Kiss (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

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. The song Daybreak's Bell was used as the first opening song for the Gundam 00 series.

Track listing

Personnel

• hyde – vocals, keyboards on track 12
• ken – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on tracks 1–3, 5-9 and 11, tambourine on track 2
• tetsu – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on tracks 4, 8 and 10, handclap on track 10
• yukihiro – drums, 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

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References