Traces Vol.2

2017 greatest hits album by the Gazette

Traces Vol.2

Greatest hits album by

the Gazette

Released

March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08)

Length

60:10

Language

Japanese

Label

Sony Japan

the Gazette chronology

Dogma
(2016)

Traces Vol.2
(2017)

Ninth
(2018)

Traces Vol.2 is the second greatest hits album by the Japanese band the Gazette, released on March 8, 2017 on Sony Japan, in celebration of the band's 15-year career.^[1]^[2] Unlike the previous greatest hits album, Traces Best of 2005-2009, this time the band re-recorded the songs.^[3]

Charts

The album peaked at the 8° position on the Oricon Albums Chart.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Kare Uta" (枯詩)	Verwelktes Gedicht	5:10
2.	"Cassis"	NIL	6:54
3.	"D.L.N"	NIL	6:15
4.	"Calm Envy"	Stacked Rubbish	5:55
5.	"reila"	reila (single)	8:02
6.	"Untitled"	Toxic	4:22
7.	"Without a Trace"	Distress and Coma (single)	4:20
8.	"Guren" (紅蓮)	DIM	5:26
9.	"Shiroki Yuutsu" (白き憂鬱)	DIM	4:32
10.	"Pledge"	Toxic	6:05

Limited edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Original album	Length
11.	"Ito" (絲)	Akuyuukai	6:43
12.	"Taion" (体温)	NIL	6:54
Total length:			60:10

Personnel

Ruki – vocals
Uruha – lead guitar
Aoi – rhythm guitar
Reita – bass
Kai – drums

References

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^ "the GazettE| 激ロックインタビュー". Gekirock (in Japanese). 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
^ Inc, Natasha (2016-12-27). "the GazettE、6年ぶりベスト盤はバラード集". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-09-22. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "2017年03月06日～2017年03月12日オリコン週間アルバムランキング". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-09-22.