Heart is the fifth album by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on February 25, 1998. It is the band's first album with yukihiro on drums and marked the band's return to mainstream attention following the arrest of the former drummer sakura. It reached number one on the Oricon chart and sold over a million copies, being certified by the RIAJ.[1]
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| Released | February 25, 1998 | |||
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| Length | 48:38 | |||
| Label | Ki/oon | |||
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| Singles from Heart | ||||
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The first single to be released from this album was "Niji".
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by hyde, except track 9 by tetsu
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Loreley" | hyde | 5:58 |
| 2. | "Winter Fall" | ken | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Singin' in the Rain" | hyde | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Shout at the Devil" | ken | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Niji (Album Version)" (虹) | ken | 5:07 |
| 6. | "Birth!" | hyde | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Promised Land" | ken | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Fate" | ken | 5:41 |
| 9. | "Milky Way" | tetsu | 4:28 |
| 10. | "Anata" (あなた) | tetsu | 5:15 |
Personnel
edit- hyde – vocals, alto sax on track 1, "master devil" on track 7
- ken – guitar, autoharp on track 1, tambourine on tracks 5 and 10
- tetsu – bass guitar
- yukihiro – drums, industrial noise on track 1, metal percussion on tracks 4 and 7
- Hajime Okano – keyboards on tracks 1, 6 and 7, ARP 2600 on track 8
- Hitoshi Saitou – keyboards on track 1
- Shinri Sasaki – piano on track 2
- Chieko Kanehara – strings on tracks 2 and 10
- Shirou Sasaki – horns on track 2
- Chinpaul Gorichie – female chorus on track 2
- Hal-Oh Togashi – keyboards on track 3
- Kyoya Kimura – "devil's voice" on track 7
- Chinpaul Gilbert – "grand master devil" on track 7, 12-string guitar on track 9
Charts
editCertifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[3] | 4× Platinum | 1,600,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "RIAJ CERTIFIED MILLION SELLER ALBUMS". ocn.ne.jp. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ "HEART | L'Arc～en～Ciel". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – L'Arc～en～Ciel – HEART" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1998年11月 on the drop-down menu
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