new single
 

http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ayu/jp/news/091022a.html

「You were... / BALLAD」

VERSION1
2009.12.16 in stores
【CD＋DVD】
¥1,890（tax incl.）　AVCD-31799/B
※初回限定封入特典：きせかえジャケット・カード（A）
《収録内容》
＜CD＞
01. You were... (Original mix)
02. BALLAD (Original mix)
03. RED LINE ～for TA～ (Original mix)
04. You were... (Music Box mix)（仮）
05. You were...　(Original mix -Instrumental-)
06. BALLAD　(Original mix -Instrumental-)
07. RED LINE ～for TA～ (Original mix -Instrumental-)
＜DVD＞
01. You were... (video clip)
02. BALLAD (video clip)
03. You were... (making clip)

Version 2
【CD＋DVD】
¥1,890 (tax incl.)　AVCD-31800/B
※初回限定封入特典：きせかえジャケット・カード（B）
《収録内容》
＜CD＞
01. BALLAD (Original mix)
02. You were... (Original mix)
03. RED LINE ～for TA～ (Original mix)
04. Sunset ～LOVE is ALL～ (Orchestra version)
05. BALLAD　(Original mix -Instrumental-)
06. You were...　(Original mix -Instrumental-)
07. RED LINE ～for TA～ (Original mix -Instrumental-)
＜DVD＞
01. BALLAD (video clip)
02. You were... (video clip)
03. BALLAD (making clip)

Version3
【CD】
¥1,050 (tax incl.)　AVCD-31801
※初回限定封入特典：きせかえジャケット・カード（C）
《収録内容》
＜CD＞
01. You were... (Original mix)
02. BALLAD (Original mix)
03. RED LINE ～for TA～ (Original mix)
04. You were... (Music Box mix)（仮）
05. Sunset ～LOVE is ALL～ (Orchestra version)
06. You were...　(Original mix -Instrumental-)
07. BALLAD　(Original mix -Instrumental-)
08. RED LINE ～for TA～ (Original mix -Instrumental-)


pre-order it from:
CDJAPAN

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YESASIA

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p/s:sorry.i can't copy and paste the text from ayuchina(i don't know why.so i'll attach the screenshot here

Sounds fake to me...

NOOOOOOOOOO. I refuse to allow such awful track names, I hope the Red Line one is FAKE. >_< ~for TA~ is just...awful.

i'm not sure if this is true or not.this is what i get from ayuchina.
it says it will have 3 versions
somemore,he/she said can pre-order today outside the stadium where ayu will held the last performance tonight

The ayuchina post is totally 100% accurate, my friends. The full tracklists are up at TA. :)

Oh God, so the b-side title is real too? XD

i tried to translate this
初回限定封入特典：きせかえジャケット・カード（A）

end up with this
Award inclusion Limited Edition: Kisekae Jacket Card (A)


anyone know what is this?any idea?i don't really believe google translate as the translation they made are kinda lame

SO
EXCITED
OMG.

~FOR TA~ IS SO DAMN TACKY AND STUPID BUT WHATEVER
ayu rarely has b-sides that's pretty cool!
i hope the songs are good.. from the titles they all seem like ballads but idk

New Single 16 December 2009 - You were.../BALLAD
 

This was already mentioned in the chat room but it's totally 100% official so I figured I'd post it here.

Thanks to nanakopy (http://ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95346) for pointing it out ^^

TA Screencap:
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/188...gle1209.th.jpg

EDIT: Here's a translation of the full notice posted on TA.

what the hell. Ballad? why would you name a song that? cause no one else has yet? its like naming your cat "Cat".
and You were.... sounds like a nice title for a song, but I don't like the ellipse. there's too many songs with them.

Red Line ~for TEAM AYU~ maybe?

goosh..now only i realize there is some differences in the tracklist for these 3 versions!!!
version 1 : You were... (Music Box mix)（仮）
version 2: Sunset ～LOVE is ALL～ (Orchestra version)
version 3: both is included but its CD only version T_T

i love the title "You were..." a lot. the other titles i don't care much for.. but yay for a Sunset orchestra version! i don't really like music box versions though.
i'm so glad there are 3 versions again too :yes

Oh wow! Thanks for the news!

Wow i didn't think that we would hear or see about a single and the tracklist for awhile, but i'm excited about a new single. I'm hoping for a legit "christmas/winter" feel to this single. I wonder what "RED LINE" is suppose to mean. The only thing i don't like about the tracklist is that we keep getting orchestra version, i would rather have a plan acoustic one myself.

thanks for creating this thread here.i have no idea if this is real or not.so i decide to create a thread at chat room first.wonder how the cover look like...No Way To Say type?

LULZ SHE STOLE FROM ALAN

I just hyperventalated, I've never had that sorta reaction to an Ayu announcement.

I REALLY REALLY like the title "You were..."

omg, i hoped its fake too, alan released 'ballad' not that long ago, and you were... sounds not creative too, but im so happy about the Sunset ～LOVE is ALL～ (Orchestra version). my wish came true, even titles are kinda ... not original im excited to hear the songs

Why "BALLAD" could it just be a place holder for a ballad that hasn't been titled?

Well, I'm excited, I just hyper ventalated a bit

Nah, if the title was unknown there'd be "title unknown" kanji there. It's definitely the title. :P~

wow!! any limited editions?

I hope BALLAD is a grand ballad, hahah.

wow awesome! ayu's really liking doing the whole "~blah~" lately lol

ah now every time i think of BALLAD, I think of alan @_@

Just updated the first post with the full info from TA. Whatever they know for certain, we know for certain.

^ me too

but it seems like whole single is ballady. omg ayu is the best doing ballads
im so excited and dont know which version to get

lulz maybe it's a cover of alan's BALLAD *jkjkXD*

I'm really excited, I can't wait, I'm hoping for an emotional ballad <3 It's been a real long time Ayu, don't disappoint me

Haha Ayu "stole" a title from Alan xD

Anyway, AWESOME NEWS!!! But since both A-sides are ballads, I'm kinda hoping that the TA-song will be a little upbeat. CAN'T WAIT!!!!!! =D

so,i won't get the limited edition thingy if i order from cdjapan???!!!

LOL, then it would be BALLAD ~icandobetter~

i hope BALLAD will sound sthg like curtain call! thx for sharing the news!

I googled the kana for the first press bonus, they're a type of phone cover. :P

http://images.google.co.uk/images?so...-8&sa=N&tab=wi

LULZno.

I wonder if Ayu will do a spring album again, since she has two singles now. Or worse, she'll do a THIRD single and then give us an album with 14 tracks and 4 interludes again. Oh Ayu :3

Well..I have no idea, that's the only logical thing that shows up on Google Images. LOL

If that's the case, then the stolen title would be a doubly stolen one since the other one came from the movie's title.

BALLAD better be GRAND.

Btw, it says on her official site that the You were... (Music Box mix) is tentative, so it might be changed. :O

ah ! still wait for a long time ! and NO curtain call again ! i hate this song so much !~~

wah~~~~~i want..but i'll wait till the cover leaked first :P

I hope that one of them is either a very grande ballad... OR like Curtain Call, I REALLY love that song ^^

Oh, and so getting the CD only, because that one have all the songs. Glad they did it like this this time, and not like with Rule/Sparkle where each CD only had remixes, but not CD+DVD. Might get one of the CD+DVD, depending on which of the "extra" songs are the best!! ^^

I don't like the titles of the songs but I'm so happy that we'll get two new PVs =3
hope something like JEWEL/Days PVs :luv2

had my last day of school today... n this was like the cherry on top!
THANKS AYUUUU

I love most of Ayu's ballads, so I'll probably enjoy this too. Just please, no more fug covers.

yeeeeah!!!
YEEEEEAAAAAAAH!
I'm so happy!!! But Girugamesh releases their album in the same day... and D'espairsRay too.

FINALLY! T_________T official announcement!!! Double ballad single? This is a first for ayu! red line ~for TA~...I instantly thought of ayu's red bracelet.

2 versions of cd+dvd...just like blue bird. I hope the covers will be a lot different from each other unlike blue bird's 3 versions.

Must buy!! Must get the first presses! Hopefully the covers are good.

Kisekae means dress-up in Japanese... like, dressing up a paper doll or something.

Just what would a dress-up CD jacket look like!?!?

And hm, maybe RED LINE is dedicated to that friend that passed away? Hm... all three could be ballads then...

My guess is that "dress-up jacket card" actually means like, a separate insert card from the actual insert, so you can choose between different covers. The only example I can think of is Faye Wong's 1997 album that did this. And it seems silly.... like, they couldn't choose three covers, they had to keep six different photos? But that's what it sounds like.

JEWEL!!!!~~ *_*!!!~ I want

my prediction for a winter ballad megamix was wrong I suppose :laugh

Please let this be better than sunrise/sunset, don't let me down ayu :heart

truehappiness - It may mean some sort of special case, like a slipcover or something similiar.

Woooowwww, basically a triple A-side single!!! Hahaha. I cannot wait for "BALLAD" - it's so unique, TOTALLY an Ayu song title. Hah.

I have a feeling "Sunset"'s Orchestra Ver. will sound a lot like the "fated" one - both are already pretty orchestrated, so it probably won't sound too different.

Can't wait for the single! I'll probably buy the CD-only version, though, since it comes with all the songs... heh.

i hope ballad will sound like a rainbow

Ah, it looks like it's just a name for switchable CD covers.

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/392...g600x45012.jpg
Example of Kisekae covers from the K-ON! single, Cagayake!GIRLS.

I wonder why they're splitting covers between each edition though. Is each edition going to have its own cover or...? This is looking like GREEN/Days, but maybe done the way we wanted it to? Haha.. not a chance... -tear-

I'm really interested in the changeable cards. Sounds good to me...coz if you don't like the cover, u can change it with the alternatives. :D

please make good ballads that can make me cry, Ayu!!!

no curtain calls type of ballad!!

truehappiness: Wow, go me! I guessed right! XD!!

new single!!! *__* i'm so excited!!!!
i'm so gonna pre order the CD only version from CDjapan this time *¬*

maybe ayu figured out not many people liked those covers which is why she's doing this now lmao

Is there some sort of new photo around on TeamAyu? tethevo brought up a bad-looking new profile photo on the site that he hopes isn't related to the single. Maybe it's the 2010 calendar images...

-wonders about thread structuring-

bout the jacket card,it only for TA and also mu-mo only?because it stated there for Ta and mu-mo only..

thats a really great idea with changing the covers cuz im still
hiding my CD DVD sunrise/sunset single. im keeping it
under other cds cuz cover is like a parody of dolls lol.

The official site just says that they're first press...

YAY NEW SINGLE <3 <3 <3 but WTF is the title "BALLAD"?! worst title ever... >_<

When I see the title for Red Line with TA in it, and then see how she always talks about connection with TA, I can only think about the red thread that is very common to talk about in Japanese, the red thread which connects the fate of people together.

I really don't like title of "BALLAD," it seems like she finally ran out of things to name her songs... which is kind of sad..
But at least we are getting a pretend 3 A side!!!

ooo..okay..then i think i'll pre-order it from cdjapan :gnash:gnash
hopefully they have enough stock for all of us :D

Possibly. But I think BALLAD is a lot better than Shimmering Snow or something. Perhaps it'll be more ballad-y than anything she's put out in the last two years?

I'm hoping it will be a great one!!!

Namie is releasing on the sale day for her new album. Really looking forward to both the releases! Hope they can both top the charts!

awesome!! :D

i might get all 3 versions D: damn you AVEX!!! U__U

You were... interesting title!

BALLAD = alan
RED LINE = Purple Line = DBSK
RED LINE = RED CLIFF = alan

Ayu oh Ayu!:P

lol so what? they always copy names anyway xD an she's done it before with some great songs (Because of you, RAINBOW, etc)

wow OMG a new single... I hope this time will be a great single. I can't wait... Thanks so much for the info

I wonder what kinds of feels that these songs will have. Maybe AT09 ~FINALE~ fans will get a first look at one of the tracks? Why release the information on a day where people are all going to see the final live of a tour leg anyway? Haha.

Fingers crossed!

yeah, i think it should be "red thread" instead of "red line". or ayu has another meaning??

I have another hope and really want to be real. Please don't put fish lips in these covers. It is time to stop doing such emotion.

Above statements are my personal opinion, and nothing is against ayu or/and the photographer.

"red line" maybe means the line of life...

I'm excited can't wait for the release.

yay i like the title of the songs.
whats with BALLAD lol . i keep thinking about alan.

hahahahaha...i just hope that it will at least like MW cover...

as I said, those titles are the worst ones by her ever! >_<
what the hell at 'ballad' title if allan used it already!!!! :irked

but the PVs and the covers have to be good.. please ayu!!!

Wow, I love waking up with this kind of news =D
I'm so excited, eventhough the titles look a little fake imo (as fake as Sunrise / Sunset...).
It seems she loves the I am... / it was / You were titles XD

i think the names are all ok...just that its like a number of singers used it before...

ikr... it's just that it's really funny lol. I love Days like MAD and I really hope this new single would beat it, XD

that's awesome news , I can't wait for her new single to be out now :D

yea me too... ayumi is good with ballads, i really liked sunset lol it sounds pretty nice! so lets hope this new single is gonna be really nice :lech


I just really don't like people comparing things already xD its soo annoying :x even that obviously alan got a song called ballad, who cares XD ayu had an album called A BALLADS looong ago too! xD

Ayu wants me to starve to death! My wallet is crying seeing the two FP versions! ;__;

well said... :yes

"RED LINE" makes me think of her bracelet.
when i first glanced at it i thought it was gonna be like ~for him~ but it's ~for TA~ :P

BALLAD...maybe she will release a "A BALLADS 2" someday ^^

i love the title "You were..." can't wait :D

why BALLAD, why?
(and there's a surprise! BALLAD will be an up-beat song! j/k ofc ; ))

but glad she's releasing new material ^^ I was just thinking about that yesterday ^^'

i actually like the title "ballad" now, so we know it'll actually be a ballad lol. i'm just not liking the RED LINE ~for TA~ title at all. but some of her most amazing songs have fail/weird titles anyway

yes!! we are gonna be 2 pretty starved aussies LOL



and yea, xD Anyway, I'm happy that my both fav singers ever will have a song called similar ^^ alan&ayu :luv2:luv2

:roflmao well said!

OMG....ayumi BALLADS SINGLE!!! TRIPLE YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

IM WAitin' for the cover~ XD~

I can't wait to pre-order the single

maybe the meaning of red line = Red string of fate