The Essential Collection 1995-2005

Infobox Album |
Name = The Essential Collection 1995-2005
Type = Album
Artist = Ten


Background =
Released = 2005
Recorded =
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 130:20
Label = Avalon
MICP-90020
Producer = Gary Hughes
Reviews =
* Allmusic [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:a9dgyl76xpcb link]
Last album ="Return to Evermore"
(2004)
This album ="The Essential Collection 1995-2005"
(2005)
Next album ="The Twilight Chronicles"
(2006)

"The Essential Collection 1995-2005" is the eighth studio album released by the hard rock band Ten. The double compact disc is a re-recording of songs from the Ten catalog, the original versions being available on previous releases. The new versions were recorded by the personnel listed below.

According to Ten leader Gary Hughes: "The tracks included are completely fresh recordings of the songs and more in keeping with the way the current line-up play the material, with new ideas on the old themes". [ [http://www.frontiers.it/default.aspx?tabid=92&AlbumID=3652&cond1=WHERE%20AlbumID=3652 DotNetNuke ] ]

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Hughes.

Disc one-Rockers

# "The Name of the Rose/Wildest Dreams" – 14:03
# "The March of the Argonauts/Fear the Force" – 7:53
# "Ten Fathoms Deep" – 7:10
# "Apparition" – 8:46
# "After the Love Has Gone" – 5:52
# "Remembrance For the Brave/Red" – 8:08
# "Spellbound" – 5:16
# "The Robe" – 10:09
# "Evermore" – 4:48

Disc two-Ballads

# "Till the End of Time" – 5:03
# "You're In My Heart" – 6:31
# "Yesterday Lies In the Flames" – 5:18
# "Virtual Reality" – 5:55
# "We Rule the Night" – 5:36
# "Silent Rain" – 6:12
# "Through the Fire" – 6:56
# "Sail Away" – 5:12
# "Rainbow In the Dark" – 5:25
# "Valentine" – 6:07
*Tracks listed are for Asian version, European version (FR CD 272) omits track 9 on disc two.

Personnel

*Gary Hughes – vocals
*Chris Francis – guitars
*John Halliwell – guitars
*Paul Hodson – keyboards
*Steve McKenna – bass guitar
*Lee Morris – drums

Production

*Mixing – Gary Hughes
*Engineering – Gary Hughes, Roger Smith, Simon Brayshaw, Chris Francis, Paul Hodson, John Halliwell and Mark Sumner

References

External links

* [http://heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/glamcd.cgi?BandNum=735&CDName=The+Essential+Collection+1995-2005 Heavy Harmonies page]