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.

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!-. "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.

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

Weekly charts
Original release 15th Anniversary Edition