On December 12, 1996, “Ki/oon” label released “True”, the fourth L’Arc-en-Ciel album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Hajime Okano, Harunama Togashi, Takeshi Hadano, Takao Konishi, Akira Nishidaira, hyde, ken, tetsu and sekura.
Personnel:
- hyde – lead and backing vocals, harmonica, handclaps
- ken – guitar, vibraphone, tambourine, handclaps, backing vocals
- tetsu – bass guitar, handclaps, backing vocals
- sakura – drums, backing vocals, handclaps
- Yasushi Nakanishi – piano, organ
- Take – tambourine
- Jake H. Concepcion – alto saxophone, clarinet
- Tatsuyuki Hiyamuta (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – alto saxophone
- Gamou (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – tenor saxophone
- Hirofumi Kinjou – tenor saxophone
- Atsushi Yanaka (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – baritone saxophone
- Kimiyoshi Nagoya (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – trumpet
- Masahiko Kitahara (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – trombone
- Susumu Kazuhara – trumpet
- Kiyoshi Okatarou – trombone
- Asuka Kaneko – violin, strings
- Shinobu Hashimoto – cello
- Shinri Sasaki – female chorus
- Takako Ogawa – female chorus
- Yusaku, Reiko, Nozomi, Yukari, Toshiyuki – children chorus
Track listing:
All tracks by hyde, except where noted.
- Fare Well – lyrics by hyde, music by ken
- Caress of Venus – lyrics by hyde, music by ken
- Round and Round
- Flower
- Good Morning Hide – lyrics by sakura
- The Fourth Avenue Café – lyrics by hyde, music by ken
- Lies and Truth (True mix) – lyrics by hyde, music by ken
- Kaze ni Kienaide (True mix) – tetsu
- I Wish – tetsu
- Dearest Love – tetsu
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