Ark (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

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Ark
Studio album by L'Arc-en-Ciel
Released	July 1, 1999
Genre	Pop rock alternative rock
Length	53:08
Label	Ki/oon
Producer	L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano
L'Arc-en-Ciel chronology
Heart (1998) Ark (1999) Ray (1999)
Singles from Ark
"Dive to Blue" Released: March 25, 1998 "Forbidden Lover" Released: October 14, 1998 "Heaven's Drive" Released: April 21, 1999 "Driver's High" Released: August 11, 1999

Ark is the sixth album by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on July 1, 1999, simultaneously with Ray. It reached number one on the Oricon chart and sold over two million copies, being certified by the RIAJ.^[1]

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by hyde, except track 8 by tetsu.

Personnel[]

• hyde – vocals
• ken – guitar, keyboards on tracks 1, 4, 5, 9 and 10, tambourine on tracks 2, 5 and 10, "Hong Kong handclaps" on track 5
• tetsu – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on tracks 5, 8 and 11, metal percussion and "Hong Kong handclaps" on track 5
• yukihiro – drums, keyboards and turn table on track 4, "Hong Kong handclaps" on track 5
• Hajime Okano – keyboards on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11, chromaharp on track 10
• Hitoshi Saitou – keyboards on all but track 9, piano on track 9
• Yukarie – tenor saxophone on track 2
• Smily – baritone saxophone on track 2
• Akatsuki Tada – trumpet on track 2
• Naoki Hirata – trumpet on track 2
• Eishi Yoshizawa – organ and keyboards on track 3
• Chieko Kanehara – strings on track 7
• Keiko Abe – strings on track 11

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