Promised Land (album)

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Promised Land
Promised Land cover
Studio album by Queensrÿche
Released October 18, 1994
Recorded Summer 1992 – Spring 1994
Genre Progressive Metal
Length 48:26
Label EMI America
Producer(s) Queensrÿche and
James Barton
Professional reviews
Queensrÿche chronology
Operation: LIVEcrime (1991) Promised Land (1994) Hear in the Now Frontier
(1997)


Promised Land was the 5th studio album by American heavy metal band Queensrÿche. It was released by EMI in 1994.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "9:28 a.m." (Scott Rockenfield) – 1:43
  2. "I Am I" (Chris DeGarmo, Geoff Tate) – 3:56
  3. "Damaged" (DeGarmo, Tate) – 3:55
  4. "Out of Mind" (DeGarmo) – 4:34
  5. "Bridge" (DeGarmo) – 3:27
  6. "Promised Land" (DeGarmo, Eddie Jackson, Rockenfield, Tate, Michael Wilton) – 8:25
  7. "Disconnected" (Rockenfield, Tate) – 4:48
  8. "Lady Jane" (DeGarmo) – 4:23
  9. "My Global Mind" (DeGarmo, Rockenfield, Tate, Wilton) – 4:20
  10. "One More Time" (DeGarmo, Tate) – 4:17
  11. "Someone Else?" (DeGarmo, Tate) – 4:38

[edit] Personnel

  • Geoff Tate – vocals, saxophone, keyboards
  • Michael Wilton – guitar
  • Chris DeGarmo – guitar, piano, cello, sitar
  • Eddie Jackson – bass guitar
  • Scott Rockenfield – drums, tape effects

[edit] Album credits

  • Produced by Queensrÿche and James Barton
  • Assisted by Phil Brown
  • Recorded at home, in the Dungeon, at Triad and at Big Log Studio from summer of 1992 through spring of 1994
  • Recorded by James Barton, Tom Hall and Queensrÿche
  • Additional recording at Music Grinder, assisted by Eric Fischer
  • Digital editing by Don Tyler
  • Mixed by James Barton and Queensrÿche at Bad Animals, Seattle, Washington
  • Assisted by Matt Gruber
  • Mastered by Steve Marcussen at Precision Lacquer, Hollywood, California

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Album

Year Chart Position
1994 The Billboard 200 3
1994 Germany 10

[edit] Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1994 "I Am I" Mainstream Rock Tracks 8
1994 "Bridge" Mainstream Rock Tracks 6
1995 "Disconnected" Mainstream Rock Tracks 32

[edit] External links

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Queensrÿche
Geoff TateMichael WiltonMike StoneEddie JacksonScott Rockenfield
Chris DeGarmoKelly Gray
Discography
Albums and extended plays: Queensrÿche - The Warning - Rage for Order - Operation: Mindcrime - Empire - Promised Land - Hear in the Now Frontier - Q2K - Tribe - Operation: Mindcrime II
Live albums: Operation: LIVEcrime - Live Evolution - The Art of Live
Compilations: Greatest Hits - Classic Masters
Singles: The Lady Wore Black - Take Hold of the Flame - Gonna Get Close to You - Walk in the Shadows - Breaking the Silence - Eyes of a Stranger - Revolution Calling - I Dont Believe in Love - Empire - Silent Lucidity - Jet City Woman - Best I Can - Another Rainy Night - Anybody Listening - I Am I - Bridge - Disconnected - Sign of the Times - Open - I'm American - Hands
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