Ray (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

Ray
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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
Ark (1999)Ark1999 Ray (1999) Ectomorphed Works (2000)Ectomorphed Works2000
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.

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

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 – fille on track 6
• Stephan – garçon on track 6