Pure Soul (album)

Pure Soul
Studio album by Glay
Released	July 29, 1998
Genre	Power pop, pop rock, progressive rock
Length	55:56
Label	PolyGram Mustard/Unlimited records
Producer	Masahide Sakuma Glay
Glay chronology
Review (1997) Pure Soul (1998) Heavy Gauge (1999)
Singles from Pure Soul
"Yuuwaku" Released: April 29, 1998 "Soul Love" Released: April 29, 1998

Pure Soul is the fifth released album from the Japanese rock band Glay. The album was a slight departure from the rock and power ballad sound the band sported with their previous albums. Pure Soul brought forth a faster rock sound. The album contains such hits as "Yuuwaku", "Soul Love", the concert classic "I'm in Love", and the title track "Pure Soul". The album peaked at #1 on Oricon charts and sold about 2,430,000. It was certified "Triple million" by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).

"Yuuwaku" was covered by Hero on the compilation Crush! 2 -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-, which was released on November 23, 2011 and features current visual kei bands covering songs from bands that were important to the 1990s visual kei movement.^[1]

Track listing

1. You May Dream - 5:15
2. Biribiri Crashmen (ビリビリクラッシュメン) - 4:33
3. May Fair - 4:58
4. Soul Love - 4:30
5. Deatte Shimatta Futari (出会ってしまった２人) - 3:56
6. Pure Soul - 6:24
7. Yuuwaku (誘惑) - 4:16
8. Come On!! - 3:23
9. FriedChicken & Beer - 4:37
10. 3 Years Later (３年後) - 7:33
11. I'm in Love - 6:28

• All music and lyrics by Takuro, except for #2 (music by Jiro), all arrangements by Glay and Masahide Sakuma. Luna Sea guitarist Sugizo appears on #7 as a guest.

Album chart information

Oricon Top Ranking: #1
Weeks on: 41
Overall Glay Ranking: #3
(NOTE: Overall Glay Ranking is how it is ranked against Glay's other albums according to the Oricon)

References

1. "Aoi, Moran, and more to release ’90s Visual Kei cover album". tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2011-12-15.

• Oricon - Glay's profile on the Oricon
• Happy Swing Space Site - Official Site