Traces Vol.2

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]

Traces Vol.2
Greatest hits album by the Gazette
Released	March 8, 2017
Length	60:10
Language	Japanese
Label	Sony Japan
The Gazette chronology
Dogma (2016) Traces Vol.2 (2017) Ninth (2018)

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
2.	"Ito" (絲)	Akuyuukai	6:43
3.	"Taion" (体温)	NIL	6:54
Total length:			60:10

Personnel

• Ruki – singing
• Uruha – lead guitar
• Aoi – rhythm guitar
• Reita – bass
• Kai – drums

References

1. "the GazettE re-recorded some of their most beautiful ballads for best of album TRACES VOL.2". JROCK NEWS. 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
2. "the GazettE| 激ロック インタビュー". Gekirock (in Japanese). 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
3. 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.
4. "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.