The Singles Collection

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1The Phantom Agony
engineer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist) and Cordula Rhode (cellist)
guest double bass:
Andre Neygenfind
guest viola:
David Schlage (viola player) and Marie-Theres Stumpf (viola player)
guest violin:
Thomas Glöckner (violin player), Andreas Pfaff and Tobias Rempe
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goeble (choir singer (soprano)), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Cinzia Rizzo and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Mark Jansen and Coen Janssen
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2002-12 until 2003-03)
partial recording of:
The Phantom Agony
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
recording of:
The Phantom Agony
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
4:37
2Sensorium
engineer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist) and Cordula Rhode (cellist)
guest double bass:
Andre Neygenfind
guest viola:
David Schlage (viola player) and Marie-Theres Stumpf (viola player)
guest violin:
Thomas Glöckner (violin player), Andreas Pfaff and Tobias Rempe
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goeble (choir singer (soprano)), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Cinzia Rizzo and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Mark Jansen and Coen Janssen
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2002-12 until 2003-03)
recording of:
Sensorium
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
3.54:54
3Cry for the Moon
engineer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist) and Cordula Rhode (cellist)
guest double bass:
Andre Neygenfind
guest viola:
David Schlage (viola player) and Marie-Theres Stumpf (viola player)
guest violin:
Thomas Glöckner (violin player), Andreas Pfaff and Tobias Rempe
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goeble (choir singer (soprano)), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Cinzia Rizzo and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Mark Jansen and Coen Janssen
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2002-12 until 2003-03)
recording of:
Cry for the Moon (The Embrace That Smothers, Part IV)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
3.356:49
4Unleashed
engineer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer), Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Simon Oberender, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Amanda Somerville
producer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
editor:
Simon Oberender, Olaf Reitmeier and Amanda Somerville
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set) and additional vocals:
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist) and Mark Jansen
keyboard and piano:
Coen Janssen
additional guest vocals:
Simon Oberender and Olaf Reitmeier
guest background vocals:
Sascha Paeth and Amanda Somerville
guest choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Amanda Somerville, Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Cloudy Yang
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
vocals:
Mark Jansen
conductor:
Coen Janssen
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
additionally recorded at:
E-Sound Studio's (until 2014, then relocated) in Weesp, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Huts Studio in Antwerp, Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2009-03 until 2009-05)
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2009-06 until 2009-07) and Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2009-06 until 2009-07)
recording of:
Unleashed
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen and Coen Janssen
3.655:51
5Blank Infinity
engineer:
Philip Colodetti, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Michael Rodenberg
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
mixer:
Philip Colodetti and Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist)
guest viola:
Astrid Müller (viola player), Patrick Sepec (german cellist) and Swantje Tessmann (viola player)
guest violin:
Gregor Dierk (violin player), Andreas Pfaff, Tobias Rempe and Benjamin Spillner
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
alto vocals and choir vocals:
Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
bass vocals and choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen
choir vocals and soprano vocals:
Bridget Fogle and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
choir vocals and tenor vocals:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist) and Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-04 until 2004-11)
recording of:
Blank Infinity
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Simone Simons
44:04
6Never Enough
edit of:
Never Enough by Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
recording of:
Never Enough
lyricist:
Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
3:44
7Solitary Ground
engineer:
Philip Colodetti, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Michael Rodenberg
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
mixer:
Philip Colodetti and Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist)
guest viola:
Astrid Müller (viola player), Patrick Sepec (german cellist) and Swantje Tessmann (viola player)
guest violin:
Gregor Dierk (violin player), Andreas Pfaff, Tobias Rempe and Benjamin Spillner
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-04 until 2004-11)
recording of:
Solitary Ground
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
publisher:
Frozen Mind! Music (Dutch Publishing Company) (in 2005)
54:27
8Martyr of the Free Word
engineer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer), Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Simon Oberender, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Amanda Somerville
producer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
editor:
Simon Oberender, Olaf Reitmeier and Amanda Somerville
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set) and additional vocals:
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist) and Mark Jansen
keyboard and piano:
Coen Janssen
additional guest vocals:
Simon Oberender and Olaf Reitmeier
guest background vocals:
Sascha Paeth and Amanda Somerville
guest choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Amanda Somerville, Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Cloudy Yang
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
vocals:
Mark Jansen
conductor:
Coen Janssen
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
additionally recorded at:
E-Sound Studio's (until 2014, then relocated) in Weesp, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Huts Studio in Antwerp, Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2009-03 until 2009-05)
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2009-06 until 2009-07) and Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2009-06 until 2009-07)
recording of:
Martyr of the Free Word
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
3.355:05
9Feint
engineer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest acoustic guitar:
Olaf Reitmeier
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist) and Cordula Rhode (cellist)
guest double bass:
Andre Neygenfind
guest viola:
David Schlage (viola player) and Marie-Theres Stumpf (viola player)
guest violin:
Thomas Glöckner (violin player), Andreas Pfaff and Tobias Rempe
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goeble (choir singer (soprano)), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Cinzia Rizzo and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Mark Jansen and Coen Janssen
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2002-12 until 2003-03)
recording of:
Feint
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
3.354:22
10The Fallacy
recording of:
The Fallacy
3:28
11Quietus
engineer:
Philip Colodetti, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Michael Rodenberg
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
mixer:
Philip Colodetti and Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist)
guest viola:
Astrid Müller (viola player), Patrick Sepec (german cellist) and Swantje Tessmann (viola player)
guest violin:
Gregor Dierk (violin player), Andreas Pfaff, Tobias Rempe and Benjamin Spillner
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-04 until 2004-11)
recording of:
Quietus
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Jeroen Simons, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
publisher:
Frozen Mind! Music (Dutch Publishing Company) (in 2005)
33:51
12Tides of Time
engineer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer), Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Simon Oberender, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Amanda Somerville
producer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
editor:
Simon Oberender, Olaf Reitmeier and Amanda Somerville
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set) and additional vocals:
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist) and Mark Jansen
keyboard and piano:
Coen Janssen
additional guest vocals:
Simon Oberender and Olaf Reitmeier
guest background vocals:
Sascha Paeth and Amanda Somerville
guest choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Amanda Somerville, Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Cloudy Yang
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
vocals:
Mark Jansen
conductor:
Coen Janssen
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
additionally recorded at:
E-Sound Studio's (until 2014, then relocated) in Weesp, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Huts Studio in Antwerp, Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2009-03 until 2009-05)
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2009-06 until 2009-07) and Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2009-06 until 2009-07)
recording of:
Tides of Time
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Coen Janssen
4.355:36
13Living a Lie (Simone Verse Version)
recording of:
Living a Lie (The Embrace That Smothers, Part VIII)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen and Simone Simons
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
4:48
14Chasing the Dragon (Edited Version)
recording of:
Chasing the Dragon
lyricist:
Mark Jansen and Simone Simons
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
3:53
15This Is the Time
recording of:
This Is the Time
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen and Simone Simons
53:56