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True
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
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;

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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.^[1] It was also named one of the top albums from 1989 to 1998 in a 2004 issue of the music magazine Band Yarouze.^[2]

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)^[3]	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]	4× Platinum	1,600,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "RIAJ CERTIFIED MILLION SELLER ALBUMS". ocn.ne.jp. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
^ "Top 44 Albums from 1989 - 1998". jame-world.com. 2004-05-09. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
^ "True | L'Arc～en～Ciel". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
^ "Japanese album certifications – L'Arc～en～Ciel – TRUE" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2000年6月 on the drop-down menu

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[1] "RIAJ CERTIFIED MILLION SELLER ALBUMS". ocn.ne.jp. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

[2] "Top 44 Albums from 1989 - 1998". jame-world.com. 2004-05-09. Retrieved 2015-02-19.

[3] "True | L'Arc～en～Ciel". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-17.

[JapanL'Arc～en～CielTRUEalbumCertRef-4] "Japanese album certifications – L'Arc～en～Ciel – TRUE" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2000年6月 on the drop-down menu

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+{{Expand Japanese|date=December 2024}}
+{{Infobox album
-{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
-| Name        = True
+| name       = True
-| Type        = studio
+| type       = studio
-| Artist      = [[L'Arc-en-Ciel]]
+| artist     = [[L'Arc-en-Ciel]]
-| Cover       = True-L'Arc-.jpg
+| cover      = True-L'Arc-.jpg
-| Released    = December 12, 1996
+| alt        =
-| Recorded    =
+| released   = December 12, 1996
+| recorded   =
-| Genre       = [[Pop rock]], [[alternative rock]], [[progressive rock]]
-| Length      = 49:40
+| venue      =
+| studio     =
-| Label       = [[Ki/oon Records|Ki/oon]]
+| genre      =
-| Producer    = L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano, Harunama Togashi, Takeshi Hadano, Takao Konishi, Akira Nishidaira
+* [[Alternative rock]]
-| Reviews     =
+* [[pop rock]]
-| Last album  = ''[[Heavenly (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)|Heavenly]]''<br />(1995)
+| length     = 49:40
-| This album  = '''''True'''''<br />(1996)
+| label      = [[Ki/oon Records|Ki/oon]]
-| Next album  = ''[[Heart (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)|Heart]]''<br />(1998)
+| producer   =
+* L'Arc-en-Ciel
+* Hajime Okano
+* Harunama Togashi
+* Takeshi Hadano
+* Takao Konishi
+* Akira Nishidaira
+| prev_title = [[Heavenly (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)|Heavenly]]
+| prev_year  = 1995
+| next_title = [[Heart (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)|Heart]]
+| next_year  = 1998
+| misc       = {{Singles
+ | name        = True
+ | type        = studio
+ | single1     = [[Kaze ni Kienaide]]
+ | single1date = July 08, 1996
+ | single2     = [[Flower (L'Arc-en-Ciel song)|Flower]]
+ | single2date = October 17, 1996
+ | single3     = [[Lies and Truth]]
+ | single3date = November 21, 1996
+ | single4     = [[The Fourth Avenue Cafe]]
+ | single4date = 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 (drummer)|sakura]] on drums. It reached number one on the [[Oricon]] chart and sold over a million copies, being certified by the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www18.ocn.ne.jp/~hbr/jp1mal_e.htm| title = RIAJ CERTIFIED MILLION SELLER ALBUMS| publisher = ocn.ne.jp| accessdate = February 13, 2015| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150216113029/http://www18.ocn.ne.jp/~hbr/jp1mal_e.htm| archivedate = February 16, 2015}}</ref> It was also named one of the top albums from 1989 to 1998 in a 2004 issue of the music magazine ''Band Yarouze''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 44 Albums from 1989 - 1998|url=http://www.jame-world.com/us/articles-5-top-44-albums-from-1989-1998.html|work=jame-world.com|date=2004-05-09|accessdate=2015-02-19}}</ref>
-'''''True''''' is the fourth album released by [[L'Arc-en-Ciel]] on December 12, 1996. It would be the band's last record to feature [[Sakura (drummer)|sakura]] on drums.
 ==Track listing==
+{{Track listing
-{{Tracklist
 | all_lyrics      = [[Hyde (musician)|hyde]], except track 5 by [[Sakura (musician)|sakura]]
-| music_credits   = yes
 | title1          = Fare Well
 | music1          = [[Ken (musician)|ken]]
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 | music4          = hyde
 | length4         = 4:58
-| title5          = "Good-Morning Hide"
+| title5          = Good-Morning Hide
 | music5          = hyde
 | length5         = 5:02
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 * [[Hyde (musician)|hyde]] – [[Singing|vocals]], [[backing vocalist|backing vocals]], [[harmonica]] on track 4, [[Clapping|handclaps]] on track 9
 * [[Ken (musician)|ken]] – [[guitar]], backing vocals, [[vibraphone]] on track 2, [[tambourine]] on track 5, handclaps on track 9
-* [[Tetsuya (musician)|tetsu]] – [[Bass guitar|bass]], backing vocals, handclaps on track 9
+* [[Tetsuya (musician)|tetsu]] – [[bass guitar]], backing vocals, handclaps on track 9
 * [[Sakura (musician)|sakura]] – [[Drum kit|drums]], backing vocals, handclaps on track 9
 * Asuka Kaneko – [[violin]] on tracks 1 and 10, strings on track 7
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 * 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|alto sax]] on track 6
+* Tatsuyuki Hiyamuta (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – [[alto saxophone]] on track 6
-* Gamou (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – [[Tenor saxophone|tenor sax]] on track 6
+* Gamou (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – [[tenor saxophone]] on track 6
-* Atsushi Yanaka (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – [[Baritone saxophone|baritone sax]] on track 6
+* Atsushi Yanaka (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – [[baritone saxophone]] on track 6
 * Yasushi Nakanishi – [[piano]], [[Organ (music)|organ]] on track 9
 * Jake H. Concepcion – alto sax, [[clarinet]] on track 9
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 * Takako Ogawa – female chorus on track 10
+== Charts ==
+{{col-begin}}
+{{col-2}}
+=== Weekly charts ===
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+! scope="col"| Chart (1997)
+! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
+|-
+! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=True {{!}} L'Arc～en～Ciel |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/14296/products/147386/1/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=ORICON NEWS}}</ref>
+| 1
+|}
+{{col-2}}
+=== Year-end charts ===
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+! scope="col"| Chart (1997)
+! scope="col"| Position
+|-
+! scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)
+| 18
+|}
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+! scope="col"| Chart (1998)
+! scope="col"| Position
+|-
+! scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)
+| 87
+|}
+{{col-end}}
+== Certifications ==
+{{Certification Table Top}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=TRUE|artist=L'Arc～en～Ciel|type=album|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=1996|certyear=2000|certmonth=6|domestic=true}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
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+{{Authority control}}
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v t e L'Arc-en-Ciel
hyde tetsuya ken yukihiro sakura hiro pero
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"
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