My Story Classical is a compilation with classical

Classical music

Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...

 versions of songs from Ayumi Hamasaki

Ayumi Hamasaki

is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to...

's album My Story

My Story (Ayumi Hamasaki album)

My Story is Ayumi Hamasaki's sixth full-length studio album produced by Max Matsuura. It was released on December 15, 2004.-Promotion:The album includes the three singles: "Moments", "Inspire", and "Carols". During its first release, four different limited edition covers were released for fans to...

. My Story Classical was released on March 24, 2005. Most of the tracks were recorded with the Lamoureux Orchestra

Lamoureux Orchestra

The Orchestre Lamoureux officially known as the Société des Nouveaux-Concerts and also known as the Concerts Lamoureux) is an orchestral concert society which once gave weekly concerts by its own orchestra, founded in Paris by Charles Lamoureux in 1881...

 of France

France

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, which was conducted by Yutaka Sado

Yutaka Sado

is a Japanese conductor.While still in school, Yutaka Sado obtained a position in the Kansai Nikikai, a Japanese school of opera, where he had the opportunity to work with the New Japan Philharmonic and the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, learning operatic repertoire. In 1987, he traveled to the United...

.

Track listing

1. "Wonderland"
2. "Moments"
3. "Happy Ending"
4. "Game"
5. "Hope or Pain"
6. "Kaleidoscope"
7. "Carols"
8. "Walking Proud"
9. "Catcher in the Light"
10. "Honey"
11. "Winding Road"
12. [Bonus 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

Ayu-mi-x 4 + selection Acoustic Orchestra Version

Ayu-mi-x 4 + Selection Acoustic Orchestra Version is a remix album by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki released in 2002, reaching number 9 in the Oricon Weekly music chart.-Track listing:# I Am.....

 which peaked at #9, and her previous remix album series including Ayu-mi-x 5

RMX WORKS from ayu-mi-x 5 Non-Stop Mega Mix

Ayu-mi-x 5 Non-Stop Mega Mix is Ayumi Hamasaki's fifth Non-Stop Mega Mix remix album, consisting of dance remixes of songs from her 2002 album, Rainbow. It is also her fourteenth overall remix album...

, Ayu Trance 3

RMX WORKS from CYBER trance presents ayu trance 3

RMX Works from Cyber trance presents Ayu trance 3 is Ayumi Hamasaki's fifteenth remix album and the third remix album in the Ayu trance series.-Track listing:# We Wish...

 and Ayu-ro mix 3

RMX WORKS from SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 3

Rmx Works from Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu-ro Mix 3 is a remix album featuring songs by Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on September 24, 2003.-Track listing:# Independent "Europop Mix" – 4:27 # We Wish "Starlight Mix" – 4:41...

 which all failed to reach the top 10.

Chart (2005)	Peak position	Time in chart
Japan Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...	4	10 weeks

• Total Sales: 81,700 (Japan)

External links

• My Story Classical information at Avex Network.
• My Story Classical information at Oricon
  Oricon
  , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
  
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