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| Released | July 1, 1999 | |||
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| Length | 49:24 | |||
| Label | Ki/oon | |||
| Producer | L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano | |||
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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]
| 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 |
"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]
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