Testimony (album)

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Testimony
Studio album by Neal Morse
Released	23 September 2003
Recorded	The Morse House, Nashville 2003
Genre	Cprog
Length	123:43 137:22 (for the Ltd. Edition)
Label	InsideOut Music
Producer(s)	Rich Mouser
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Neal Morse chronology
The Transatlantic Demos (2003)	Testimony (2003)	Testimony Live (2004)

Testimony is a progressive rock concept album by Neal Morse. Released in 2003, this double-album is in five sections detailing the composer's life and conversion to Christianity. The album features performances from Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy and Kerry Livgren of Kansas, although the majority of instruments are played by Morse himself.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc One 72:46

Part 1 - 41:08

1. "The Land Of Beginning Again" – 3:10
2. "Overture No. 1" – 5:58
3. "California Nights" – 5:46
4. "Colder in the Sun" – 6:20
5. "Sleeping Jesus" – 5:32
6. "Interlude" – 1:56
7. "The Prince of the Power of the Air" – 2:43
8. "The Promise" – 2:52
9. "Wasted Life" – 6:50

Part 2 - 31:38

1. "Overture No. 2" – 2:31
2. "Break of Day" – 6:55
3. "Power in the Air" – 5:03
4. "Somber Days" – 5:06
5. "Long Story" – 5:35
6. "It's All I Can Do" – 6:25

[edit] Disc Two 50:57

Part 3 - 12:06

1. "Transformation" – 3:00
2. "Ready to Try" – 4:17
3. "Sing it High" – 4:48

Part 4 - 28:19

1. "Moving in my Heart" – 3:06
2. "I Am Willing" – 6:28
3. "In the Middle" – 2:27
4. "The Storm Before the Calm" – 7:31
5. "Oh, to Feel Him" – 6:17
6. "God's Theme" – 2:31

Part 5 - 10:33

1. "Overture No. 3" – 1:05
2. "Rejoice" – 2:28
3. "Oh Lord My Lord" – 3:54
4. "God's Theme 2" – 2:10
5. "The Land of Beginning Again" – 0:54

[edit] Disc Three 13:39 (available only in the Ltd. Edition)

1. "The fang ... sings!" – 0:18
2. "Tuesday Afternoon/Find My Way Back Home" – 13:21

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band

• Neal Morse - producer, composer, guitars, synth, piano, organ, vocals
• Mike Portnoy - drums
• Kerry Livgren - guitar solo on "Long Story"
• Eric Brenton - violin, flute
• Chris Carmichael - violin, cello, strings
• David Henry - cello
• Jim Hoke - sax
• Neil Rosengarden - trumpet
• Katie Hagen - French horn
• Mark Leginer - sax
• Byron House - string bass
• Glenn Caruba - percussion
• Johnny Cox - pedal steel guitar
• Jerry Guidrox - guitar
• Pamela Ward, Aaron Marshall, Rick Altizer, Terry White, Gene Miller - backing vocals

[edit] Release details

• 2003, UK, Inside Out Music/Spv 6-93723-60412-1, Release Date 22 September 2003, CD
• 2003, UK, Inside Out Music/Spv 6-93723-00502-7, Release Date 29 September 2003, CD (Special Edition 3 CD set)
• 2003, USA, Radiant Records I491302, Release Date 22 September 2003, CD