Ark (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

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Track listing

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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