Episode (Stratovarius album)
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| Studio album by Stratovarius | ||||
| Released | 22 April 1996[1] | |||
| Recorded | October 1995 – February 1996 at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland | |||
| Genre | Power metal, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 62:56 | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
| Producer | Timo Tolkki | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Episode is the fifth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 22 April 1996 through Noise Records. It reached #21 on that year's Finnish albums chart and remained charted for six weeks.[3] The album is the first to feature keyboardist Jens Johansson and drummer Jörg Michael, both of whom would form part of Stratovarius' most stable line-up for nine years.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | |
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| 1. | "Father Time" | Timo Kotipelto, Richard Johnson | Timo Tolkki | 5:01 | |
| 2. | "Will the Sun Rise?" | Kotipelto | Tolkki | 5:06 | |
| 3. | "Eternity" | Kotipelto | Tolkki | 6:55 | |
| 4. | "Episode" | (instrumental) | Tolkki | 2:01 | |
| 5. | "Speed of Light" | Kotipelto | Tolkki | 3:03 | |
| 6. | "Uncertainty" | Kotipelto | Kotipelto | 5:59 | |
| 7. | "Season of Change" | Tolkki | Tolkki | 6:56 | |
| 8. | "Stratosphere" | (instrumental) | Tolkki | 4:51 | |
| 9. | "Babylon" | Tolkki | Tolkki | 7:09 | |
| 10. | "Tomorrow" | Johnson | Tolkki | 4:51 | |
| 11. | "Night Time Eclipse" | Kotipelto | Tolkki | 7:58 | |
| 12. | "Forever" | Tolkki | Tolkki | 3:06 |
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | ||||||
| 13. | "When the Night Meets the Day" | Tolkki | Tolkki | 5:30 | ||||||
| 2002 Japanese reissue bonus track | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | ||||||
| 14. | "Future Shock '96" | Tuomo Lassila, Tolkki | Lassila, Tolkki | 4:27 | ||||||
Personnel
- Timo Kotipelto – vocals
- Timo Tolkki – guitar, background vocals, arrangement (except track 12), engineering, mixing, production
- Jens Johansson – keyboard
- Jörg Michael – drums
- Jari Kainulainen – bass
- Pasi Puolakka – flute
- Sibelius String Orchestra – strings
- Sibelius Choir – choir
- Pop/Jazz Conservatory Choir – choir
- Reijo Harvonen – conducting, arrangement (track 12)
- Kimmo Blom – background vocals
- Richard Johnson – background vocals
- Marko Vaara – background vocals
- Richard Johnson – vocal consultation, lyrical consultation
- Timo Oksala – engineering
- Rene Siren – engineering
- Erol Sakir – tape operation
- Mikko Karmila – mixing
- Mika Jussila – mastering
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | Finland's Official List | 21[3] |
References
- ↑ "Episode by Stratovarius". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- ↑ Ravelin, Antti J. "Episode - Stratovarius". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Stratovarius - Episode (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
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