The Name of the Rose (album)

The Name of the Rose is the second studio album released by the hard rock band Ten.

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Hughes except where noted.

1. "The Name of the Rose" – 8:31
2. "Wildest Dreams" – 5:33
3. "Don't Cry" – 5:00
4. "Turn Around" – 3:52
5. "Pharaoh's Prelude: Ascension to the Afterlife" – 3:54
6. "Wait For You" – 5:31
7. "The Rainbow" – 6:03 (G. Hughes/Zoe Hughes)
8. "Through the Fire" – 8:19
9. "Goodnight Saigon" – 7:02
10. "Wings of the Storm" – 5:02
11. "Standing In Your Light" – 7:18
12. "The Quest" – 4:52
13. "You're My Religion" – 6:48

Personnel

• Gary Hughes – vocals
• Vinny Burns – guitars
• John Halliwell – guitars
• Ged Rylands – keyboards
• Martin "Shelley" Shelton – bass guitar
• Greg Morgan – drums
• Mark Harrison – bass guitar
• Brian Cox – keyboards
• Howard Smith – keyboards
• Andy Thompson – keyboards
• Jason Thanos – backing vocals (Track 9)
• Oliver Bowden – backing vocals (Track 11)
• Thierey Cardinet – backing vocals (Track 11)
• Damien Guasp – backing vocals (Track 11)
• Jee Jacquet – backing vocals (Track 11)

Production

• Executive Producers – Mark Ashton and Vinny Burns
• Mixing – Mike Stone
• Engineer – Mike Stone, Audu Obaje and Ray Brophy

Concepts

• "Wildest Dreams" is about a utopic perfect woman.
• "Pharaoh's Prelude" and "Wait for You" are based on Egyptian Mythology.
• "The Rainbow" tells the story of a socialite that commits suicide.
• "Goodnight Saigon" is about the Vietnam War.

Trivia

The song Wait For You (with altered lyrics) from this album, along with Yesterday Lies In The Flames and Stay With Me from the band's X album, were written back in 1993 for Gary Hughes' third solo album. However, TEN was formed and the songs ended up in the band's first two albums.

External links

• Heavy Harmonies page