Lucidity (album)

Lucidity

Released

September 4, 2006

Recorded

Spacelab Studio, Grefrath, Germany
Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki, Finland (Marco's bass and vocals)
Mastersound Studio, Steinheim, Germany (Liv's vocals)
somewhere in the Netherlands (Sharon's vocals)

Genre

Symphonic metal

Length

54:44

Label

Roadrunner

Producer

Oliver Philipps, Martijn Westerholt

Delain chronology

Amenity
(2002)

Lucidity
(2006)

April Rain
(2009)

Singles from Lucidity

"Frozen"
Released: January 21, 2007
"See Me in Shadow"
Released: July 23, 2007
"Shattered"
Released: 2007
"The Gathering"
Released: December 3, 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
About.com	^[2]
Metal Storm	^[3]
Sonic Cathedral	^[4]

Lucidity is the debut full-length album by the Dutch symphonic metal band, Delain. It was released on September 4, 2006 by Roadrunner Records. It was released in the USA by Sensory Records on June 22, 2010.^[5] In 2016 the band celebrated their 10th anniversary by re-releasing the album.

After the disbandment of the band which had recorded the Amenity demo, the keyboard player and main composer Martijn Westerholt decided to retain lead vocalist Charlotte Wessels and to record an album with the best session musicians available, without the perspective of bringing the songs on tour. He recruited for the project Marco Hietala (Nightwish, Tarot) on vocals and bass, Ad Sluijter (Epica), Guus Eikens (Orphanage) and Jan Yrlund (Imperia) on guitars and Ariën van Weesenbeek (God Dethroned) on drums. Guest vocalists on the album were Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation), Liv Kristine (Leaves' Eyes), and George Oosthoek.

The album was recorded in different periods during 2005 and 2006 to accommodate the availability of the many musicians involved, often on tour with their bands.

Lucidity peaked at No. 43 in Dutch charts^[6] and the success of the album pushed Westerholt to reorganize Delain as a touring band with new musicians.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Sever"	Martijn Westerholt	Westerholt	4:53
2.	"Frozen"	Westerholt, Charlotte Wessels	Westerholt	4:43
3.	"Silhouette of a Dancer"	Wessels	Westerholt, Jan Yrlund	5:25
4.	"No Compliance"	Westerholt	Westerholt	5:10
5.	"See Me in Shadow"	Westerholt, Wessels	Westerholt	4:41
6.	"Shattered"	Westerholt	Westerholt	4:20
7.	"The Gathering"	Guus Eikens	Eikens	3:35
8.	"Daylight Lucidity"	Westerholt, Eikens	Westerholt, Eikens	4:36
9.	"Sleepwalkers Dream"	Westerholt, Wessels	Westerholt	4:27
10.	"A Day for Ghosts"	Westerholt	Westerholt	3:37
11.	"Pristine"	Rein Doze	Westerholt	4:31
12.	"(Deep) Frozen" (bonus track)	Westerholt, Wessels	Westerholt	4:46

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Silhouette of a Dancer" (acoustic)	3:23

US edition bonus tracks^[7]
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Frozen" (acoustic)	4:27
14.	"Silhouette of a Dancer" (acoustic)	3:21
15.	"See Me in Shadow" (acoustic)	3:36
16.	"No Compliance" (Charlotte only vocals)	5:09

The 10th Anniversary Edition (CD 1) - Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Silhouette of a Dancer" (Live)	5:50
14.	"Shattered" (Live)	4:24
15.	"Pristine" (Live)	5:11
16.	"Medley"	3:27

The 10th Anniversary Edition (CD 2) - Instrumentals
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sever"	4:53
2.	"Frozen"	4:43
3.	"Silhouette of a Dancer"	5:25
4.	"No Compliance"	5:10
5.	"See Me in Shadow"	4:41
6.	"Shattered"	4:20
7.	"The Gathering"	3:35
8.	"Daylight Lucidity"	4:36
9.	"Sleepwalkers Dream"	4:27
10.	"A Day for Ghosts"	3:37
11.	"Pristine"	4:31

Personnel

Band members

Charlotte Wessels - lead vocals (except tracks 4 and 10)
Martijn Westerholt - keyboards, orchestral arrangements, co-producer

Session musicians

Marco Hietala - lead vocals on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, bass guitar
Ad Sluijter - guitar on tracks 1, 2, 4, 9, 10
Guus Eikens - guitar on tracks 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, keyboards on track 7, backing vocals on tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11
Ariën van Weesenbeek - drums
Rosan van der Aa - backing vocals on tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11

Guest musicians

Sharon den Adel - lead vocals on track 4
Liv Kristine - lead vocals on tracks 5 and 10
George Oosthoek - grunts on tracks 3, 11, 12
Jan Yrlund - guitar on tracks 1, 4, 5
Oliver Phillips - guitar on track 4, orchestral arrangements, producer
Rupert Gillett - cello on tracks 3, 4, 5

Touring members

Ronald Landa - guitars, backing vocals
Rob van der Loo - bass
Sander Zoer - drums

Technical personnel

Christian Moos, Tero Kinnunen, Daniël Gibson, Alexander Krull - engineers
Stefan Helleblad - mixing
Thomas Eberger - mastering

References

↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Delain Lucidity (13 Tracks) review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
↑ Bowar, Chad. "Delain - 'Lucidity'". About.com. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
↑ "Delain - Lucidity". Metal Storm. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
↑ Grant, Sam (1 September 2006). "Delain - Lucidity". Sonic Cathedral.com. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
↑ "Delain". Sensory Records. The Laser's Edge Group. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
↑ "Delain - Lucidity (Album)". GfK Dutch Charts. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
↑ "Lucidity CD". CD Universe. Retrieved 2012-05-04.

Delain
Martijn Westerholt Charlotte Wessels Otto van der Oije Timo Somers Ruben Israel Merel Bechtold Ewout Pieters Rob van der Loo Ronald Landa Ray van Lente Roy van Enkhuyzen Frank van der Meijden Anne Invernizzi Martijn Willemsen Tim Kuper Sander Zoer
Studio albums	Lucidity April Rain We Are the Others The Human Contradiction Moonbathers
EPs	Lunar Prelude
Compilation albums	Interlude
Singles	"Frozen" "See Me in Shadow" "The Gathering" "April Rain" "Stay Forever" "Smalltown Boy" "Get the Devil Out of Me" "Are You Done with Me" "Your Body Is a Battleground (featuring Marco Hietala)" "Stardust" "Suckerpunch" "The Glory and the Scum" "Fire With Fire"
Demo	Amenity

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