Roentgen (album)

Roentgen
Roentgen
Studio album by Hyde
Released	March 27, 2002; July 4, 2002 (international version)
Recorded	2001–2002 in London, England
Genre	Acoustic rock;
Length	48:36
Label	Haunted Records, Ki/oon Records
Producer	Hyde
Hyde chronology
International version
Roentgen English
	The international version, as reissued in 2004 in Japan

Roentgen is the debut album by Hyde, released on March 27, 2002. It was released on his own label Haunted Records, a division of Sony's Ki/oon Records. The cover of the regular edition is an X-ray of Hyde's own skull. "The Cape of Storms" was used as the theme song for the movie Last Quarter (2004), which Hyde starred in.^[2] An English version of the album (titled Roentgen English in Japan) was released on July 4, 2002, worldwide and October 14, 2004, in Japan.

The album ranked fifth on the Oricon chart.^[3]

Background and release

An English version was released overseas on July 4. A Japanese release of the English version, titled Roentgen English, was released on October 14, 2004.^[2] That version came with three bonus songs that were originally used as B-side's on Hyde's singles. The limited edition of the Japanese release came with a DVD that included the music video for "The Cape of Storms" and the audio only track; "The Cape of Storms -Last Quarter Mix-".^[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Hyde.

"Unexpected"
"White Song"
"Evergreen"
"Oasis"
"A Drop of Colour"
"Shallow Sleep"
"New Day's Dawn"
"Angel's Tale"
"The Cape of Storms"
"Secret Letters"

International version bonus tracks

"Evergreen (English Ensemble)"
"Angel's Tale (English Ensemble)"
"Shallow Sleep (English Ensemble)"

References

^ McClure, Steve (2002-07-03). "Make way for the gloom". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c "HYDEが歌う「下弦の月〜ラスト・クォーター」テーマ曲、ビデオクリップが36時間限定公開に" [Theme song sung by Hyde for Last Quarter will have a video clip released for a limited time in 36 hours]. RBB Today (in Japanese). 2004-10-14. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
^ "ＨＹＤＥのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-11-14.

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[1] McClure, Steve (2002-07-03). "Make way for the gloom". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2020-12-05.

[rbb_today_2004-10-14-2] "HYDEが歌う「下弦の月〜ラスト・クォーター」テーマ曲、ビデオクリップが36時間限定公開に" [Theme song sung by Hyde for Last Quarter will have a video clip released for a limited time in 36 hours]. RBB Today (in Japanese). 2004-10-14. Retrieved 2024-12-03.

[oriconalbums-3] "ＨＹＤＥのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-11-14.

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