Ark (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)
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| Released | July 1, 1999 | |||
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| Length | 53:08 | |||
| Label | Ki/oon | |||
| Producer | L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano | |||
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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]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by hyde, except track 8 by tetsu
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Forbidden Lover" | ken | 6:01 |
| 2. | "Heaven's Drive" | hyde | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Driver's High" | tetsu | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Cradle" | yukihiro | 4:56 |
| 5. | "Dive to Blue" | tetsu | 5:33 |
| 6. | "Larva" (instrumental) | yukihiro | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Butterfly's Sleep" | ken | 5:10 |
| 8. | "Perfect Blue" | tetsu | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Shinjitsu to Gensou to" (真実と幻想と) | ken | 5:22 |
| 10. | "What is Love" | tetsu | 4:13 |
| 11. | "Pieces (Ark Mix)" | tetsu | 5:45 |
Personnel
[edit]- 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
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Weekly charts[edit]Original release
15th Anniversary Edition
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[4] | 2× Million | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "RIAJ CERTIFIED MILLION SELLER ALBUMS". ocn.ne.jp. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ "ark | L'Arc～en～Ciel". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "『ark』15th Anniversary Expanded Edition | L'Arc～en～Ciel". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – L'Arc～en～Ciel – ark" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1999年7月 on the drop-down menu
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