Elements Pt. 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