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.
Track listing
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, turntable 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
Charts
Weekly charts Original release Chart (1999)Peakposition Japanese Albums (Oricon) 1 15th Anniversary Edition Chart (2006)Peakposition Japanese Albums (Oricon) 13
Year-end charts Chart (1999)Position Japanese Albums (Oricon) 5
Certifications
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