Ray (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

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]

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
Ark (1999) Ray (1999) Ectomorphed Works (2000)
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

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.