Mars (Gackt album)

Mars
Studio album by Gackt
Released April 26, 2000
Recorded 2000
(Recording Studio)
Burnish Stone Recording Studio
One Voice Komazawa
Peninsula
Sound Sky Studio
Tower Side Studio
Genre Pop rock, alternative rock
Length 50:02
Label Nippon Crown
Producer Gackt
Gackt chronology
Mizerable
(1999)		 Mars
(2000)		 Rebirth
(2001)
Singles from Mars
  1. "Vanilla"
    Released: August 11, 1999
  2. "Mirror"
    Released: February 9, 2000
  3. "Oasis"
    Released: February 16, 2000

Mars is an album released by Gackt on April 26, 2000. It marks the artist's first full-length solo record. The album reached the third place on the Oricon weekly albums chart, and charted for five weeks.[1] Live recordings of most songs from Mars can be found on the artist's first Platinum Box release.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Gackt C. 

No. Title Length
1. "Ares"   1:35
2. "Asrun Dream"   4:28
3. "Emu ~for my dear~" (絵夢〜for my dear〜; "Dreamscapes ~for my dear~") 6:05
4. "U+K"   4:21
5. "Vanilla (Mars Ver.)"   4:10
6. "Freesia ~op.1~"   2:39
7. "Freesia ~op.2~"   1:57
8. "Illness Illusion"   3:12
9. "Mirror (Mars Ver.)"   5:25
10. "Dears"   4:18
11. "Oasis (Mars Ver.)"   4:38
12. "Kono Daremo Inai Heya de" (この誰もいない部屋で; "In This Empty Room") 7:13

Notes

Album credits

Personnel

  • Vocals, Piano: Gackt
  • Guitar, Violin:You
  • Guitar: Masa Shinozaki
  • Effects, Guitar: Nao Kimura
  • Bass, “M-4” Laugh Voice: Ren
  • Music Adviser: Yohei Shimada
  • Guitar: Chachamaru, Isamu Ohashi
  • Keyboards & Orchestra Arrangement: Shusei Tsukamoto
  • Keyboards: Jun-ichi “Igao” Igarashi (Envers)
  • Drums: Kota Igarashi (by the courtesy of Epic Records), Kozo Suganuma, Toshiyuki Sugino, Eby, Takashi Kawaguchi
  • Violin: Gen Ittetsu
  • Cello: Masami Horisawa
  • ”M-9” Chorus: Junko Hirotani
  • ”M-11” Chorus: Ryoko Sato
  • ”M-8” Accordion, Voice: Emi=Eleonia
  • ”M-12” Kid’s Chorus: Eimi Mori, Yuma Kita, Suzuka Kita, Yusuke Nonaka, Yukine Kaneko, Taiga Gunji

Production

  • Producer: Gackt
  • Associate Producer: Chachamaru
  • Executive Producer: Tomonori Sato (Nippon Crown), You Harada (Museum Museum)
  • Recording Engineer: Motonari Matsumoto, Atsuo Akabe, Hiroshi Tanigawa, Susumu Iguchi, Yukio “ucchyi” Uchiumi
  • Mastering Engineer: Yoichi Aikawa (Rolling Sound Mastering Stuio)
  • Management: Museum Museum

Design

  • Art direction & Design: Jun Misaki
  • Photographer: Kenji Tsukagoshi

References

  1. ^ (Japanese) "Ｇａｃｋｔ-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック". http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/86471/1/. Retrieved 2010-01-18. 
Gackt
Studio Albums
Mars • Rebirth • Moon • Crescent • Love Letter • Diabolos • Re:Born
Compilations
Extended Plays
Soundtracks
Video compilations
Greatest Filmography 1999-2006 (Red) • Greatest Filmography 1999-2006 (Blue)
Live releases
Mars Sora Kara no Homonsha: Kaisō • Requiem et Reminiscence Saisei to shuuen • Kagen no Tsuki (Seiya no Shirabe) • Jougen no Tsuki (Saishusho) • The Sixth Day & Seventh Night (Final) • Diabolos (Aien no Shi to Seiya no Namida) • nine*nine • Requiem Et Reminiscence II Final Chinkon To Saisei  • Yellow Fried Chickenz Kirameki Otokojuku (Danjo Konyoku Mizugi Matsuri)  • The Graffiti ~Attack of the "Yellow Fried Chickenz" in Europe~ I Love You All
Concert tours
99 Gackt Resurrection • Mars Sora Kara no Homonsha • Requiem et Reminiscence • Kagen no Tsuki • Jōgen no Tsuki • The Sixth Day & Seventh Night • Diabolos: Aien no Shi • Training Days D.r.u.g. Party • Requiem et Reminiscence II: Saisei to Kaikō • Camui Gakuen School • Yellow Fried Chickenz
Motion pictures
Television series and animation
Fly to Madagascar • Hero's Hero • Namahousou wa Tomaranai! • Fūrin Kazan • Mr. Brain • New Fist of the North Star • Tono to Issho • Shiki • Supernatural: The Animation
Games
Related articles
Discography (Singles) • Malice Mizer • S.K.I.N.
Gackt singles
Mizérable
Mars
"Vanilla" · "Mirror" · "Oasis"
Rebirth
Moon
Crescent
Love Letter
Diabolos
Re:Born
Non-album singles