Ark (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) explained

Ark
Type:	studio
Artist:	L'Arc-en-Ciel
Cover:	Larcenciel arc cover.jpg
Released:	July 1, 1999
Length:	53:08
Label:	Ki/oon
Producer:	L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano
Prev Title:	Heart
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Ray
Next Year:	1999

Ark is the sixth album by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on July 1, 1999, simultaneously with Ray. It reached number one on the Oricon chart and sold over two million copies, being certified by the RIAJ.^[1]

Personnel

• hyde – vocals
• ken – guitar, keyboards on tracks 1, 4, 5, 9 and 10, tambourine on tracks 2, 5 and 10, "Hong Kong handclaps" on track 5
• tetsu – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on tracks 5, 8 and 11, metal percussion and "Hong Kong handclaps" on track 5
• yukihiro – drums, keyboards and turn table on track 4, "Hong Kong handclaps" on track 5
• Hajime Okano – keyboards on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11, chromaharp on track 10
• Hitoshi Saitou – keyboards on all but track 9, piano on track 9
• Yukarie – tenor saxophone on track 2
• Smily – baritone saxophone on track 2
• Akatsuki Tada – trumpet on track 2
• Naoki Hirata – trumpet on track 2
• Eishi Yoshizawa – organ and keyboards on track 3
• Chieko Kanehara – strings on track 7
• Keiko Abe – strings on track 11

Charts

Weekly charts

Original release

15th Anniversary Edition

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: RIAJ CERTIFIED MILLION SELLER ALBUMS . ocn.ne.jp . February 13, 2015 . dead . https://archive.today/20120805230217/http://www18.ocn.ne.jp/~hbr/jp1mal_e.htm . August 5, 2012 .
2. Web site: ark L’Arc～en～Ciel . 2024-05-21 . ORICON NEWS.
3. Web site: 『ark』15th Anniversary Expanded Edition L’Arc～en～Ciel . 2024-05-21 . ORICON NEWS.