True (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

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]

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) True (1996) Heart (1998)

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Fare Well"	ken	4:57
2.	"Caress of Venus"	ken	4:25
3.	"Round and Round"	hyde	3:25
4.	"Flower"	hyde	4:58
5.	""Good-Morning Hide""	hyde	5:02
6.	"The Fourth Avenue Cafe"	ken	5:03
7.	"Lies and Truth ("True" Mix)"	ken	5:52
8.	"Kaze ni Kienaide ("True" Mix)" (風にきえないで)	tetsu	4:37
9.	"I Wish"	tetsu	4:35
10.	"Dearest Love"	tetsu	6:47

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

References

1. "RIAJ CERTIFIED MILLION SELLER ALBUMS". ocn.ne.jp. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
2. "Top 44 Albums from 1989 - 1998". jame-world.com. 2004-05-09. Retrieved 2015-02-19.