Pure Soul (album)

Pure Soul
Studio album by Glay
Released	July 29, 1998
Genre	Power pop, pop rock
Length	55:56
Label	PolyGram Mustard/Unlimited records
Producer	Masahide Sakuma Glay
Glay chronology
Review (1997)Review1997 Pure Soul (1998) Heavy Gauge (1999)Heavy Gauge1999
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