Empire (album)
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| Studio album by Queensrÿche | ||
| Released | August 1990 | |
| Recorded | Spring 1990 | |
| Genre | Progressive Metal | |
| Length | 63:20 | |
| Label | EMI America | |
| Producer(s) | Peter Collins | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Queensrÿche chronology | ||
| Operation: Mindcrime (1988) |
Empire (1990) |
Operation: LIVEcrime (1991) |
For the album by Kasabian see Empire (Kasabian album)
Released in August 1990, Empire is the fourth full-length album by Queensrÿche. The power ballad "Silent Lucidity" was a cross-over hit. The songs "Jet City Woman", "Della Brown", and "Another Rainy Night (Without You)" create a miniature concept album within the first half of "Empire," as they are linked by audio effects that bring the listener from one audio background to another seamlessly. "Empire" could arguably be included within this series, as the song begins with voices on an answering machine (as are also used in "Another Rainy Night"), though its subject is more of a stretch to relate.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Best I Can" (DeGarmo) – 5:35
- "The Thin Line" - (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 5:42
- "Jet City Woman" (Tate) – 5:21
- "Della Brown" (DeGarmo, Rockenfield, Tate) – 7:04
- "Another Rainy Night (Without You)" (DeGarmo, Jackson, Tate) – 4:29
- "Empire" (Tate, Wilton) – 5:24
- "Resistance" (Tate, Wilton) – 4:50
- "Silent Lucidity" (DeGarmo) – 5:47
- "Hand On Heart" (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 5:33
- "One And Only" (DeGarmo, Wilton) – 5:54
- "Anybody Listening?" (DeGarmo, Tate) – 7:41
[edit] Personnel
- Peter Collins - Producer
- Michael Wilton - Guitars Vocals
- Chris DeGarmo - Guitars, Vocals
- Geoff Tate - Vocals
- Eddie Jackson - Bass, Vocals
- Scott Rockenfield - Drums, Percussion
- James Barton - Engineer
- Paul Northfield - Engineer
[edit] Charts
[edit] Album
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1990 | The Billboard 200 | 7 |
[edit] Singles
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1990 | "Best I Can" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 28 |
| 1990 | "Empire" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 22 |
| 1991 | "Another Rainy Night (Without You)" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 7 |
| 1991 | "Jet City Woman" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 6 |
| 1991 | "Silent Lucidity" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1991 | "Silent Lucidity" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| 1992 | "Anybody Listening?" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 16 |
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| Geoff Tate – Michael Wilton – Mike Stone – Eddie Jackson – Scott Rockenfield |
| Chris DeGarmo – Kelly Gray |
| Discography |
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| Albums and extended plays: Queensrÿche - The Warning - Rage for Order - Operation: Mindcrime - Empire - Promised Land - Hear in the Now Frontier - Q2K - Tribe - Operation: Mindcrime II |
| Live albums: Operation: LIVEcrime - Live Evolution - The Art of Live |
| Compilations: Greatest Hits - Classic Masters |
| Singles: "Silent Lucidity" |
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