Mars (album) 2029656 222563393 2008-06-30T00:38:48Z Alaibot 1324179 Robot: sorting stub (based on existing categorisation) {{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Mars | Type = Album | Artist = [[Gackt]] | Cover = Gacktmars.jpg | Released = [[April 26]], [[2000]] | Recorded = | Genre = [[Art rock]]<br>[[Neo-progressive rock]] | Length = 49:44 | Label = [[Nippon Crown]] | Producer = | Reviews = | Last album = ''[[Mizerable (album)|Mizerable]]''<br />(1999) | This album = ''Mars''<br />(2000) | Next album = ''[[Rebirth (Gackt album)|Rebirth]]''<br />(2001) }} '''''Mars''''' is an album released by [[Gackt]] on [[April 26]], [[2000]]. It marks the artist's first full-length solo record. ==Track listing== # "Ares" – 1:35 # "Asrun Dream" – 4:28 # {{nihongo|"Emu ~For My Dear~"|絵夢〜for my dear〜}} – 6:05 # "U+K" – 4:21 # "[[Vanilla (song)|Vanilla]] (Mars Ver.)" – 4:10 # "Freesia ~Op.1~" – 2:39 # "Freesia ~Op.2~" – 1:57 # "Illness Illusion" – 3:12 # "[[Mirror (song)|Mirror]] (Mars Ver.)" – 5:25 # "Dears" – 4:18 # "[[Oasis (Gackt song)|Oasis]] (Mars Ver.)" – 4:38 # "Kono Daremo Inai Heya De" (この誰もいない部屋で) – 7:13 ==Notes== * The vocals of "Ares" are not in any actual language, though the album's booklet provides lyrics for the song. * An acoustic re-recording of "Dears" later appeared on the album ''[[Love Letter (album)|Love Letter]]''. * Live recordings of most songs from ''Mars'' can be found on the first ''[[Platinum Box]]''. * Two of the album's tracks, {{nihongo|"Emu ~For My Dear~"|絵夢〜for my dear〜}} and "U+K" were dedicated to the memory of the late [[Kami (musician)|Kami]], the drummer of [[Malice Mizer]], and a close friend of Gackt's. Gackt had been on tour at the time of his passing, and was unable to attend his funeral as he was unaware of the tragedy. {{Gackt}} [[Category:2000 albums]] [[Category:Gackt albums]] {{2000s-pop-rock-album-stub}} [[ja:MARS (Gackt)]] [[no:MARS]] [[sv:Mars (album)]]