The Sound of Building Empires

~ Release by Queensrÿche (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Eyes of a Stranger
assistant engineer:
Jim Campbell (engineer), Glen "The Snake" Robinson (engineer) and Paul Milner (engineer)
engineer:
James “Jimbo” Barton (Australian/US producer/engineer, fl. 1990’s–2020’s) and Paul Northfield
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
assistant mixer:
Ronald Prent (Dutch Sound engineer and producer)
mixer:
James “Jimbo” Barton (Australian/US producer/engineer, fl. 1990’s–2020’s)
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Chris DeGarmo and Michael Wilton
bass guitar:
Eddie Jackson (US metal bassist for Queensrÿche)
cello:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Scott Rockenfield
keyboard, lead vocals and whistling:
Geoff Tate
choir vocals:
The Moronic Monks of Morin Heights (Operation: Mindcrime)
spoken vocals [Nurse]:
Debbie Wheeler (voice over artist)
conductor:
Snakemeister (conductor)
chorus master:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
recorded at:
Kajem/Victory Studios (An American recording studio and production facility.) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Eyes of a Stranger
writer:
Chris DeGarmo and Geoff Tate
publisher:
Queensrÿche Publishing Company and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
4.656:37
2The Lady Wore Black
engineer:
Tom Hall (recording engineer)
producer:
Queensrÿche
drums (drum set):
Scott Rockenfield
electric bass guitar:
Eddie Jackson (US metal bassist for Queensrÿche)
electric guitar:
Chris DeGarmo and Michael Wilton
background vocals:
Chris DeGarmo and Eddie Jackson (US metal bassist for Queensrÿche)
lead vocals:
Geoff Tate
recording of:
The Lady Wore Black
lyricist:
Geoff Tate
composer:
Chris DeGarmo
56:17
3Take Hold of the Flame
producer:
James Guthrie
mixer:
Val Garay
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Scott Rockenfield
electric bass guitar:
Eddie Jackson (US metal bassist for Queensrÿche)
electric guitar:
Chris DeGarmo and Michael Wilton
background vocals:
Chris DeGarmo, Eddie Jackson (US metal bassist for Queensrÿche) and Michael Wilton
lead vocals:
Geoff Tate
orchestrator:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
recording of:
Take Hold of the Flame
writer:
Chris DeGarmo and Geoff Tate
3.54:58
4I Will Remember (MTV Unplugged)
recording of:
I Will Remember
composer:
Chris DeGarmo
54:03
5Silent Lucidity (live)
live recording of:
Silent Lucidity
orchestrator:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
lyricist and composer:
Chris DeGarmo
6:12