True (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

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

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