Rainbow (Ayumi Hamasaki album)

Rainbow
Rainbow
Studio album by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released	December 18, 2002
Recorded	2002
Studio	Prime Sound Studio; Avex Studio Azabu; Avex Studio; JVC Victor Studio; Crescente Studio; ABS Recording; Prime Sound Studio Form; On Air Azabu Studio; Hitokuchizaka Studio;
Genre	Pop; electronic; trip hop;
Length	71:42
Label	Avex Trax
Producer	Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
Singles from Rainbow
	"Free & Easy"; Released: April 24, 2002; "H"; Released: July 24, 2002; "Voyage"; Released: September 26, 2002;

Rainbow (stylized as RINBOW) is the fifth studio album by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki, released on December 18, 2002 by Avex Trax. Channelling pop and trip hop genres, Rainbow focuses on lyrical themes spanning happiness, joy, loneliness, and nostalgia.

Upon its release, the album entered the Oricon Albums Chart at number one with first week sales of over one million units, becoming her fifth album to reach the top spot, her fourth to debut there, and her fourth to sell over one million copies in its debut week. Hamasaki promoted the album by releasing three singles: "Free & Easy", "H", and "Voyage". All three reached number one, with "Free & Easy" becoming the first of a record breaking twenty-five consecutive number one singles.