 7/4 (from My Story)
Unite! (from I am...)
Real me (from Rainbow)
My name's women (from My Story)
Ourselves (from Memorial Address)
Inspire (from My Story)
Step you** (from (miss)understood)
July 1st (from Rainbow)
Fairyland (from (miss)understood)
Voyage (from Rainbow)
Moments (from My Story)
A Song is Born (from I am...)

[edit] DVD Track listing

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Hamasaki performing Evolution live during BEST of COUNTDOWN Live 2006-2007 A.

1st DVD PV Listing:

evolution
Greatful Days
Humming 7/4
UNITE! [promotional clip]
Real me
my name's WOMEN
ourselves
INSPIRE
STEP you
fairyland
Voyage
Moments
H [TV-CM]

2nd DVD BEST of CountDown Live 2006-2007 (Live Performance)

Not yet
ourselves
Fly high
Beautiful Fighters
NEVER EVER
A Song for ××
No way to say
Free & Easy
evolution
flower garden
until that Day...
AUDIENCE
Boys & Girls

-encore-

Trauma
independent
Humming 7/4
BLUE BIRD

[edit] Charts

A BEST 2 -WHITE- - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
28 February 2007	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	#1
28 February 2007	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	#1	475,284	717,908	35
28 February 2007	Oricon Monthly Albums Chart	#2
28 February 2007	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	#5

[edit] Featured Singles

Date	Title	Peak position	Chart Run	Sales
January 31 2001	"evolution"	#1	17 weeks	955,250
July 9 2003	"&"	#1	16 weeks	591,481
July 24 2002	"H"	#1	24 weeks	1,016,000
July 11 2001	"UNITE!"	#1	10 weeks	571,110
July 9 2003	"Inspire c/w GAME"	#1	16 weeks	591,481
April 20 2005	"STEP you / is this LOVE?"	#1	19 weeks	345,340
August 3 2005	"fairyland c/w alterna"	#1	13 weeks	316,663
September 26 2002	"Voyage"	#1	28 weeks	679,463
March 31 2005	"Moments"	#1	21 weeks	302,923
December 12 2001	A Song is Born"	#1	10 weeks	441,410

Preceded by Not Too Late by Norah Jones	United World Chart number-one album March 17, 2007 - March 24, 2007	Succeeded by 12 by Herbert Grönemeyer