Over the Hills and Far Away is an EP by Finnish symphonic power metal quintet Nightwish, released in 2001 by both Spinefarm Records and Drakkar Records. It is their first and only EP. It was released in the United States in 2004 by Century Media Records. The bassist Sami Vänskä would leave the band after the recording of this CD, due to musical differences between him and Tuomas. Sami would be replaced by the current bassist and vocalist, Marco Hietala.[1]
Contents |
| Title | Writers | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Gary Moore Cover) (feat. Tony Kakko) | Gary Moore | 5:03 |
| 2. | "10th Man Down" (feat. Tapio Wilska) | Holopainen | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Away" | Holopainen | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Astral Romance" (re-recorded) (feat. Tony Kakko) | Holopainen | 5:22 |
This edition is identical to the Century Media Records version. It is sold in Europe, outside of Finland. It contains additional tracks (5 to 10) recorded from the live performance in Tampere (Finland) on December 29, 2000. These additional live tracks can also be found on the live DVD/VHS/CD From Wishes to Eternity.
| Title | Writers | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Gary Moore Cover) (feat. Tony Kakko) | Gary Moore | 5:03 |
| 2. | "10th Man Down" (feat. Tapio Wilska) | Holopainen | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Away" | Holopainen | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Astral Romance" (re-recorded) (feat. Tony Kakko) | Holopainen | 5:22 |
| 5. | "The Kinslayer" (Live) | Holopainen | 4:12 |
| 6. | "She is My Sin" (Live) | Holopainen | 4:44 |
| 7. | "Sacrament of Wilderness" (Live) | Holopainen | 5:00 |
| 8. | "Walking in the Air" (Live) | Howard Blake, arr. by Holopainen | 5:10 |
| 9. | "Beauty and the Beast" (Live) | Holopainen | 6:40 |
| 10. | "Wishmaster" (Live) | Holopainen | 5:03 |
The edition released by Drakkar Records contains a few additional tracks (track 5 to 10) recorded from the live performance in Tampere (Finland) on December 29, 2000. These additional live tracks can also be found on the live DVD From Wishes to Eternity A dual-side CD/DVD-Version was also released, witch contained the video recordings to the live tracks on the DVD side.
| Title | Writers | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Gary Moore Cover) (feat. Tony Kakko) | Gary Moore | 5:00 |
| 2. | "10th Man Down" (feat. Tapio Wilska) | Holopainen | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Away" | Holopainen | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Astral Romance" (re-recorded) (feat. Tony Kakko) | Holopainen | 5:18 |
| 5. | "The Kinslayer" (Live) | Holopainen | 4:12 |
| 6. | "She is My Sin" (Live) | Holopainen | 4:45 |
| 7. | "Sacrament of Wilderness" (Live) | Holopainen | 5:01 |
| 8. | "Walking in the Air" (Live) | Howard Blake, arr. by Holopainen | 5:08 |
| 9. | "Wishmaster" (Live) | Holopainen | 4:44 |
| 10. | "Deep Silent Complete" (Live) | Holopainen | 4:38 |
| Title | Writers | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Gary Moore Cover) (feat. Tony Kakko) | Gary Moore | 5:03 |
| 2. | "10th Man Down" (feat. Tapio Wilska) | Holopainen | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Away" | Holopainen | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Astral Romance" (re-recorded) (feat. Tony Kakko) | Holopainen | 5:22 |
| 5. | "The Kinslayer" (Live) | Holopainen | 4:12 |
| 6. | "She is My Sin" (Live) | Holopainen | 4:44 |
| 7. | "Sacrament of Wilderness" (Live) | Holopainen | 5:01 |
| 8. | "Walking in the Air" (Live) | Howard Blake, arr. by Holopainen | 5:10 |
| 9. | "Beauty and the Beast" (Live) | Holopainen | 6:40 |
| 10. | "Wishmaster" (Live) | Holopainen | 5:08 |
| 11. | "10th Man Down" (Live) | Holopainen | 5:31 |
| 12. | "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Live) | Gary Moore | 6:00 |
| 13. | "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Video) | Gary Moore | 3:53 |