Elements Pt. 1, also known as Elements, part 1, is the ninth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 22 January 2003 through Nuclear Blast. The album reached No. 2 on the Finnish albums chart,[1] as well as reaching the top 100 in four other countries. "Eagleheart" was released as a single, also reaching No. 2 on the Finnish singles chart.[4]
2014 Complete Edition
Track listing[]
All songs written and composed by Timo Tolkki, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eagleheart" (lyrics: Tolkki, Timo Kotipelto) | 3:50 | |
| 2. | "Soul of a Vagabond" | 7:22 | |
| 3. | "Find Your Own Voice" | 5:12 | |
| 4. | "Fantasia" | 9:56 | |
| 5. | "Learning to Fly" | 6:22 | |
| 6. | "Papillon" | 7:00 | |
| 7. | "Stratofortress" (instrumental) | 3:25 | |
| 8. | "Elements" | 12:00 | |
| 9. | "A Drop in the Ocean" | 6:51 | |
Total length: |
61:58 | ||
| French edition bonus track | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 10. | "Papillon" (French language version) | 7:00 | ||||||||
| Japanese edition bonus track | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 10. | "Into Deep Blue" | 5:41 | ||||||||
| StratoShop limited edition bonus disc | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Eagleheart" (demo) | 3:50 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Soul of a Vagabond" (demo) | 7:22 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Find Your Own Voice" (demo) | 5:12 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Fantasia" (demo) | 9:56 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Learning to Fly" (demo) | 6:22 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Papillon" (demo) | 7:00 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Stratofortress" (demo) | 3:25 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Elements" (demo) | 12:00 | ||||||||
| 9. | "A Drop in the Ocean" (demo) | 5:20 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Run Away" ("Eagleheart" B-side) | 4:54 | ||||||||
Total length: |
65:21 | |||||||||
Personnel[]
Stratovarius[]
- Timo Kotipelto – lead vocals
- Timo Tolkki – guitar, engineering, production
- Jens Johansson – keyboard
- Jörg Michael – drums
- Jari Kainulainen – bass
Additional credits[]
- Jonas Rannila – choir vocals (track 6)
- Veijo Laine – accordion (track 4), arrangement (Joensuu City Orchestra), production (orchestra)
- Juha Ikonen – orchestral leading
- Mongo Aaltonen – orchestral percussion
- Riku Niemi – orchestral percussion, conducting, production (orchestra)
- Hilkka Kangasniemi – choirmaster
- Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
- Petri Pyykkönen – engineering (orchestra)
- Juha Heininen – engineering (choir)
- Mika Jussila – mastering
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Stratovarius - Elements Pt. 1 (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ↑ Elements Pt. 1 (CD release "Nuclear Blast 27361 10372").
- ↑ "Elements, Pt. 1 - Stratovarius". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
- ↑ "Stratovarius - Eagleheart (song)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
External links[]
- Elements Part1 at stratovarius.com