L'Arc-en-Ciel - Ray (1999)

L'Arc-en-Ciel - Ray (1999)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Shi no Hai" (死の灰)   4:08

2. "It's the End"   3:25

3. "Honey"   3:48

4. "Sell my Soul"   4:39

5. "Snow Drop (Ray Mix)"   4:33

6. "L'heure"   4:04

7. "Kasou" (花葬)   5:13

8. "Shinshoku ~Lose Control~" (浸食 ～lose control～)   4:45

9. "Trick"   3:47

10. "Ibara no Namida" (いばらの涙)   5:22

11. "The Silver Shining"   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!-.

L'Arc-en-Ciel Band Members / Musicians

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

Ray is the 7th 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.