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Empire

Queensrÿche

Type:
Full-length
Release date:
September 4th, 1990
Catalog ID:
CDP-7-92806-2
Label:
EMI
Format:
CD
Reviews:
15 reviews (avg. 72%)
1. Best I Can 05:34   Show lyrics
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2. The Thin Line 05:43   Show lyrics
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3. Jet City Woman 05:22   Show lyrics
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4. Della Brown 07:04   Show lyrics
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5. Another Rainy Night (Without You) 04:29   Show lyrics
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6. Empire 05:24   Show lyrics
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7. Resistance 04:51   Show lyrics
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8. Silent Lucidity 05:48   Show lyrics
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9. Hand on Heart 05:33   Show lyrics
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10. One and Only 05:54   Show lyrics
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11. Anybody Listening? 07:41   Show lyrics
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Band members
Geoff Tate Vocals, Keyboards
Michael Wilton Guitars, Guitars (acoustic)
Chris DeGarmo Guitars, Vocals (backing), Keyboards (track 1), Guitars (acoustic)
Eddie Jackson Bass, Vocals (backing), Bass (fretless)
Scott Rockenfield Drums, Percussion
Guest/Session
Randy Gane Vocals (additional): Answering Machine (track 6)
Michael "What Film Hasn't He Done" Kamen (R.I.P. 2003) Orchestration (track 8)
Miscellaneous staff
Peter Collins Producer
James "Jimbo" Barton Recording, Mixing
Marcus "Culinary Master" Ramaer Recording (assistant)
Paul Northfield Recording (track 6)
Tom "Can I Drive You to Portland" Hall Recording (assistant) (track 6)
Dan Harjung Mixing (assistant)
Bob Ludwig Mastering
Harold Sinclair Photography
Geoff Tate Vocals, Keyboards
Michael Wilton Guitars, Guitars (acoustic)
Chris DeGarmo Guitars, Vocals (backing), Keyboards (track 1), Guitars (acoustic)
Eddie Jackson Bass, Vocals (backing), Bass (fretless)
Scott Rockenfield Drums, Percussion
Randy Gane Vocals (additional): Answering Machine (track 6)
Michael "What Film Hasn't He Done" Kamen (R.I.P. 2003) Orchestration (track 8)
Peter Collins Producer
James "Jimbo" Barton Recording, Mixing
Marcus "Culinary Master" Ramaer Recording (assistant)
Paul Northfield Recording (track 6)
Tom "Can I Drive You to Portland" Hall Recording (assistant) (track 6)
Dan Harjung Mixing (assistant)
Bob Ludwig Mastering
Harold Sinclair Photography
Read Still stands up but not as... 80% snow wolf December 7th, 2020
Read Listen to it for what it is 93% Writhingchaos February 8th, 2016
Read In the wrong place, at the... 35% Diamhea January 28th, 2014
Read Just Hit Me Like A Two Ton... 90% Twisted_Psychology June 10th, 2013
Read Umpire: Strrriiike One 63% autothrall August 15th, 2012
Read Queensrÿche - Empire 70% ConorFynes December 28th, 2010
Read Warning! Commercial content... 20% The_CrY November 17th, 2009
Read Queensryche's Best Album 95% elfo19 March 30th, 2009
Read Just not an "A" effort 75% LaconicWarrior June 3rd, 2008
Read A Pure Musical Mess. 51% hells_unicorn February 24th, 2007
Read A sophisticated work of... 95% Cesar666 January 10th, 2007
Read STAY AWAY!! This album has... 89% PseudoGoatKill September 17th, 2005
Read Decent pop-metal 76% CrystalMountain January 23rd, 2005
Read EMIpire? 77% asklater January 22nd, 2005
Read Can't you hear it calling? 76% Pyrus September 21st, 2003

Trivia:
- Ironically, both the font and style used for the text on the front cover closely resemble those of Queensrÿche's then-label: EMI.
- 'Jet City Woman' is about Geoff Tate's wife at the time, who was an airline stewardess.

Official music videos:
-Best I Can
-Empire
-Silent Lucidity
-Another Rainy Night (Without You)
-Another Rainy Night (Without You) [Alternate Version]
-Anybody Listening?

Recording information:

Recorded at Vancouver Studios, Vancouver, B.C., Canada in Spring 1990, except track 6 recorded at Triad Studios, Redmond, WA.
Mixed at Royal Recorders Studios, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York, New York, USA.

Identifiers:

Barcode: 0 7777-92806-2 9

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