Ark (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

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

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Forbidden Lover"	ken	6:01
2.	"Heaven's Drive"	hyde	4:15
3.	"Driver's High"	tetsu	4:10
4.	"Cradle"	yukihiro	4:56
5.	"Dive to Blue"	tetsu	5:33
6.	"Larva" (instrumental)	yukihiro	3:55
7.	"Butterfly's Sleep"	ken	5:10
8.	"Perfect Blue"	tetsu	3:48
9.	"Shinjitsu to Gensou to" (真実と幻想と)	ken	5:22
10.	"What is Love"	tetsu	4:13
11.	"Pieces (Ark Mix)"	tetsu	5:45

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

References

^ "RIAJ CERTIFIED MILLION SELLER ALBUMS". ocn.ne.jp. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

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Studio albums	Dune Tierra Heavenly True Heart Ark Ray Real Smile Awake Kiss Butterfly P'unk Is Not Dead (as P'unk-en-Ciel)
Compilations and remixes	Ectomorphed Works Clicked Singles Best 13 The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel 1994–1998 The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel 1998–2000 The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel C/W Twenity 1991–1996 Twenity 1997–1999 Twenity 2000–2010
Singles	"Floods of Tears/Yasouka" "Blurry Eyes" "Vivid Colors" "Natsu no Yuu-utsu (Time to Say Good-bye)" "Kaze ni Kienaide" "Flower" "Lies and Truth" "Niji" "Winter Fall" "Dive to Blue" "Honey" "Kasou" "Shinshoku (Lose Control)" "Snow Drop" "Forbidden Lover" "Heaven's Drive" "Pieces" "Driver's High" "Love Flies" "Neo Universe/Finale" "Stay Away" "Spirit Dreams Inside (Another Dream)" "Ready Steady Go" "Hitomi no Juunin" "Jiyuu e no Shoutai" "Killing Me" "New World" "Jojoushi" "Link" "The Fourth Avenue Cafe" "Seventh Heaven" "My Heart Draws a Dream" "Daybreak's Bell" "Hurry Xmas "Drink It Down" "Nexus 4/Shine" "Bless" "Good Luck My Way" "X X X" "Chase"
Video game	Gekitotsu Toma L'Arc: TomaRunner vs L'Arc-en-Ciel
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