Middle Earth (album)

Middle Earth
Studio album by Bob Catley
Released	26 March 2001[1]
Recorded	Startrack Studios, Manchester GH Production Studios, Rossall The Viper Room, Oldham, United Kingdom, 2000
Genre	Hard rock
Length	56:00
Label	Frontiers Records
Producer	Gary Hughes
Bob Catley chronology
Legends (1999) Middle Earth (2001) When Empires Burn (2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Archives	(4.3/10)[2]
MelodicRock.com	(9.4/10)[3]
HeavyHarmonies	[4]

Middle Earth is the third solo studio album by Bob Catley, released by Frontiers Records in 2000.

The album draws upon J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings for inspiration.^[5] The original title for the album given to the music press was Lord of the Rings.^[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Hughes.

1. "The Wraith of the Rings" — 7:05
2. (i) "The Fields That I Recall" — 0:00
   (ii) "Emissary" — 0:00
   (iii) "The Fields That I Recall (Reprise)" — 8:02
3. "City Walls" — 6:11
4. "Against the Wind" — 5:15
5. (i) "Where You Lead I'll Follow" — 0:00
   (ii) "Stormcrow and Pilgrim" — 0:00
   (iii) "Where You Lead I'll Follow (Reprise)" — 8:47
6. "Return of the Mountain King" — 6:40
7. "The End of Summer (Galadriel's Theme)" — 5:51
8. "This Gallant Band of Manic Strangers" — 3:46
9. "The Fellowship" — 4:23

Personnel

• Bob Catley — vocals
• Gary Hughes — vocals, keyboards
• Vinny Burns — guitars
• Steve McKenna — bass
• John Cooksey — drums

Additional Musicians

• Tracey Hitchings — vocals (on "Against the Wind")

Production

• Produced by Gary Hughes
• Mixing by Audu Obaje
• Engineered by Audu Obaje, Kirk Podmore, Vinny Burns and Gary Hughes

References

1. ^ Solo Albums
2. ^ Metal Archives review
3. ^ MelodicRock.com review
4. ^ HeavyHarmonies review
5. ^ Bob Catley Interview - The Tolkien Society
6. ^ BOB CATLEY: Legends

External links

• www.bobcatley.com — Official Bob Catley site