True (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

True
Studio album by L'Arc-en-Ciel
Released	December 12, 1996
Genre	Alternative rock, pop rock
Length	49:40
Label	Ki/oon
Producer	L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano, Harunama Togashi, Takeshi Hadano, Takao Konishi, Akira Nishidaira
L'Arc-en-Ciel chronology
Heavenly (1995)Heavenly1995 True (1996) Heart (1998)Heart1998

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 1989-1998 in a 2004 issue of the music magazine Band Yarouze.^[2]

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

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