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. 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 for exceeding one million unit shipments and remains the country's best-selling mini-album by a Japanese female singer. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoria...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)