L`arc~en~ciel

By danderion

 

Dune

 

Dune is the debut album of L’Arc-en-Ciel. It was originally released in a limited edition on April 10, 1993, the regular edition, which contained an additional track, being made available on April 27 of the same year. A tenth anniversary edition was released on April 21, 2004. It was remastered and contained three bonus tracks.

Title

Music

Shutting from the Sky

L’Arc-en-Ciel

Voice

Ken

Taste of Love

Ken

Entichers

Hyde

Floods of Tears

Tetsu

Dune

Tetsu

Be Destined

Ken

Tsuioku no Joukei (追憶の情景)

L’Arc-en-Ciel

As if in a Dream

Ken

Ushinawareta Nagame (失われた眺め)

Ken

Floods of Tears(19923月録音Pero)

Tetsu

Yasouka (夜想花 19926月録音)

Ken

Yokan (予感 19935月録音)

Ken

 

Tierra

 

 

 Tierra is the second album released by L’Arc-en-Ciel on July 14, 1994.

Title

Music

In the Air

Hyde

All Dead

Hyde

Blame

Tetsu

Wind of Gold

Ken

Blurry Eyes

Tetsu

Inner Core

Sakura

Nemuri ni Yosete (眠りによせて)

Ken

Kaze no Yukue (風の行方)

Ken

Hitomi ni Utsuru Mono (瞳に映るもの)

Ken

White Feathers

Ken

 

Heavenly

 

 

Heavenly is the third album released by L’Arc-en-Ciel on September 1, 1995.

Title

Music

Still I’m with You

Ken

Vivid Colors

Ken

And She Said

Hyde

Garasu Dama (ガラス玉)

Ken

Secret Signs

Ken

C’est la Vie

Tetsu

Natsu no Yuutsu (夏の憂鬱)

Ken

Cureless

Tetsu

Shizuka no Umide (静かの海で)

L’Arc-en-Ciel

The Rain Leaves a Scar

Ken

 

True

 

 True is the fourth album released by L’Arc-en-Ciel on December 12, 1996. It would be the band’s last record to feature Sakura on drums.

Title

Lyrics/Music

Fare Well

Hyde/Ken

Caress of Venus

Hyde/Ken

Round and Round

Hyde

Flower

Hyde

Good Morning Hide

Sakura/Hyde

The Fourth Avenue Cafe

Hyde/Ken

Lies and Truth (True Mix)

Hyde/Ken

Kaze ni Kienaide (True Mix) (風にきえないで) 

Hyde/Tetsu

I Wish

Hyde/Tetsu

Dearest Love

Hyde/Tetsu

Heart

Heart is the fifth album released by L’Arc-en-Ciel on February 25, 1998. It is the band’s first album to feature Yukihiro on drums.

Title

Lyrics/Music

Loreley

Hyde

Winter Fall

Hyde/Ken

Singin’ in the Rain

Hyde

Shout at the Devil

Hyde/Ken

Niji ()

Hyde/Ken

Birth!

Hyde

Promised Land

Hyde/Ken

Fate

Hyde/Ken

Milky Way

Tetsu

Anata (あなた)

Hyde/Tetsu

 Ark

 

 

Ark is the sixth album released by L’Arc-en-Ciel on July 1, 1999, simultaneously alongside Ray.

Title

Lyrics/Music

Forbidden Lover

Hyde/Ken

Heaven’s Drive

Hyde

Driver’s High

Hyde/Tetsu

Cradle

Hyde/Yukihiro

Dive to Blue

Hyde/Tetsu

Larva

Yukihiro

Butterfly’s Sleep

Hyde/Ken

Perfect Blue

Tetsu

Shinjitsu to Gensou To (真実と幻想と)

Hyde/Ken

What is Love

Hyde/Tetsu

Pieces (Ark Mix)

Hyde/Tetsu

 Ray

 

Ray is the seventh album released by L’Arc-en-Ciel on July 1, 1999, simultaneously alongside Ark.

Title

Lyrics/Music

Shi no Hai (死の灰)

Hyde/Tetsu

It’s the End

Hyde//Ken

Honey

Hyde

Sell my Soul

Hyde

Snow Drop (Ray Mix)

Hyde/Tetsu

L’Heure

Yukihiro

Kasou (花葬)

Hyde/Ken

Shinshoku ~Lose Control~ (浸食)

Hyde/Ken

Trick

Yukihiro

Ibara no Namida (いばらの涙)

Hyde

The Silver Shining

Hyde/Ken

 

Ectomorphed Works

 

Ectomorphed Works is a remix album released by L’Arc-en-Ciel on June 28, 2000. All mixes were created by the band’s drummer, Yukihiro.

  1. Larva -Ectomorphed Long Mix-
  2. Trick -New² Wave of Japanese Heavy Metal mix-
  3. Kasou -0628 Mix-
  4. Fate -Everybody Knows but God Mix-
  5. Shinshoku ~Lose Control~ -Ectoborn Mix-
  6. A Swell in the Sun -System in Chaos Mix-
  7. L’Heure -Quiet Afternoon Mix-
  8. Cradle -Down to the Moon Mix-
  9. Shinjitsu to Gensou To -Out of the Reality Mix #2-
  10. Metropolis -Android Goes to Be a Deep Sleep Mix-

 

 

Real

Real is the eighth album released by L’Arc-en-Ciel on August 30, 2000. It would be the band’s last original studio album before a prolonged hiatus.

Title

Lyrics/Music

Get out from the Shell -Asian Version-

Hyde/Yukihiro

The Nepenthes

Hyde/Ken

Neo Universe

Hyde/Ken

Bravery

Tetsu

Love Flies

Hyde/Ken

Finale

Hyde/Tetsu

Stay Away

Hyde/Tetsu

Route 666

Hyde

Time Slip

Hyde/Ken

A Silent Letter

Hyde/Ken

All Year Around Falling in Love

Hyde

 

Clicked Singles Best 13

 

Clicked Singles Best 13 is a compilation album released by L’Arc-en-Ciel on March 14, 2001. As the titles suggests, it collects previously released singles, with the addition of a new track, “Anemone” (written and composed by vocalist Hyde). There are several alternate editions to the one released in Japan, which feature either alternately ordered or additional tracks.

Japanese edition*

  1. Blurry Eyes
  2. Flower
  3. Lies and Truth
  4. Niji
  5. Winter Fall
  6. Dive to Blue
  7. Honey
  8. Heaven’s Drive
  9. Pieces
  10. Driver’s High
  11. Neo Universe
  12. Stay Away
  13. Anemone

Hong Kong edition

  1. Blurry Eyes
  2. Flower
  3. Niji
  4. Winter Fall
  5. Dive to Blue
  6. Honey
  7. Heaven’s Drive
  8. Pieces
  9. Driver’s High
  10. Neo Universe
  11. Finale
  12. Stay Away
  13. Anemone

Korean edition

  1. Blurry Eyes
  2. Flower
  3. Lies and Truth
  4. Niji
  5. Winter Fall
  6. Dive to Blue
  7. Honey
  8. Heaven’s Drive
  9. Pieces
  10. Driver’s High
  11. Neo Universe
  12. Stay Away
  13. Anemone
  14. Natsu no Yuutsu ~Time to Say Goodbye~
  15. Snow Drop

Taiwanese edition

  1. Blurry Eyes
  2. Flower”
  3. Niji”
  4. Winter Fall
  5. Dive to Blue
  6. Honey”
  7. Snow Drop
  8. Heaven’s Drive
  9. Pieces
  10. Driver’s High
  11. Neo Universe
  12. Stay Away
  13. Anemone

 

The Best of L’Arc-en-Ciel

 

1994-1998

 

 

The Best of L’Arc-en-Ciel 1994-1998 is a compilation album released by L’Arc-en-Ciel on March 19, 2003, simultaneously alongside The Best of L’Arc-en-Ciel 1998-2000 and The Best of L’Arc-en-Ciel C/W.

  1. In the Air
  2. Blurry Eyes
  3. Vivid Colors
  4. And She Said
  5. Natsu no Yuutsu ~Time to Say Goodbye~
  6. Kaze ni Kienaide
  7. Flower
  8. Lies and Truth
  9. Caress of Venus
  10. The Fourth Avenue Cafe
  11. Niji
  12. Winter Fall
  13. Shout at the Devil
  14. Fate
  15. Anata

 

The Best of L’Arc-en-Ciel

 

1998-2000
 

  

The Best of L’Arc-en-Ciel 1998-2000 is a compilation album released by L’Arc-en-Ciel on March 19, 2003, simultaneously alongside The Best of L’Arc-en-Ciel 1994-1998 and The Best of L’Arc-en-Ciel C/W.

  1. Dive to Blue
  2. Honey
  3. Shinshoku ~Lose Control~
  4. Kasou
  5. Snow Drop
  6. Forbidden Lover
  7. Heaven’s Drive
  8. Pieces
  9. Trick
  10. Driver’s High
  11. Love Flies
  12. Neo Universe
  13. Finale
  14. Stay Away
  15. Get out from the Shell -Asian Version-

The Best of L’Arc-en-Ciel C/W

 

  

The Best of L’Arc-en-Ciel C/W is a compilation album released by L’Arc-en-Ciel on March 19, 2003, simultaneously alongside The Best of L’Arc-en-Ciel 1994-1998 and The Best of L’Arc-en-Ciel 1998-2000. It collects previously released B-sides.

  1. Brilliant Years
  2. Anata no Tameni
  3. I’m So Happy
  4. Sayonara
  5. Sai wa Nagerareta
  6. The Ghost in My Room
  7. Metropolis
  8. Peeping Tom
  9. A Swell in the Sun
  10. Kasou -1014mix
  11. Hole
  12. Get out from the Shell

 Smile

Smile is the ninth album released by L’Arc-en-Ciel on March 31, 2004. It was the band’s first original studio album after a prolonged hiatus. Smile was later given a United States release by Tofu Records, for which all Japanese song titles received English translations. The song “Ready Steady Go” was used as the second opening for the anime Fullmetal Alchemist.

Title

Lyrics

Music

Kiss (接吻 Kuchizuke)

Hyde

Ken

Ready Steady Go

Hyde

Tetsu

Lover Boy

Ken

Ken

Feeling Fine

Hyde

Ken

Time Goes On

Tetsu

Tetsu

Coming Closer

Hyde

Ken

Forever (永遠 Eien)

Hyde

Hyde

Revelation

Hyde

Yukihiro

Living in Your Eyes (瞳の住人 Hitomi no Jyuunin)

Hyde

Tetsu

Spirit Dreams Inside -Another Dream

Hyde

Hyde

Ready Steady Go (Hydeless Version) (US release only)

Hyde

Tetsu

 

Awake

 

Awake is the tenth album released by L’Arc-en-Ciel on June 22, 2005 in Japan and on September 20, 2005 in the United States. The song “Lost Heaven” was used as the ending theme of the anime Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa.

Title

Music

New World

Yukihiro, Hyde

Lost Heaven 

Ken

Jyojyoshi (叙情詩)

Ken

Trust

Tetsu

Killing Me

Hyde

As One

Hyde

My Dear

Hyde

Existence 

Ken

Jiyuu e no Shoutai (自由への招待)

Tetsu

Ophelia

Hyde

Hoshizora (星空)

Hyde

Twinkle, Twinkle

Ken

Heaven’s Drive (Live at Yoyogi National Stadium)

Hyde

 

Kiss

 

Kiss is the eleventh album released by L’Arc-en-Ciel on November 21, 2007. Its first-press edition comes with a 23 page photobook and has sold out in less than a week of its official release. The album also reached the #1 spot on the Oricon album chart.

Title

Lyrics

Music

Seventh Heaven

Hyde

Hyde

Pretty Girl

Ken

Ken

My Heart Draws a Dream

Hyde

Ken

Sunadokei (砂時計)

Tetsu

Tetsu

Spiral

Yukihiro

Yukihiro

Alone en la Vida

Hyde

Ken

Daybreak’s Bell

Hyde

Ken

Umibe (海辺)

Hyde

Tetsu

The Black Rose

Hyde

Hyde

Link -Kiss Mix-

Hyde

Tetsu

Yuki no Ashiato (雪の足跡)

Hyde

Ken

Hurry Xmas

Hyde

Hyde

 

 

 

 

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