Memorial Address

Memorial Address
EP by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released	December 17, 2003
Genre	Dance electronic R&B rock alternative metal
Length	38:45
Label	Avex Trax
Producer	Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
A Ballads (2003) Memorial Address (2003) My Story (2004)
Singles from Memorial Address
"&" Released: July 9, 2003 "Forgiveness" Released: August 20, 2003 "No Way to Say" Released: November 6, 2003

Memorial Address is the debut mini-album by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki. Avex Trax released the album on December 17, 2003, in both physical and digital formats; it was her first album to be released in CD+DVD format in addition to the regular CD-only format, due to her increased interest in music video direction.^[1] The mini-album contains eight songs and features a number of collaborators, including Tetsuya Yukumi, Bounceback, CMJK, and Dai Nagao, among others, with Hamasaki serving as co-composer and songwriter. Memorial Address's musical influences include dance music, electronic, R&B, rock, and alternative metal.

Music critics praised Memorial Address, citing the progression in Hamasaki's sound and the overall release as a high point in her career. The mini-album was commercially successful, reaching number one on Japan's Oricon Albums Chart with more than half a million copies sold in its opening week. It was certified million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for exceeding one million unit shipments and remains the country's best-selling mini-album by a Japanese female singer. Memorial Address produced three singles: "&", "Forgiveness", and "No Way to Say", all of which were successful in Japan. To promote the mini-album, she embarked on a Japanese Arena Tour in 2003–04.