Ray (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

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Track listing

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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!-.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> "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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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