arrangers: []
barcode: '4988009016504'
catalog: KSC2-165
categories:
- Animation
category: Animation
classification: Vocal
composers:
- link: artist/9762
  names:
    en: ken
- link: artist/43011
  names:
    en: hyde
- link: artist/37504
  names:
    en: tetsu
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discs:
- disc_length: '49:24'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      Japanese: Fare Well
      Romaji: Fare Well
    track_length: '4:57'
  - names:
      Japanese: Caress of Venus
      Romaji: Caress of Venus
    track_length: '4:24'
  - names:
      Japanese: Round and Round
      Romaji: Round and Round
    track_length: '3:23'
  - names:
      Japanese: flower
      Romaji: flower
    track_length: '4:56'
  - names:
      Japanese: '"good-morning Hide"'
      Romaji: '"good-morning Hide"'
    track_length: '4:59'
  - names:
      Japanese: the Fourth Avenue Cafe
      Romaji: the Fourth Avenue Cafe
    track_length: '5:00'
  - names:
      Japanese: Lies and Truth ("True" Mix)
      Romaji: Lies and Truth ("True" Mix)
    track_length: '5:52'
  - names:
      Japanese: 風にきえないで ("True" Mix)
      Romaji: Kaze ni Kienaide ("True" Mix)
    track_length: '4:35'
  - names:
      Japanese: I Wish
      Romaji: I Wish
    track_length: '4:31'
  - names:
      Japanese: Dearest Love
      Romaji: Dearest Love
    track_length: '6:47'
link: album/62048
lyricists:
- link: artist/43011
  names:
    en: hyde
- link: artist/21689
  names:
    en: Sakura
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2016-10-02T06:24
  edited_date: 2024-04-22T07:00
  fetched_date: 2026-01-05T13:28
  freedb: 0
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 2982
name: True / L'Arc~en~Ciel
names:
  en: True / L'Arc~en~Ciel
  ja: トゥルー / ラルク~アン~シエル
  ja-latn: True / L'Arc~en~Ciel
notes: 'Track 01

  Words by hyde

  Music by ken

  Produce by L''Arc~en~Ciel & Haruo Togashi

  Violine: Asuka Kaneko (by the courtesy of BGM VICTOR, INC.)

  Cello: Shinobu Hashimoto

  Strings Arrangement & Other Instruments: Haruo Togashi

  Manipulate: Itaru Sakota (Smile Sound)

  Track 02

  Words by hyde

  Music by ken

  Produce by L''Arc~en~Ciel & Hajime Okano

  Vib.Piano: ken

  Falsetto of Venus: tetsu & hyde

  Other Instruments & Manipulate: Satoru Sugawara (Strawberry Fields)

  Track 03

  Words & Music by hyde

  Produce by L''Arc~en~Ciel & Takeyuki Hatano

  Round Around Tambourines: Take

  Other Instruments: Takeyuki Hatano

  Track 04

  Words & Music by hyde

  Produce by L''Arc~en~Ciel & Takao Konishi

  Blues Harp: hyde

  Female Chorus: Mari Sasaki

  Other Instruments: Takao Konishi

  Manipulate: Kiyoshi Yoshida (PENGUIN POWER MUSIC)

  Track 05

  Lyric by Sakura

  Translation: Atsuko Nuzumaki & Chieko Nakayama

  Music by hyde

  Produce by L''Arc~en~Ciel & Hajime Okano

  Round Around Tambourines: ken

  Other Instruments & Manipulate: Satoru Sugawara (Strawberry Fields)

  Track 06: TV Anime "Rurouni Kenshin" 4th Ending Theme

  Words by hyde

  Music by ken

  Produce by L''Arc~en~Ciel & Takeyuki Hatano

  Trumpet: Nargo (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra)

  Trombone: Masahiko Kitahara (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra)

  Alto Sax: Tatsuyuki Hiyamuta (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra)

  Tenor Sax: Gamou (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra)

  Baritone Sax: Atsushi Yanaka (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra)

  Horn Arrangement: Masahiko Kitahara (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra)

  Round Around Tambourines: Take

  Other Instruments: Takeyuki Hatano

  All artists from Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra by the courtesy of Epic Sony Records

  Track 07

  Words by hyde

  Music by ken

  Produce by L''Arc~en~Ciel & Akira Nishihara

  Strings: Asuka Strings

  Strings Arrangement & Other Instruments: Akira Nishihara

  Track 08

  Words by hyde

  Music by tetsu

  Produce by L''Arc~en~Ciel & Masahide Sakuma

  Falsetto Chorus: tetsu

  Other Instruments: Masahide Sakuma

  Track 09

  Words by hyde

  Music by tetsu

  Produce by L''Arc~en~Ciel & Takao Konishi

  Piano & Organ: Yasuharu Nakanishi

  Alto Sax & Clarinet: Jake H.Concepcion

  Trumpet: Shin Kazuhara

  Trombone: Taro Kiyouka

  Tenor Sax: Hirofumi Kinjo

  Horn Arrangement & Other Instruments: Takao Konishi

  Children Chorus: Yusaku, Reiko, Nozomi, Yukari, Toshiyuki

  Male & Female Chorus: L''Arc~en~Ciel, momopy, chiepy

  L''Arc~en~Ciel Hand Claps: hyde, ken, tetsu, sakura

  Manipulate: Kiyoshi Yoshida (PENGUIN POWER MUSIC)

  Track 10

  Words by hyde

  Music by tetsu

  Produce by L''Arc~en~Ciel & Haruo Togashi

  Violine: Asuka Kaneko (by the courtesy of BGM VICTOR, INC.)

  Cello: Shinobu Hashimoto

  Strings Arrangement & Other Instruments: Haruo Togashi

  Female Chorus: Takako Ogawa

  Falsetto Vocal: tetsu

  Manipulate: Itaru Sakota (Smile Sound)

  L''Arc~en~Ciel are:

    Vocal - hyde

    Guitars - ken

    Bass - tetsu

    Drums - sakura

  Directed by Chieko Nakayama (Ki/oon Sony Records)

  Recorded by:

    Hitoshi Hiruma (Sound Sky Studio), Atsuo Akabae (Sound Sky Studio)

    Hirohito Fujishima (Sound Sky Studio), Yukio Uchiumi

  Mixed by Hitoshi Hiruma (Sound Sky Studio)

  Mastered by Mitsuharu Harada (DISC LAB)

  Assistant Engineers:

    Keiji Kondoh (MIXER''S LAB)

    Yoichiro Kanoh (MIXER''S LAB)

    Kaoru Matsuyama (MIXER''S LAB)

    Hideyuki Hanaki (Hitokuchizaka Studio)

    Takaoki Saitoh (ONKIO HAUS)

    Kenichi Arai (Sound Sky Studio)

    Hiroshi Tanigawa (Sound Sky Studio)

    Akinori Kaizaki (Sound Sky Studio)

    Satoru Higashi (Sound Sky Studio)

    Yasumasa Yamashita (Sound Sky Studio)

    Daisuke Sugamura (Dog House Studio)

    Masayoshi Ibuchi (Dog House Studio)

  Rhythm Direction: Jack Danger (Danger Crue Inc.)

  A&R: Haruhiko "Harry" Yoshida (Ki/oon Sony Records), Michihiko Nakayama (Ki/oon
  Sony Records)

  Management: Yoshihiko Momose (Danger Crue Inc.), Tooru Hirota (Danger Crue Inc.),
  Satomi Morita (Danger Crue Inc.)

  Instrumental Technicians:

    Shinichi Higuchi (MOBY DICK), Kouichi Nakagawa (MOBY DICK), Fumihito Yokono (MOBY
  DICK)

    Hidetoshi Takahashi (MOBY DICK), Hironobu Okumura

  Executive Producer: Eiji Kishi (Ki/oon Sony Records), Masahiro Oishi (Danger Crue
  Inc.)

  Photograph:

    L''Arc~en~Ciel - Akiyo Yasuda

    hide - Kazuko Tanaka

    ken, tetsu, sakura - Shin Watanabe

  Styling: L''Arc~en~Ciel & Mika Okamiya

  Hair & Make-up: Michiko Takano

  Special Thanks:

    Kunio Asakura (ESP), Elizabeth (cat), Hiroshi Harada (ESP), Yoshitada Hirai, Tomofumi
  Hosoi (music inn), Mr.Ichinose

    Keiji Imano (ESP), Hirotaka Kajita (ESP), Kaori Namiki (KORG), Toru Namiki (ESP),
  Shinji Nishikubo (music inn)

    Yujiro Obata (ZOOM), Yoshiaki Saitoh (Take One Studio), Hiroshi Sasaki (Pearl),
  Masayoshi Sekine (Fernandes)

    Hiroshi Siono (Take One Studio), Mr.Sugimoto, Masayoshi Takahashi (Studio EGM),
  Shigeo Yasui (Fernandes)

    and Friends, DigiTech, DOD, ESP, FERNANDES, HIWATT, Pearl, SABIAN'
organizations:
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  link: org/1006
  names:
    en: Ki/oon
    ja: Ki/oon
    ja-latn: Ki/oon
  role: label
- link: org/63
  names:
    en: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
    ja: 株式会社ソニー・ミュージックエンタテインメント
    ja-latn: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
  role: manufacturer
performers: []
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platforms:
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products:
- link: product/4330
  names:
    en: Rurouni Kenshin
    ja: るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚-
    ja-latn: Rurouni Kenshin -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan-
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id001
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    ja: そばかす / JUDY AND MARY
    ja-latn: Sobakasu / JUDY AND MARY
  type: anime
- catalog: CODA-834
  link: album/33535
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    ja: JAM/TACTICS / THE YELLOW MONKEY
    ja-latn: JAM/TACTICS / THE YELLOW MONKEY
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    ja: HEART OF SWORD ~夜明け前~ / T.M.Revolution
    ja-latn: HEART OF SWORD ~Yoake Mae~ / T.M.Revolution
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release_date: '1996-12-12'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 2800.0
reprints: []
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votes: 0
