Crescent (Gackt album)

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Crescent
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Studio album by
Gackt
ReleasedDecember 3, 2003
Recorded2003
(Recording Studio)
Burnish Stone Recording Studios
Prime Sound Studio Form
Pradise Studio
DLT Studio
Gajaya Studio
Genre Art rock, folk rock, progressive rock, alternative metal
Length57:47
Label Nippon Crown
Producer Gackt
Gackt chronology
Moon
(2002)		Crescent
(2003)		 The Sixth Day
(2004)
Singles from Crescent
  1. "Kimi ga Oikaketa Yume"
    Released: March 19, 2003
  2. "Tsuki no Uta"
    Released: June 11, 2003
  3. "Last Song"
    Released: November 12, 2003
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Crescent is the fourth full-length studio album released by Japanese solo artist Gackt on December 3, 2003. It is a concept album linked to its predecessor Moon and comes with booklets for both records (Moon did not originally contain one). Crescent also features a duet with L'Arc-en-Ciel vocalist Hyde for "Orenji no Taiyou" with whom Gackt co-starred in the 2003 movie Moon Child . [2]

Contents

Composition

Already established as a "charismatic vocalist representing the 21st century rock scene", [3] Gackt continued to expand his expression, conceptualization and romanticism. [4]

"Kimi ga Oikaketa Yume" is a fast paced pop rock song, [3] "Tsuki no Uta" an acoustic-strings atmospheric ballad, [5] "Last Song" a dramatic ballad, [6] while "Solitary" is an acoustic guitar ballad and "Hoshi no Suna" an emotional piano ballad. [1]

Other songs are dramatic hard rock tunes "Dybbuk", [7] "Mind Forest" (with Japanese traditional music influence), "Kimi Ga Matteiru Kara", "Lust for Blood", "White Eyes", while "Orenji no Taiyou" and "Birdcage" initially with acoustic guitar and strings become more intensely rock by the end. [1] [4]

Release

In the third counting week of December the album reached number five on the Oricon charts, with sales of 75,561 copies. It charted for 11 weeks. [8] Since its release the album has sold more than 250,000 copies, being not certified Gold due to change of criteria, but Platinum by the RIAJ. [9]

Preceding the album release, were released three singles, "Kimi ga Oikaketa Yume", "Tsuki no Uta" and "Last Song". The first single "Kimi ga Oikaketa Yume" reached number two on the fifth counting week of March, with sales of 59,265 copies. In the upcoming two weeks, it was at number nineteen and twenty respectively, with sales of 15,010 and 9,234 copies. It charted for 10 weeks, [10] and sold over 100,000 copies, certified Gold by the RIAJ. [11] [12]

The second single "Tsuki no Uta" reached number three on the fourth counting week of June, with sales of 49,952 copies. In the upcoming week, it was at the number eighteen, with sales of 10,267 copies. It charted for 7 weeks, [10] and was certified Gold by the RIAJ. [11] The third single "Last Song" reached number five on the fourth counting week of November, with sales of 40,745 copies. In the upcoming two weeks, it was at number fifteen and twenty respectively, with sales of 12,116 and 10,029 copies. It charted for 13 weeks, [10] and was certified Gold by RIAJ. [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gackt. C (except for track 12 with Hyde)

No.TitleLength
1."Dybbuk"3:28
2."Mind Forest"4:25
3."Tsuki no Uta" (月(TSUKI)の(no)詩(UTA); "Song of the moon")4:47
4."Kimi Ga Matteiru Kara" (君が待っているから; "Because You Are Waiting")4:17
5."Solitary"3:22
6."Hoshi no Suna" (星の砂; "Stardust")4:23
7."Lust for Blood"5:11
8."White Eyes"3:45
9."Kimi ga Oikaketa Yume" (君が追いかけた夢 "A Dream You Chased")4:21
10."Last Song"5:19
11."Birdcage"5:17
12."Orenji no Taiyou" (オレンジの太陽; "Orange Sun")9:10

Notes

Album credits

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