Truth? (stylized as TRUTH?) is the debut solo album by Japanese musician and composer Sugizo, released on November 19, 1997 by Cross. The drum'n'bass experimental album featured several guest musicians and peaked at the 12° position on Oricon charts.
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| Released | November 19, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Drum'n'bass[1] | |||
| Length | 65:00 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Cross | |||
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Background and release
editIn 1997, after reaching number one on Oricon for the first time with the fifth studio album Style, Luna Sea took a break and each member focused on their solo careers.[2] Sugizo debuted his solo career on July 9 with the single "Lucifer". A remix version of it called "Replicant Lucifer" was released the following month. On September 10, he released "A Prayer" and like the previous single, a remix version called "Replicant Prayer" was released.[3][4]
Truth? was released on CD and vinyl on November 19, 1997, with both singles being part of it,[4] by the newly opened label by Sugizo himself, Cross.[5] The album features several musicians, such as Ryuichi Sakamoto on piano, Mick Karn on bass and D-kiku.[6][7] On December 21, as well as their singles, a remix version titled Replicant Truth? was released.[4]
Celebrating his 20-year solo career, in addition to releasing Oneness M, Sugizo remastered and re-released Truth? on October 25, 2017.[8] He also compiled the remixes "Replicant Lucifer", "Replicant Prayer" and Replicant Truth? on just one album, Replicants, released on the same day.[9][10]
Chart performance
edit"Lucifer" peaked at number eight on the Oricon Singles Chart staying for four weeks, while "A Prayer" peaked at seventh and stayed for five weeks.[3] Truth? reached twelfth position and remained for three weeks on the Oricon Albums Chart.[11]
Track listing
editAll titles are stylized in capital letters, except "Le Fou" and "Femme Fatale".
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lucifer" | 4:44 |
| 2. | "The Cage" | 5:12 |
| 3. | "Kanon" | 5:15 |
| 4. | "Europa" | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Le Fou" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Beauty" | 5:42 |
| 7. | "Chemical" | 2:28 |
| 8. | "Ein Sof" | 1:16 |
| 9. | "Missing" | 6:01 |
| 10. | "Sperma" | 2:39 |
| 11. | "Kind of Blue" | 4:30 |
| 12. | "Femme Fatale" | 0:54 |
| 13. | "Deliver..." | 4:49 |
| 14. | "A Prayer" | 5:03 |
| 15. | "Luna" | 8:26 |
| Total length: | 65:00[12] | |
Personnel
edit- Sugizo - producer, composition
- Additional musicians
- Ryuichi Sakamoto - piano
- Mick Karn - bass guitar
References
edit- ^ "【ライヴレポート】SUGIZO、Zepp Tokyo公演の衝撃「『音』を末永く愛でていただけたら」". BARKS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ 株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント. "Top 100 Japanese pops Artists - No.90". HMV (in Japanese). Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ a b "Sugizo' singles at Oricon" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c "SUGIZO | Related Releases - Page 9". JaME. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "リアルサウンド｜ギタリスト・SUGIZOとガンダムがxR技術で夢のコラボ バンダイナムコが次世代発信拠点「MIRAIKEN studio」をオープン". Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ sikeimusic (November 4, 2017). "SUGIZO 「TRUTH?」 「REPLICANTS」". SIKEI-MUSIC (in Japanese). Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ jirolian (2019-11-21). "アルバムレビュー【SUGIZO/TRUTH?/1997.11.19】". Medium (in Japanese). Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "SUGIZO、ソロデビュー20周年で「TRUTH?」など5作品リリース". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "SUGIZO 20th Anniversary本格始動、5作品連続リリース決定". BARKS (in Japanese). Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ NoMusicNoReason (2017-11-12). "Renowned vocalists to guest on SUGIZO's 20th anniversary album "ONENESS M"". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "Sugizo's albums at Oricon" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "Truth? on Spotify". Retrieved 2021-06-24.