Real (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

Real
Studio album by L'Arc-en-Ciel
Released	August 30, 2000
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	54:16
Label	Ki/oon
Producer	L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano
L'Arc-en-Ciel chronology
Ectomorphed Works (2000) Real (2000) Clicked Singles Best 13 (2001)

Real is the eighth album by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on August 30, 2000. It was the band's last original studio album before a prolonged hiatus. It reached number one on the Oricon chart and sold over a million copies, being certified by the RIAJ.^[1]

One of the singles from the album, "Stay Away", is a playable song in the computer game DrumMania 4th Mix.

Track listing

All lyrics written by hyde, except track 4 by tetsu. 

Personnel

• hyde – vocals, rhythm guitar on track 2, keyboards on track 11
• ken – guitar, keyboards on tracks 3, 5, 6, 10, 11
• tetsu – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on tracks 6 and 7
• yukihiro – drums, keyboards on track 1
• K – female voice on tracks 1 and 10
• Hajime Okano – keyboards on tracks 3, 5, 6, 7 and 11
• Hitoshi Saitou – keyboards on tracks 6, 7 and 11
• Cheiko – backing vocals on track 3
• Nobuhiko Nakayama – synthesizer on track 4
• Ittetsu Gen – strings on track 6
• Yasushi Nakanishi – Hammond organ on track 8
• Chokkaku – keyboards on track 8

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