Ray (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

Ray
Ray
Studio album by L'Arc-en-Ciel
Released	July 1, 1999
Genre	Pop rock; alternative rock;
Length	49:24
Label	Ki/oon
Producer	L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano
L'Arc-en-Ciel chronology
Singles from Ray
	"Honey"; Released: July 8, 1998; "Kasou"; Released: July 8, 1998; "Shinshoku (Lose Control)"; Released: July 8, 1998; "Snow Drop"; Released: October 7, 1998;

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

No.	Title	Music	Length
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

"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

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

Weekly charts

Original release

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[5]	2

15th Anniversary Edition

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[6]	12

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	7

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[7]	2× Million	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "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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[1] "RIAJ CERTIFIED MILLION SELLER ALBUMS". ocn.ne.jp. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

[2] "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.

[3] "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.

[4] "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.

[5] "ray | L'Arc～en～Ciel". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-22.

[6] "『ray』15th Anniversary Expanded Edition | L'Arc～en～Ciel". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-22.

[JapanL'Arc～en～CielrayalbumCertRef-7] "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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