Ark (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

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 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"	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

1. "RIAJ CERTIFIED MILLION SELLER ALBUMS". ocn.ne.jp. Retrieved February 13, 2015.