Testimony (Neal Morse album)
| Testimony | ||||
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| Studio album by Neal Morse | ||||
| Released | 23 September 2003 | |||
| Recorded | The Morse House, Nashville 2003 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length |
123:43 137:22 (for the Ltd. Edition) | |||
| Label | InsideOut Music | |||
| Producer | Rich Mouser | |||
| Neal Morse chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| DPRP | (?)[2] |
| Tollbooth | (positive)[3] |
Testimony is a progressive rock concept album by Neal Morse. Released in 2003, this double-album is in five sections detailing the composer's life and conversion to Christianity.[4] The album features performances from ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy and Kerry Livgren of Kansas,[5] although the majority of instruments are played by Morse himself.
Footage from the writing and recording sessions for this album was released as a two-hour-long DVD titled Making of Testimony: Rough Edit in September 2007
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Neal Morse.
Disc One
| Part 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "The Land of Beginning Again" | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Overture No. 1" | 5:58 |
| 3. | "California Nights" | 5:46 |
| 4. | "Colder in the Sun" | 6:20 |
| 5. | "Sleeping Jesus" | 5:32 |
| 6. | "Interlude" | 1:56 |
| 7. | "The Prince of the Power of the Air" | 2:43 |
| 8. | "The Promise" | 2:52 |
| 9. | "Wasted Life" | 6:50 |
Total length: |
41:08 | |
| Part 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Overture No. 2" | 2:31 |
| 2. | "Break of Day" | 6:55 |
| 3. | "Power in the Air" | 5:03 |
| 4. | "Somber Days" | 5:06 |
| 5. | "Long Story" | 5:35 |
| 6. | "It's All I Can Do" | 6:25 |
Total length: |
31:38 | |
Disc Two
| Part 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Transformation" | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Ready to Try" | 4:48 |
| 3. | "Sing it High" | 4:48 |
Total length: |
12:06 | |
| Part 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Moving in my Heart" | 3:06 |
| 2. | "I Am Willing" | 6:28 |
| 3. | "In the Middle" | 2:27 |
| 4. | "The Storm Before the Calm" | 7:31 |
| 5. | "Oh, to Feel Him" | 6:17 |
| 6. | "God's Theme" | 2:31 |
Total length: |
28:19 | |
| Part 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Overture No. 3" | 1:05 |
| 2. | "Rejoice" | 2:28 |
| 3. | "Oh Lord My God" | 3:54 |
| 4. | "God's Theme 2" | 2:10 |
| 5. | "The Land of Beginning Again" | 0:54 |
Total length: |
10:33 | |
Disc Three (Limited Edition)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The fang... sings!" | 0:18 |
| 2. | "Tuesday Afternoon/Find My Way Back Home"" | 13:21 |
Total length: |
13:39 | |
Personnel
- Neal Morse - producer, composer, guitars, synth, piano, organ, vocals
- Mike Portnoy - drums
- Kerry Livgren - guitar solo on "Long Story"
- Eric Brenton - violin, flute
- Chris Carmichael - violin, cello, strings
- David Henry - Cello
- Jim Hoke - Sax
- Neil Rosengarden - Trumpet
- Katie Hagen - French horn
- Mark Leniger - Saxophone, Soloist
- Byron House - string bass
- Glenn Caruba - percussion
- Johnny Cox - Pedal steel guitar
- Jerry Guidroz - Engineer, Handclapping, Sampling
- Pamela Ward, Aaron Marshall, Rick Altizer, Terry White, Gene Miller - backing vocals
Release details
- 2003, UK, Inside Out Music/Spv 6-93723-60412-1, Release Date 22 September 2003, CD
- 2003, UK, Inside Out Music/Spv 6-93723-00502-7, Release Date 29 September 2003, CD (Special Edition 3-CD set)
- 2003, USA, Radiant Records I491302, Release Date 22 September 2003, CD
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ DPRP review
- ↑ Tollbooth review
- ↑ "Allmusic: Testimony review". Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ↑ "Neal Morse official website: Testimony". Retrieved 1 July 2009.
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