True (L'Arc en Ciel album)

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Released December 12, 1996 True(1996) Heart(1998) Release date 12 December 1996 Producers Hajime Okano, 小西貴雄		Length 49:40 Artist L'Arc-en-Ciel Label Ki/oon Music

Genres Pop rock, Alternative rock Similar L'Arc-en-Ciel albums, Pop rock albums

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. It was also named one of the top albums from 1989-1998 in a 2004 issue of the music magazine Band Yarouze.

Track listing

All lyrics written by hyde, except track 5 by sakura.

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

Songs

1Fare Well4:57
2Caress of Venus4:25
3Round and Round3:26

References

True (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) Wikipedia

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Contents

Track listing

Personnel

Songs

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