L'Arc-en-Ciel - True (1996)

L'Arc-en-Ciel - True (1996)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Fare Well"   4:57

2. "Caress of Venus"   4:25

3. "Round and Round"   3:25

4. "Flower"   4:58

5. ""Good-Morning Hide""   5:02

6. "The Fourth Avenue Cafe"   5:03

7. "Lies and Truth ("True" Mix)"   5:52

8. "Kaze ni Kienaide ("True" Mix)" (風にきえないで)   4:37

9. "I Wish"   4:35

10. "Dearest Love"   6:47

L'Arc-en-Ciel Band Members / Musicians

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

K

imiyoshi 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

True is the 4th 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. It was also named one of the top albums from 1989-1998 in a 2004 issue of the music magazine Band Yarouze.