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.TitleMusicLength
1."Shi no Hai" (死の灰)tetsu4:08
2."It's the End"ken3:25
3."Honey"hyde3:48
4."Sell my Soul"hyde4:39
5."Snow Drop (Ray Mix)"tetsu4:33
6."L'heure"yukihiro4:04
7."Kasou" (花葬)ken5:13
8."Shinshoku ~Lose Control~" (浸食 ～lose control～)ken4:45
9."Trick"yukihiro3:47
10."Ibara no Namida" (いばらの涙)hyde5:22
11."The Silver Shining"ken5:40

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

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[7] 2x Million 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  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.
  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