Ark (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

Ark
Studio album by L'Arc-en-Ciel
Released	July 1, 1999
Genre	Pop rock, alternative rock
Length	53:08
Label	Ki/oon
Producer	L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano
L'Arc-en-Ciel chronology
Heart (1998)Heart1998 Ark (1999) Ray (1999)Ray1999
Singles from Ark
"Dive to Blue" Released: March 25, 1998 "Forbidden Lover" Released: October 14, 1998 "Heaven's Drive" Released: April 21, 1999 "Driver's High" Released: August 11, 1999

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Nihon Review	(6/10)

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

All lyrics written by hyde, except track 8 by tetsu. 

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Forbidden Lover"	ken	6:01
2.	"Heaven's Drive"	hyde	4:15
3.	"Driver's High"	tetsu	4:10
4.	"Cradle"	yukihiro	4:56
5.	"Dive to Blue"	tetsu	5:33
6.	"Larva"	yukihiro	3:55
7.	"Butterfly's Sleep"	ken	5:10
8.	"Perfect Blue"	tetsu	3:48
9.	"Shinjitsu to Gensou to" (真実と幻想と)	ken	5:22
10.	"What is Love"	tetsu	4:13
11.	"Pieces (Ark Mix)"	tetsu	5:45

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, keyboards and turn table 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