Ray (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)
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| Released | July 1, 1999 | |||
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| Length | 49:24 | |||
| Label | Ki/oon | |||
| Producer | L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano | |||
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Ray is the seventh album by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on July 1, 1999, simultaneously with Ark. It reached number two on the Oricon chart, behind only Ark, and sold over two million copies, being certified by the RIAJ.[1]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Shi no Hai" (死の灰) | tetsu | 4:08 |
| 2. | "It's the End" | ken | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Honey" | hyde | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Sell my Soul" | hyde | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Snow Drop (Ray Mix)" | tetsu | 4:33 |
| 6. | "L'heure" | yukihiro | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Kasou" (花葬) | ken | 5:13 |
| 8. | "Shinshoku ~Lose Control~" (浸食 ～lose control～) | ken | 4:45 |
| 9. | "Trick" | yukihiro | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Ibara no Namida" (いばらの涙) | hyde | 5:22 |
| 11. | "The Silver Shining" | ken | 5:40 |
Covers[edit]
"Shinshoku ~lose control~" was covered by Fantôme Iris, a fictional visual kei band from multimedia franchise Argonavis from BanG Dream! on their first solo live Fantôme Iris 1st LIVE -C'est la vie!-.[2] "Honey" and "Snow Drop" were covered by Eric Martin and Boyz II Men, respectively, on L'Arc-en-Ciel Tribute; a different mix of Martin's cover was later included on his cover album Mr. Rock Vocalist.[3][4]
Personnel[edit]
- hyde – vocals
- ken – guitar, chromaharp on track 1, keyboards on tracks 2, 7, 8 and 11, tambourine on tracks 3, 5 and 11
- tetsu – bass guitar, backing vocals
- yukihiro – drums, tambourine and shaker on track 2, guitar and keyboards on track 9
- Hajime Okano – keyboards on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11
- Hitoshi Saitou – keyboards on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11
- Shinri Sasaki – piano on track 4
- Sylvie – fills on track 6
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]Original release
15th Anniversary Edition
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[7] | 2x Million | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "RIAJ CERTIFIED MILLION SELLER ALBUMS". ocn.ne.jp. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ "それは幻想の一夜ーー「Fantôme Iris 1st LIVE -C'est la vie!-」ライブレポート。眷属たちの目に映る，銀の百合咲き乱れし王国". 4gamer.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "エリック・マーティン、B'zからBOΦWY、LUNA SEAまで今度は男性J-ROCKの名曲を鮮烈カバー". BARKS (in Japanese). 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "ラルクトリビュート世界配信開始、PVもYouTube公開". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "ray | L'Arc～en～Ciel". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "『ray』15th Anniversary Expanded Edition | L'Arc～en～Ciel". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – L'Arc～en～Ciel – ray" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1999年7月 on the drop-down menu
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