Course of Empire (album)

Course of Empire
Studio album by Course of Empire
Released	November 1990
Genre	Industrial
Label	Carpe Diem Records Zoo Entertainment (reissue)
Producer	David Castell
Course of Empire chronology
Course of Empire (1990) Initiation (1994)

Course of Empire is the debut self-titled album from the Dallas, Texas band. The album was originally released on Dallas based Carpe Diem Records and sold over 5000 copies in the city alone. All songs were written by Course of Empire and produced by David Castell (Blue October, Burden Brothers, Deep Blue Something, SouthFM). The following August, Zoo Entertainment signed the band and reissued their CD with distribution through BMG

Track listing

1. "Ptah" - 4:17
2. "Coming Of The Century" - 4:04
3. "God's Jig" - 4:02
4. "Copious" - 3:34
5. "Cradle Calls" - 4:32
6. "Under The Skies" - 4:10
7. "Peace Child" - 5:43
8. "Sins Of The Fathers" - 3:25
9. "Thrust" - 7:21
10. "Mountains Of The Spoken" - 3:42
11. "Dawn Of The Great Eastern Sun" - 6:37

Zoo Reissue

Zoo Entertainment remixed and remastered the album in January 1992, which resulted in significantly different track lengths.

1. "Ptah" - 3:14
2. "Coming Of The Century" - 4:04
3. "God's Jig" - 4:02
4. "Copious" - 3:31
5. "Cradle Calls" - 4:03
6. "Under The Skies" - 4:08
7. "Peace Child" - 4:46
8. "Sins Of The Fathers" - 3:26
9. "Thrust" - 7:30
10. "Mountains Of The Spoken" - 3:41
11. "Dawn Of The Great Eastern Sun" - 6:39