Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads

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Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads
Nightwish - Walking in the Air (album).jpg
Compilation album by
Nightwish
ReleasedMay 27, 2011 (2011-05-27)
Recorded1997–2002
Genre
Length67:38
LabelDrakkar
Nightwish chronology
Lokikirja
(2009) 		Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads
(2011) 		Decades
(2018)
Alternative cover
Finnish edition artwork
Finnish edition artwork

Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads is a compilation album by the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released in 2011. It contains the "greatest ballads" from the first four albums, two of which are covers.[1][2] The cover art was created by Andreas Marschall.

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Tuomas Holopainen, except where noted; all music is composed by Holopainen, except where noted.

Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginal releaseLength
1."Walking in the Air" (Howard Blake cover)BlakeBlakeOceanborn (1998)5:28
2."Angels Fall First"  Angels Fall First (1997)5:34
3."Sleepwalker" (heavy version)  B-side from "Deep Silent Complete" single (2000)3:04
4."Sleeping Sun"  Non-album single (1999)4:01
5."Dead Boy's Poem"  Wishmaster (2000)6:47
6."Deep Silent Complete"  Wishmaster (2000)3:57
7."Feel for You"  Century Child (2002)3:54
8."The Phantom of the Opera" (Andrew Lloyd Webber cover)
Lloyd WebberCentury Child (2002)4:09
9."Ocean Soul"  Century Child (2002)4:14
10."Lagoon"  B-side from "Bless the Child" single (2002)3:46
11."Swanheart"  Oceanborn (1998)4:44
12."Two for Tragedy"  Wishmaster (2000)3:51
13."A Return to the Sea"  Angels Fall First (1997)5:46
14."Away"  Over the Hills and Far Away (2001)4:32
15."Forever Yours"  Century Child (2002)3:51
Total length:67:38

Personnel[]

Main article: List of Nightwish members

References[]

  1. ^ Nightwish-World: Walking in the Air - The Greatest Ballads
  2. ^ [http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/album.php?album_id=53510&page=&message_id= Metal Storm: Nightwish - Walking in the Air - The Greatest Ballads Compilation
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