Singles (Luna Sea album)

Singles is the first compilation album by the Japanese rock band Luna Sea, released on December 17, 1997. It is a double album that collects all of their singles up to that point, with the A-sides on disc one, and the B-sides on disc two.

Singles
Compilation album by
ReleasedDecember 17, 1997
Length79:41 (total)
38:47 (CD 1)
40:54 (CD 2)
LabelUniversal
ProducerLuna Sea
Luna Sea chronology
Style
(1996)
Singles
(1997)
Shine
(1998)

The album was the band's second consecutive number one on the Oricon Albums Chart, following 1996's Style, and charted for 27 weeks.[1] It was the twentieth best-selling album of 1998, and is the band's best-selling album with more than 1.2 million copies sold it was certified Triple Platinum by the RIAJ.[2][3] It was also one of the albums to win "Rock Album of the Year" at the 12th Japan Gold Disc Awards.[4]

Track listing

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Disc 1: Singles
No.TitleLength
1."Believe" (1993)4:17
2."In My Dream (With Shiver)" (1993)5:14
3."Rosier" (1994)5:25
4."True Blue" (1994)3:55
5."Mother" (1995)5:35
6."Desire" (1995)4:22
7."End of Sorrow" (1996)4:24
8."In Silence" (1996)5:35
Disc 2: Another Side of Singles
No.TitleLength
9."Claustrophobia" (from "Believe")5:36
10."Slave" (from "In My Dream (With Shiver)")3:34
11."Rain" (from "Rosier")5:32
12."Fallout" (from "True Blue")6:58
13."Luv U" (from "Desire")5:25
14."Twice" (from "End of Sorrow")6:16
15."Ray" (from "In Silence")7:33

References

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  1. ^ "LUNA SEAのアルバム売り上げランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  2. ^ "What's This Year - Music 1998". interq.or.jp. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. ^ "Japanese album certifications" (Enter Luna Sea into the アーティスト then select 検索) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  4. ^ "The Japan Gold Disc Award 1998". Japan Gold Disc Award (in Japanese). Retrieved October 20, 2012.