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

Real
Type:	studio
Artist:	L'Arc-en-Ciel
Cover:	Real (cover art - L'Arc-en-Ciel album).jpg
Released:	August 30, 2000
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	54:16
Label:	Ki/oon
Producer:	L'Arc-en-Ciel Hajime Okano
Prev Title:	Ectomorphed Works
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Clicked Singles Best 13
Next Year:	2001

Real is the eighth album by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on August 30, 2000. It was the band's last original studio album before a prolonged hiatus. It reached number one on the Oricon chart and sold over a million copies, being certified by the RIAJ.^[1]

One of the singles from the album, "Stay Away", is a playable song in the computer game DrumMania 4th Mix.

Personnel

• hyde – vocals, rhythm guitar on track 2, keyboards on track 11
• ken – guitar, keyboards on tracks 3, 5, 6, 10, 11
• tetsu – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on tracks 6 and 7
• yukihiro – drums, keyboards on track 1
• K – female voice on tracks 2 and 10
• Hajime Okano – keyboards on tracks 3, 5, 6, 7 and 11
• Hitoshi Saitou – keyboards on tracks 6, 7 and 11
• Cheiko – backing vocals on track 3
• Nobuhiko Nakayama – synthesizer on track 4
• Ittetsu Gen – strings on track 6
• Yasushi Nakanishi – Hammond organ on track 8
• Chokkaku – keyboards on track 8

Charts

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: REAL L’Arc～en～Ciel . 2024-05-22 . ORICON NEWS.