Kiss (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) explained
| Kiss |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | L'Arc-en-Ciel |
| Cover: | Kiss_cover_larc-en-ciel.jpg |
| Released: | November 21, 2007 |
| Length: | 53:07 |
| Label: | Ki/oon |
| Producer: | L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano, Akira Nishidaira |
| Prev Title: | Awake |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | Quadrinity: Member's Best Selections |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
Kiss is the eleventh album by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on November 21, 2007. Its first-press edition had a 23-page photobook and sold out in less than a week. The album reached No. 1 on the Oricon album chart.[1] The song Daybreak's Bell was used as the first opening song for the Gundam 00 series.
Personnel
- hyde – vocals, keyboards on track 12
- ken – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on tracks 1–3, 5-9 and 11, tambourine on track 2
- tetsu – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on tracks 4, 8 and 10, handclap on track 10
- yukihiro – drums, metal percussion on track 2
- Akira Nishidaira – keyboards on tracks 1, 4, 10, handclap on track 10
- Hajime Okano – keyboards on track 2, handclap on track 10, tambourine on track 12
- Toshihiko Komura – saxophone on track 2
- Harunam Togashi – keyboards on tracks 3, 11, acoustic piano on track 3, 7, 11
- Chieko Kanehara – strings on tracks 10 and 12
- Jeremy Lubbock – conductor on track 6
- Bruce Dukov, Becky Bunnell, Darius Campo, Pip Clarke, Charles Everett, Armen Garabedian, Pat Johnson, Peter Kent, Miran Kojian, Dennis Molchan, Anatoly Rosinski, Haim Shtrum, Mari Tsumura, Shari Zippert – violin on track 6
- Marilyn Baker, Dennyse Buffum, Pam Goldsmith, Jimbo Ross – viola on track 6
- Larry Corbett, Ernie Ehrhardt, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Suzie Katayama, Steve Richards, Dan Smith – cello on track 6
- Masahiro Kobayashi – trumpet on tracks 9 and 12
- Ta Kobayashi, Isao Sakuma, Mikio Saitou – trumpet on tracks 9
- Hikoutsu Fujita, Yuji Uesato – horn on track 9
- Kiyoshi Satou – tuba on track 9
- Takeshi Hatano – keyboards on track 12
- Masahiko Sugasasa – trumpet on track 12
- Youichi Murata, Masanori Hirohara – trombone
- Kazuhiko Kondou – alto saxophone and flute on track 12
- Ooji Miyamoto – tenor saxophone on track 12
- Yoshiaki Satou – accordion on track 12
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: 2007年11月25日のCDアルバム週間ランキン. oricon. February 11, 2012. ja.
- Web site: KISS L’Arc～en～Ciel . 2024-05-22 . ORICON NEWS.
