True (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) explained
| True |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | L'Arc-en-Ciel |
| Cover: | True-L'Arc-.jpg |
| Released: | December 12, 1996 |
| Genre: |
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| Length: | 49:40 |
| Label: | Ki/oon |
| Producer: | - L'Arc-en-Ciel
- Hajime Okano
- Harunama Togashi
- Takeshi Hadano
- Takao Konishi
- Akira Nishidaira
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| Prev Title: | Heavenly |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | Heart |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
True is the fourth album by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on December 12, 1996. It was the band's last record with sakura on drums. It reached number one on the Oricon chart and sold over a million copies, being certified by the RIAJ.[1] It was also named one of the top albums from 1989 to 1998 in a 2004 issue of the music magazine Band Yarouze.[2]
Personnel
- hyde – vocals, backing vocals, harmonica on track 4, handclaps on track 9
- ken – guitar, backing vocals, vibraphone on track 2, tambourine on track 5, handclaps on track 9
- tetsu – bass guitar, backing vocals, handclaps on track 9
- sakura – drums, backing vocals, handclaps on track 9
- Asuka Kaneko – violin on tracks 1 and 10, strings on track 7
- Shinobu Hashimoto – cello on tracks 1 and 10
- Take – tambourine on tracks 3 and 6
- Shinri Sasaki – female chorus on track 4
- Kimiyoshi Nagoya (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – trumpet on track 6
- Masahiko Kitahara (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – trombone on track 6
- Tatsuyuki Hiyamuta (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – alto saxophone on track 6
- Gamou (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – tenor saxophone on track 6
- Atsushi Yanaka (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – baritone saxophone on track 6
- Yasushi Nakanishi – piano, organ on track 9
- Jake H. Concepcion – alto sax, clarinet on track 9
- Susumu Kazuhara – trumpet on track 9
- Kiyoshi Okatarou – trombone on track 9
- Hirofumi Kinjou – tenor sax on track 9
- Yusaku, Reiko, Nozomi, Yukari, Toshiyuki – children chorus on track 9
- Takako Ogawa – female chorus on track 10
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: RIAJ CERTIFIED MILLION SELLER ALBUMS. ocn.ne.jp. February 13, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150216113029/http://www18.ocn.ne.jp/~hbr/jp1mal_e.htm. February 16, 2015.
- Web site: Top 44 Albums from 1989 - 1998. jame-world.com. 2004-05-09. 2015-02-19.
- Web site: True L’Arc～en～Ciel . 2024-05-17 . ORICON NEWS.
