''My Story Classical'' is a compilation with classical versions of songs from

Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, model, spokesperson, and entrepreneur. By 2002, Hamasaki had earned the nickname "Empress of J-pop" due to her popularity in Japan and throughout Asia. Due to her success and relevanc ...

's album '' My Story''. ''My Story Classical'' was released on March 24, 2005. Most of the tracks were recorded with the

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, which was conducted by

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Track listing

# "Wonderland" # "Moments" # "Happy Ending" # "Game" # "Hope or Pain" # "Kaleidoscope" # "Carols" # "Walking Proud" # "Catcher in the Light" # "Honey" # "Winding Road" # onus track"A Song Is Born" (originally from the album "I Am...")

Chart positions

Like all of Hamasaki's previous classical albums, My Story Classical managed to peak in the top 10. It peaked at #4 on the Oricon album chart. This is a huge step up from her last classical album Ayu-mi-x 4 + Selection Acoustic Orchestra Version which peaked at #9, and her previous remix album series including Ayu-mi-x 5, Ayu Trance 3 and Ayu-ro mix 3 which all failed to reach the top 10. *Total Sales: 81,700 (Japan)

External links

''My Story Classical''
information at Avex Network.
''My Story Classical''
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