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) True (1996) Heart (1998)
Singles from True
"Kaze ni Kienaide" Released: July 08, 1996 "Flower" Released: October 17, 1996 "Lies and Truth" Released: November 21, 1996 "The Fourth Avenue Cafe" Released: August 30, 2006

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. It was also named one of the top albums from 1989 to 1998 in a 2004 issue of the music magazine Band Yarouze.

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	18

Chart (1998)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	87

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)	4× Platinum	1,600,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.