| Moon | ||||
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| Studio album by Gackt | ||||
| Released | June 19, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 (Recording Studio) One Voice Komazawa R. Studio Studio Jive Wonder Station Sound Atelier Gajaya Studio |
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| Genre | Rock, Art rock, Pop rock, Neo-progressive rock, Concept album | |||
| Length | 53:34 | |||
| Label | Nippon Crown | |||
| Producer | Gackt | |||
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Moon is an album released by Gackt on June 19, 2002. Instead of a booklet, the album comes with a printed note by the artist, asking readers to "sense" the record's story, rather than analyzing the lyrics. The booklet was eventually included in the packaging of Moon's 2003 follow-up Crescent. Both albums are conceptually linked, as well as his more recent album Diabolos from the "Moon Saga".
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All songs written and composed by Gackt C.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Noah" | 2:14 |
| 2. | "Lu:na" | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Wasurenai Kara" ("Because I won’t forget") | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Soleil" | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Speed Master" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Fragrance" | 4:36 |
| 7. | "Death Wish" | 5:53 |
| 8. | "Doomsday" | 4:34 |
| 9. | "Missing" | 4:30 |
| 10. | "Rain" | 5:58 |
| 11. | "Another World" | 3:07 |
| 12. | "Memories" | 6:42 |
Moon was for now met with generally positive reviews. Allmusic author Alexey Eremenko gave the album a rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, observing that "it's fast, it's emotive, it's heavy but not scary", praising the slow-tempo song "Fragrance", but criticizing as it "sounds too much like music in general".[1]
The album managed to break into the Oricon, official chart in the Japan. It peaked at number two in the first week with 185,000 sold copies, and charted for a total of 10 weeks.[2] Since its release, the album has sold more than 250,000 copies. The single "Another World" peaked at number two and charted for seventeen weeks,[3] of that in the Top20. It sold around 285,000 copies, most of any of his singles. "Wasurenai Kara" peaked at number four and charted for five weeks,[4] and with 132,000 copies sold was the 98th yearly best selling single.
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