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Kiss (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

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Kiss
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 21, 2007
Genre
Length53:07
LabelKi/oon
ProducerL'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano, Akira Nishidaira
L'Arc-en-Ciel chronology
Awake
(2005)
Kiss
(2007)
Quadrinity: Member's Best Selections
(2010)
Singles from Kiss
  1. "Link"
    Released: July 20, 2005
  2. "Seventh Heaven"
    Released: May 30, 2007
  3. "My Heart Draws a Dream"
    Released: August 29, 2007
  4. "Daybreak's Bell"
    Released: October 10, 2007
  5. "Hurry Xmas"
    Released: November 14, 2007

Kiss is the eleventh album by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on November 21, 2007. Its first-press edition had a 23-page photobook and sold out in less than a week. The album reached No. 1 on the Oricon album chart.[1] The song Daybreak's Bell was used as the first opening song for the Gundam 00 series.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Seventh Heaven"hydehyde5:01
2."Pretty Girl"kenken3:17
3."My Heart Draws a Dream"hydeken4:16
4."Sunadokei" (砂時計)tetsutetsu4:35
5."Spiral"yukihiroyukihiro4:01
6."Alone en la Vida"hydeken5:12
7."Daybreak's Bell"hydeken4:11
8."Umibe" (海辺)hydetetsu4:33
9."The Black Rose"hydehyde3:38
10."Link -Kiss Mix-"hydetetsu4:46
11."Yuki no Ashiato" (雪の足跡)hydeken4:47
12."Hurry Xmas"hydehyde4:49

Personnel

  • hydevocals, keyboards on track 12
  • kenguitar, backing vocals, keyboards on tracks 1–3, 5-9 and 11, tambourine on track 2
  • tetsubass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on tracks 4, 8 and 10, handclap on track 10
  • yukihirodrums, metal percussion on track 2
  • Akira Nishidaira – keyboards on tracks 1, 4, 10, handclap on track 10
  • Hajime Okano – keyboards on track 2, handclap on track 10, tambourine on track 12
  • Toshihiko Komura – saxophone on track 2
  • Harunam Togashi – keyboards on tracks 3, 11, acoustic piano on track 3, 7, 11
  • Chieko Kanehara – strings on tracks 10 and 12
  • Jeremy Lubbock – conductor on track 6
  • Bruce Dukov, Becky Bunnell, Darius Campo, Pip Clarke, Charles Everett, Armen Garabedian, Pat Johnson, Peter Kent, Miran Kojian, Dennis Molchan, Anatoly Rosinski, Haim Shtrum, Mari Tsumura, Shari Zippert – violin on track 6
  • Marilyn Baker, Dennyse Buffum, Pam Goldsmith, Jimbo Ross – viola on track 6
  • Larry Corbett, Ernie Ehrhardt, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Suzie Katayama, Steve Richards, Dan Smith – cello on track 6
  • Masahiro Kobayashi – trumpet on tracks 9 and 12
  • Ta Kobayashi, Isao Sakuma, Mikio Saitou – trumpet on tracks 9
  • Hikoutsu Fujita, Yuji Uesato – horn on track 9
  • Kiyoshi Satou – tuba on track 9
  • Takeshi Hatano – keyboards on track 12
  • Masahiko Sugasasa – trumpet on track 12
  • Youichi Murata, Masanori Hirohara – trombone
  • Kazuhiko Kondou – alto saxophone and flute on track 12
  • Ooji Miyamoto – tenor saxophone on track 12
  • Yoshiaki Satou – accordion on track 12

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[3] Platinum 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "2007年11月25日のCDアルバム週間ランキン" (in Japanese). oricon. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "KISS | L'Arc~en~Ciel". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  3. ^ "Japanese album certifications – L'Arc~en~Ciel – KISS" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2007年11月 on the drop-down menu