Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads
Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads | ||||
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Released | May 27, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 1997–2002 | |||
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Length | 67:38 | |||
Label | Drakkar | |||
Nightwish chronology | ||||
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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.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Walking in the Air" (Howard Blake cover) | Blake | Blake | Oceanborn (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 Webber | Century 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[]
- Tarja Turunen - Vocals
- Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards
- Emppu Vuorinen - Lead guitar (all tracks), Acoustic guitar and Bass guitar (on tracks 2 and 13)
- Sami Vänskä - Bass guitar (on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13)
- Jukka Nevalainen - Drums and Percussion
- Marko Hietala – Bass guitar (on tracks 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15), male vocals (on track 7, 8)
References[]
- ^ Nightwish-World: Walking in the Air - The Greatest Ballads
- ^ [http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/album.php?album_id=53510&page=&message_id= Metal Storm: Nightwish - Walking in the Air - The Greatest Ballads Compilation
Categories:
- Nightwish albums
- 2011 compilation albums