Heavy Gauge Explained

Heavy Gauge
Type:studio
Artist:Glay
Cover:GLAYHeavyGauge.jpg
Released:October 20, 1999
Length:65:35
Label:Pony Canyon
Mustard/Unlimited Records
Producer:Masahide Sakuma
Glay
Prev Title:Pure Soul
Prev Year:1998
Next Year:2000

Heavy Gauge is the 6th album by Japanese rock band Glay. This is the first album which Glay dabbles in the genres of progressive rock and gospel, using progressive chords on songs like the self-titled track, and using gospel choirs in songs such as "Will Be King" and "Happiness". This album also marks a milestone in Glay's career with their hit song "Winter, Again". The song won Single of the Year (1999) at the Japan Record Award. Many songs from the album were used in the Meiji Seika Kaisha advertising campaigns for their "Horn" and "Flan" product food lines. The album reached #1 on Oricon charts and sold about 2,370,000. The album was certified "Double Million" by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).

Track listing

  1. Heavy Gauge - 6:52
  2. Fatsounds - 3:50
  3. Survival - 4:24
  4. (Translation: To somewhere, that is not here) - 5:49
  5. Happiness - 5:51
  6. Summer FM - 5:11
  7. Level Devil - 5:06
  8. Be with You - 5:10
  9. Winter, Again - 5:14
  10. Will Be King - 7:30
  11. (Translation: Something to live for) - 5:57
  12. - 4:35

Bonus Tracks:

  1. Young Oh! Oh!
  2. Hello My Life
  3. (Translation: Poisonous Rock)

Album chart information

Oricon Top Ranking: #1

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