New Single 'Bold & Delicious/Pride' release date: 30 Nov 2005
 

I guess its official according to tower records japan...

Ayumi's 38th single entitled: Ｂｏｌｄ＆Ｄｅｌｉｃｉｏｕｓ／Ｐｒｉｄｅ out on 30th November.. Yes its a Double-A side single !!!

Check it out here http://www.towerrecords.co.jp/sitema...DS_SORT_CD=101

Hehe, it looks like she's released 38 double A-side singles :P

When is the album comming out then? :(

OH MY GOD. THANK YOU. Another Double A-side!!! Maybe Heaven isnt going to be included in the album??? Its a movie song after all..

Avex official havent updated Ayu's site..

Thanks for the info! ^^ I hope some songs of the singles (is this LOVE, alterna, Will) are not on the album ¬¬

^ YEP, I also hope for that.. makes way for new songs and reminds people to take her singles seriously..

wow l am so excited to hear the news!!!LOL
they say this single is a big CHALLENGE for ayu because she trys new beats!

wat is double A-sides ?
wow another single
so coOLL !!

Wow this is different for her! It's just like old days. :33 I was hoping it was an album but this is good anyway! More Pvs!! =DD

Thanks for the info :yes Another single, might have to save up for it.

An A-SIDE means a single with TWO main songs, not side dishes.. Its like HEAVEN had one A-SIDE and one B-SIDE. The B-SIDE was Will because it wasnt promoted or anything, all the efforts were for HEAVEN. Double A-SIDES mean two A-SIDES for the year, STEP YOU and BOLD AND DELICIOUS. Alterna was also a B-SIDE, I think..

HANABICHICK SUPER NICE SET!!!

awesome!!!!! another single!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

okay im so excited like totally! omg :thud

Wow, I actually wish she wasn't going to be releasing this single.. the album will have hardly any new material then.

I'M EXCITED TO HEAR WAD R THE NEW BEATS!! ANYTHING BUT HIP HOP PLS PLS PLS!!! R&B would be nice!! or country music?!

Acccording to yesasia it's going to have a HEAVEN and will remix. i wonder how the PV is going to look like???

Another single? :-\ I just think that's too many! It does seem like all the artists are releasing new singles around that time, though.

wieee! :D:D thanks for the news ^^

a new single again?
wow its been one after two year she just release 3 singles
she wants to get back to her carrier i think

Well, we don't know yet how many tracks the album will have. As much as I love alterna and Will, I'm hoping they will be left off the album so we can have more new material or that Ayu will keep everything and then spring for a double album. :yes

awesome! i actually like the extra singles this year, i love singles!!! :D

Wow, another single! :)

preview..!! where is the preview ..
i want preview ...

Phew, it's the name of the SINGLE.. not the album. Yay, lol. I like the title of it. It's something new for Ayu. I wonder what genre the song will be :yes

that's means Ayu new album will already include 8 tracks from the single?

1.STEP you
2.Is this Love?
3.fairyland
4.Alterna
5.HEAVEN
6.Will
7.Bold & Delicious
8. Pride

...then...how many new songs we can hear from her new album??Exclude the intro and interlude...I think should only be 5-6 tracks...Not like my story got at least 10 new tracks in the album...

I hope AVEX will make it 2CD + DVD ....

mmm, i really don't think they are going to put in the album all these 8 songs. maybe they're going to cut off "is this love", "alterna" and "will". and that's what i hope...

anyway, great news !!! i can't wait for her new single, and new album too.
thanks a lot for the news. =D

I hope they don't cut "is this LOVE?", and "alterna" from the album, those are some of my favorite songs.

Anyway...I'm kinda "eh" on this one. I mean, yay for new Ayu music, but that means less new material and possible cutting of great songs from the album.

They might keep all the songs on there just like I AM and guess it will be a 16 track album making it more expensive with DVD i know you guys are feeling the anticipation too but hang in there!!!

Yesasia also has it listed now: http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.asp...section-music/

So it's going to contain:
1. Bold & Delicious
2. Pride
3. Heaven(Remix)
4. Will(Remix)

DVD: Bold & Delicious PV

Odd that Pride won't have a PV if this is really a double A side single.

Also this single costs a little bit more than usual. Wonder why?

Yeah, me too. I thought it was just 3 singles like last year and then an album. I want an album with lots of new material :)

Thoughts of New Suprises
 

Sugoi ne, new Single + New PV. Also because it's a double A side is the reason yesasia has it a little more expensive. But since it's a pre-order wouldn't it be slightly cheaper at first? Meh.

Also when her new album does come out, it should still have new material, or at least remixed ver of the songs. For example in her album, “I Am...” It has a remix ver. of Endless Sorrow instead of the original ver. Now I’m thinking this is because Endless Sorrow was a theme song for a TV series so they had to remix it for those reasons? If this is so, we may see a new remix of ‘Heaven’ if it is in the new album. Either way, I know Ayu will not disappoint. I’m already saving my pennies. I hope you are too. 

i hope it doesn't cut any songs cuz i can't afford to buy all Ayu's singles so i wait for her albums so i can get all the songs...

That's what I thought too, but her other double A side singles are cheaper.

Kestelia:

there was a different version of endless sorrow due to the sept 11 attacks and the fact that ayu felt that overall the original version of that song would make the album too sad or down so she put the remixed version in to keep the mood up a bit. or thats my understanding anyhow.

i'm excited for the heaven remix, i hope its actually good. and maybe the will remix too, as i don't care for the original a lot.

O_O oh my fudging gosh~!! O_O ANOTHER single!!!?! XD....maybe a large tracked album! XD

Yay! ^_^ I'm excited about it! tho the title is awkward...

Wow, I actually wanted to buy her new album next month. Looks like I'll have to wait. I won't buy this single unfortunately... but I'll surely check out the PV and how the songs are like. I'm not an Ayu single buyer. :rolleyes


AYU. I WANT AN ALBUM NOW!

Two A-sides and remixes instead of instrumentals? Great news IMO!

If the album has 14 tracks (+ possible interludes) then we'll still be getting 6 new songs. I don't think it'll be a 12-track album; even if it is I won't be disappointed because it's still an actual album and not a mini like in 03. Ayu's been releasing more material this year than in '04, I wonder if she's feeling creative?

AWESOME!! I'm surprized, I thought for sure a new album would be comming instead, but that's no prob, new Ayu stuff = me happy! Thanks for the info!

YES! another single...
i really like this title for the single ^.^
thanks for the info!

OMG Are you kidding me...
So there is going to be NO instrumentals on this single? O_o
Your kidding me right? Right?

yea...i think yesasia mayb raised their prices? cos in tower records website the cd-single costs the normal ¥1050 but in yesasia it costs ¥1426.
for the cd+dvd tower records priced it at the normal ¥1890 while yesasia bumped it up to ¥2483..

Oh, lol I was freaking out for a minunte there. lol
I don't mind hearing more songs from an album either. ^_^

the prices at yesasia do raise try ordering from cdjapan or play-asia their singles are cheaper then overseas singles in many ways. Plus Cd Japan is rumored to send a couple days early with extra goodies i think i am gonna use cdjapan this time around for the album and singles i heard it can be rather exciting ordering from them they always surprise their fans take a chance and try it out i am!!! :)
instrumentals should be on the single i expect!!!

A remix of 'Will'?! That should be interesting.. And since it has a remix now, I think it'll definitely be on the album.

I think she'll have plenty of room for new songs on the album. HEAVEN & Will are short anyway.. Maybe they can have less interludes as well?

I think Avex is going a bit overboard with all these singles... :|

As I thought... "Bold & Delicious" the A-side, "Pride" the B-side.

Can't wait...

I'm happy she's releasing on late November, so she'll take more time. Not like "fairyland" and "HEAVEN". Too close! But December... lots of releases... Lots of competition!

Expensive.

I guess it costs more at YesAsia because they have to obtain the single FROM Asia (which DOES cost money, do keep in mind). Mind you all, prices are WAY jacked up at Kinokuniya bookstores compared to YesAsia :no

cdjapan links:
Bold & Delicious / Pride [CD]
Bold & Delicious / Pride [CD+DVD]

either, there'll be lots of new songs, I mean, there were a lot of tracks on MY STORY, but in order to make this album have "enough" album tracks, she needs to make it a double. O.o

Or She might include new versions of the songs, or.... We know more than half of the album already.... :irked

Wow so soon...I thought that at least it would be released during mid-Dec or something later since HEAVEN was released in September...the next album will be good hopeully with so much great songs already released ^.^

New album & single (almost) complete info
 

I know many info about new album and single was posted already but I found latest news (included track-list) on Yodobashi and I decided to share :P

38th Single -
Bold&Delicious／Pride　(CD only)

発売日：2005年11月30日
品番：AVCD-30893
定価：￥1,050

Panasonic SDオーディオ D-snap Audio TV-CFソング、Panasonic SDオーディオ D-dock TV-CFソング決定！

収録曲
【CD収録予定曲】
1．Bold&Delicious
2．Pride
3．HEAVEN（remix）
4．Will（remix）
他 全4曲5ヴァージョン収録予定

38th Single -
Bold&Delicious／Pride　(CD+DVD)

発売日：2005年11月30日
品番：AVCD-30892
定価：￥1,890

Panasonic SDオーディオ D-snap Audio TV-CFソング、Panasonic SDオーディオ D-dock TV-CFソング決定！

収録曲
【CD収録予定曲】
1．Bold&Delicious
2．Pride
3．HEAVEN（remix）
4．Will（remix）
他 全4曲5ヴァージョン収録予定

【DVD収録予定曲】
1．Bold&Delicious（video clip）
他 収録曲数未定

INFO: http://www.yodobashi.com/enjoy/more/.../45575467.html
http://www.yodobashi.com/enjoy/more/.../45575466.html

New Album -
タイトル未定 (CD only)
(title don't know yet)

発売日：2006年1月1日
品番：AVCD-17838
定価：￥3,150

初回限定同梱特典：豪華特製写真集（70ページ以上）

収録曲
【CD収録予定曲】
・STEP you
・is this LOVE?
・fairyland
・alterna
・HEAVEN
・Will
他 全15曲収録予定

New Album -
タイトル未定 (CD+DVD)
(title don't know yet)

発売日：2006年1月1日
品番：AVCD-17837
定価：￥3,990

初回限定同梱特典：豪華特製写真集（70ページ以上）

収録曲
【CD収録予定曲】
・STEP you
・is this LOVE?
・fairyland
・alterna
・HEAVEN
・Will
他 全15曲収録予定

【DVD収録予定曲】
・STEP you
・is this LOVE?
・fairyland
・alterna
・HEAVEN
他 ALBUM用最新clipを含むvideo clip+各メイキング映像
収録時間未定

INFO: http://www.yodobashi.com/enjoy/more/.../45574884.html
http://www.yodobashi.com/enjoy/more/.../45574883.html

(sorry if the same info was posted already) :rolleyes

Wow this is great news! Thanks for providing the tracks for the two singles. :33 I just hope these are official. xD At least they added in the coupling tracks we like. xD

Yes! A remix of will too! what a welcome surprise! I wonder if these remixes will be upbeat or chilled, or perhaps acoustics?

thanks for da info,
A bit surprised that the single will contain no instrumentals?

OO cool! nice!

SO 'Will' will be included on the album.. ANDDDD the album will have 15 tracks it says??

Hmm I never noticed that chpsv, these might be fake since there has neve been an Ayu single without an instrumental from what I've seen. D:

hehe, I do hope they are not fake but...
maybe this single will be similar to the single STEP you/is this LOVE?,
there were no instrumentals on the official website tracklist, but we finally can still get them :yes

It will contain instrumentals. They just don't list it, it's a given.

thx for the info... wew... single single :D

It says "four songs, five versions" for the single, and the last version will probably be the instrumental for "Bold&Delicious" (since it has a PV). So why is "Pride" a double A-side if it doesn't have a PV or even an instrumental?

"他 全15曲収録予定"

I can't tell tell if that says there will be 15 tracks in addition to step you, is this love, fairyland, alterna, heaven, and will or if it is 15 tracks INCLUDING those songs. If it's including those songs then that means that yes, we will have heard more than half the album by the time it comes out, which does kind of suck, although I'm happy to have anything new.

It's probably more likely though that at this point, that is that sites best guess as to the tracklist. With the album still a few months off, I doubt even Avex is sure exactly what will be on it at this point.

more ayu stuff! yay! i just hope the album has a lot of tracks then. o_o.

Strange and truly informative stuff here.

I was hoping beyond hope that it was the single title and not an album title. So yay for that!

I want some previews! :yes

WOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
this is all so..nostalgic like back in the days...
well now that this is a double side single...I doubt alterna and Will will even be on the new album afterall
new beats huh..hmmmmmmm...there really isn't anything ayu never try..other than Hip Hop and happy happy style song like MoMusu or Otsuka Ai do

uugh...tooo many AA singles.....4 signles in a year...= 8 songs on the album that we already know....

Yeah!!!Can't wait to listen to her new song.Thanks for the info!

although it does seem odd that she's releasing so many songs, it's not like she hasn't done it before. as a matter of fact, she's released way more before.


i kind of like it when more songs are pre-released actually. so i'm glad its a single and not an album. when she releases an album with not many pre-released tracks, it sounds a bit rushed imo. (ex. my story & rainbow)...memorial address only had 2 new songs on it but it's my favorite 'album' of hers.

There will probably be a total of 5 full-length new songs on the new album, 8 songs we've heard already and probably 2 interludes

Might be a hidden track. :D

Ah man, I really want to hear the songs... Anticipated!

価格：￥1,050（税込）

that's cheap

Bold & Delicious?!

That's a weird name...

Woah! I like it. Double A-side!!!!! Cant wait to buy the singles.......

well, remember that during the A BEST era she sold almost 5 million A BEST cds? If the album contains more singles, its like a collection itself and more people might buy it. For example, HEAVEN, STEP, and FAIRY all sold 300 000 only. Wheres the remaining 4 700 000 people then? they'd probably buy the album if there's a ton of hits! (HOPEFULLY!)

I love Ayu's singles!! 4 this year!!! YAY!!!

omg! can't wait to listen to this single!!! I wonder when the album is going to come out then.. Ayu-chan is sure hardworking for 2005 =P

There will probably be 16 or seventeen tracks, so excluding WILL (hopefully) it will be 7 singles, 7 new tracks and 2 interludes.. balanced! Anyway, I doubt that track list is believable, remember the HEAVEN tracklist? It changed a lot and the final version was different. So I think there's no remix for HEAVEN, only one for Will.. If it follows Fairyland and HEAVEN's format, it'd be..

BOLD AND DELICIOUS
PRIDE
WILL REMIX
BOLD AND DELICIOUS REMIX
BOLD AND DELICIOUS INSTRUMENTAL
PRIDE INSTRUMENTAL

but if they decide to abolish the instrumentals, I dont know what will happen.. no more fan singing sessions..

it means it will contain 15 songs in total.

I'm really worried though, if the Bold & Delicious and Pride PVs are included on the CD+DVD version on the single, then will they still be included in the DVD that comes with the album?? There's probably not much incentive to get the pv on the single if it comes with the album...

^ yep, more people will probably buy the CD version only then. But then again, the tracklist isnt final, the DVD will most probably include a PV for PRIDE or maybe WILL and a CM and a making off shoot..

Who knows she just might throw in two discs for her new album, each with 14-16 songs. I say that'd be great, and I'm positive she would make a lot off of it considering how many songs you get in one package. I hope this new single with the new beats they're talking about are dance tracks, because Ayu mostly does Ballads & Rock songs. I want all the songs from her singles on her new album, especially Will!!!, that was my favorite song out of all of them, Is This Love? is second, and Alterna's third.

^ are you mad?! 2 CDs with 16 songs each? o_O If AYu did that, i wonder how her condition would be.. I wouldnt like that, it would be too lenghty and gets boring to listen to. I think 1 album without Will should be fine, maybe STEP YOU single wont be included since she sang that song in MY STORY ARENA TOUR 2005..

it will probably be on both dvds.

wasnt it already posted that 15 tracks would be on the album?
.
i don't remember any false heaven tracklists posted on any official sites, so i can't say i remmeber it changing either.

anyway, i doubt yesasia would make stuff up, the only thing i hav doubts about is the '5 versions 4 songs'. makes it sound like theres another track.

the instrumentals will be on there, they're pretty much given so theres no need to list them (as phantoma stated).

you mean that 15 tracks will be confirmed for the release? its kinda early to confirm I think. I meant the HEAVEN tracklist which was here before it was released, it changed a few times. Why is there 5 versions for 4 songs? However they didnt say BOLD AND DELICIOUS is to be included did they?

Well, only that one site said 15 tracks and as I said before, it is still more than 2 months off so I doubt the tracklist has been completely finalized. Who knows, Ayu might even write more songs before then. Most of the new My Story songs were done within the two months before the albums release.

Bold & Delicious/Pride Unofficial Track Listings
 

It's been partly official that this exciting new single (Bold & Delicious / Pride) releases on November 30, 2005. This is yet another one of these breath-taking moments to all Ayumi fans. Bold & Delicious / Pride is going to be Ayumi's next Double-A side single, which makes a total of 4 Maxi-Singles that totals up to 8 new songs for the year, 2005. The composer of the 'Bold & Delicious' is GEO who has composed for Sweetbox, Ace of Base, Bananarama, and S.H.E.. Humors mentioned that Ayumi's new album is to be released this upcomming year, and as of date it will be released on Janauary 1, 2006. Bold & Delicious / Pride is the new bg music for the "coming soon" cm's so be sure to check those out in www.panasonic.jp. The product advertised is D-dock (SX800) and D-snap Audio (SD350V / SD750V). Looking very forward to know more about the both new releases. The single and the album, this is amazing, i love AYU! Anyhow i hope this information helps and sets you a general idea of her upcomming releases.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

http://i3.yesasia.com/assets/67/859/c1004085967.png
http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.asp...section-music/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Fai Lorbutt!~

i thot there's already got thread for this ?

The name "Bold & Delicious" isn't too hot for me...but tis alright. Usually I get used to it. Like STEP you..haha

Wow thats great. Its funny how her official site hasn't been updated with news as of yet...

wow , there will be a Will and HEAVEN remix...yay!!!

her official site always seemed to be the last to update nowadays....

Therte will be only 15 tracks and it's properly sure. It doesn't change because album is printing now (even catalogue numbers is know already) so it will doeasn't change :shakehead

I think 15 tracks is enough. I'll buy CD+DVD version because there will be all PVs from 4 this year singles + new PVs from album - so exactly like in MY STORY last year :yes

Yup! But it's great! It's been sometime since Ayu had 4 singles to be included on her newest album! I really wonder what her new image would be like?

Yes, and the same tracklist was posted yesterday by me :thud
Single will contain 5 tracks in all (included 4 tracks which are mention in tracklist already) - probably last track will be INSTRUMENTAL (who knows.. maybe Avex add both instrumentals for new songs and there will be 6 tracks at least). DVD content is don't know already because several details are undecided yet. Probably there won't be PV for Pride but something like "Photo Gallery" or "Making of" for Bold&Delicious should be released.

Yeah, this thread I think should be merged or deleted as this info is already available in other threads.

thanks for the info

are the actual cm's up for viewing yet? i can't find them. :(

^ nope not yet!!

i cant wait to see it though!!

Why do I have a weird feeling that this is going to be better than HEAVEN? I like this feeling :D

And the new album comes out Jabuary 1st...

Thats a long wait :laugh.