Mother Earth (album)

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Mother Earth
Studio album by Within Temptation
Released	August 21, 2001
Recorded	Summer 2000
Genre	symphonic metal
Length	?
Label	DSFA Records
Producer(s)	Oscar Holleman
Professional reviews
AMG [1]
Within Temptation chronology
The Dance (EP) (1998)	Mother Earth (2001)	The Silent Force (2004)

Mother Earth is the second studio album by the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. Originally released on August 21, 2001, it quickly became a success in the band's heartland, reaching platinum status in the Netherlands and gold in Belgium, platinum in Germany in addition to achieving TMF/MTV Awards in both countries. The album reportedly sold 350,000 copies in Europe.

The album was licensed to be released in Germany and neighbouring countries in January, 2003 as a special extended edition with four bonus tracks. The same edition reached the UK with a release in September, 2004.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus tracks 2 Track listing (2003 edition) 2.1 Bonus tracks (2003 edition)

[edit] Track listing

1. "Mother Earth" – 5:29
2. "Ice Queen" – 5:20
3. "Our Farewell" – 5:18
4. "Caged" – 5:47
5. "The Promise" – 8:00
6. "Never-Ending Story" – 4:02
7. "Deceiver of Fools" – 7:35
8. "Intro" – 1:06
9. "Dark Wings" – 4:14
10. "Perfect Harmony" – 6:58
11. "World of Make Believe" – 4:47

[edit] Bonus tracks

1. "Deep Within" (live)
2. "The Dance" (live)
3. "Restless" (classical version)
4. "Bittersweet" (B-side)

[edit] Track listing (2003 edition)

1. "Mother Earth" – 5:29
2. "Ice Queen" – 5:20
3. "Our Farewell" – 5:18
4. "Caged" – 5:46
5. "The Promise" – 8:00
6. "Never-Ending Story" – 4:02
7. "Deceiver of Fools" – 7:34
8. "Intro" – 1:05
9. "Dark Wings" – 4:14
10. "In Perfect Harmony" – 6:58

[edit] Bonus tracks (2003 edition)

1. "Restless" – 4:43
2. "Bittersweet" – 3:21
3. "Enter" (live at Utrecht 1998) – 6:39
4. "The Dance" (live at Utrecht 1998) – 4:53

Within Temptation
Ruud Adrianus Jolie | Jeroen van Veen | Stephen van Haestregt | Sharon den Adel | Martijn Spierenburg | Robert Westerholt
Discography
Enter (1997) | Mother Earth (2001) | The Silent Force (2004)