The album was the third of five releases by Hamasaki in commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of her music career. Its cover is a hand-drawn illustration of Hamasaki's LoveEP cover made by a fan from Pixiv and Kaikai Kiki.[citation needed] No singles or new tracks were released to promote A Classical.
A Classical entered the Oricon album chart at number one with first-week sales of over 25,000 copies, becoming the first classical album to do so;[2] however, it went on to sell only 30,000 copies in Japan.
15th Anniversary
A Classical is the third of five releases by Hamasaki in celebration of her 15th anniversary in music industry. It contains 10 rearranged tracks, out of which 7 were chosen by Team Ayu members in November 2012.[citation needed]