Elements Pt. 1 is the ninth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 27 January 2003 through Nuclear Blast. The album reached No. 2 on the Finnish albums chart, as well as reaching the top 100 in four other countries. "Eagleheart" was released as a single, also reaching No. 2 on the Finnish singles chart.
This album was very successful in Europe despite having a new, more atmospheric sound, something that the Finnish had not accustomed their fans to. The album consists of 9 songs (10 in the Japanese edition and the French edition). The limited-edition version has a bonus disc that contains the demos of the album plus an additional bonus "Run Away". Only 2,000 copies were pressed for this edition.
Track listing
Personnel Stratovarius Timo Kotipelto – lead vocals Timo Tolkki – guitar, engineering, record producer Jens Johansson – keyboards Jörg Michael – drums Jari Kainulainen – bass guitar
Additional credits Jonas Rannila – choir vocals (track 6) Veijo Laine – accordion (track 4), arrangement (Joensuu City Orchestra), production (orchestra) Juha Ikonen – orchestral leading Mongo Aaltonen – orchestral percussion Riku Niemi – orchestral percussion, conducting, production (orchestra) Hilkka Kangasniemi – choirmaster Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing Petri Pyykkönen – engineering (orchestra) Juha Heininen – engineering (choir) Mika Jussila – mastering
Charts Chart (2003) PeakpositionJapanese Albums (Oricon) 22
References
External links Elements Part1 at stratovarius.com