Karma (Kamelot album)
| Karma | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 9 July 2001 | |||
| Recorded | December 2000 – March 2001[1] | |||
| Studio | Gate Studio (Wolfsburg, Germany) | |||
| Genre | Symphonic power metal,[2] progressive metal[3] | |||
| Length | 55:55 | |||
| Label | Sanctuary | |||
| Producer | Sascha Paeth and Miro | |||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Metal Crypt | [4] |
| Metal Storm |   [5] |
| Metal Temple |  [6] |
| Sea of Tranquility |  [7] |
Karma is the fifth studio album by American power metal band Kamelot. It was released on July 9, 2001 through Noise Records which is a part of Sanctuary Records.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Roy Khan and Thomas Youngblood, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Regalis Apertura" (instrumental) | Miro | 1:57 |
| 2. | "Forever" | 4:07 | |
| 3. | "Wings of Despair" | 4:32 | |
| 4. | "The Spell" | 4:20 | |
| 5. | "Don't You Cry" | 4:18 | |
| 6. | "Karma" | 5:11 | |
| 7. | "The Light I Shine on You" | 4:15 | |
| 8. | "Temples of Gold" | 4:11 | |
| 9. | "Across the Highlands" | 3:46 | |
| 10. | "Elizabeth I: Mirror Mirror" | 4:23 | |
| 11. | "Elizabeth II: Requiem for the Innocent" | 3:46 | |
| 12. | "Elizabeth III: Fall from Grace" (silence after 4:14) | 11:00 | |
| Total length: | 55:55 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Ne pleure pas" (French version of "Don't You Cry") | 4:14 |
| Total length: | 60:09 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Once and Future King" | 4:29 |
| Total length: | 60:24 | |
Personnel
All information from the album booklet.[8]
Kamelot
- Roy Khan – vocals
- Thomas Youngblood – guitars
- Glenn Barry – bass
- Casey Grillo – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Miro – keyboards, orchestrations, backing vocals, producer, mixing, mastering, engineering
- Sascha Paeth – additional guitars, producer, mixing, mastering, engineering
- Farouk Asjadi – Shakuhachi
- Liv Nina Mosven – vocals on "Requiem for the Innocent" and "Fall from Grace"
- Olaf Hayer – choir vocals
- Cinzia Rizzo – choir vocals, backing vocals on "Karma"
- Robert Hunecke-Rizzo – choir vocals
Strings quartet
Production
- Kim Grillo – photography
- Derek Gores – artwork
Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart[9] | 85 |
Notes
- "Forever" is based on "Solveig's Song", written by Edvard Grieg for his Peer Gynt Suites.
- "Don't You Cry" is dedicated to Thomas Youngblood Sr., who died when his son was very young.
- "Ne Pleure Pas" is essentially the same song as "Don't You Cry", only sung in French.
- The trilogy of songs that close the album on the normal edition, "Elizabeth" I, II & III, are based on the story of Elizabeth Bathory.
- There is silence from the end of "Fall From Grace" to 11:00. This is because Karma was Kamelot's fifth studio album and they wanted its duration to be 55:55. The silence is kept intact even in versions of the album with bonus tracks.
References
- ^ Karma (booklet). Kamelot. Sanctuary. 2001. p. 12.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Metal Storm review".
- ^ a b "Allmusic review".
- ^ "The Metal Crypt review".
- ^ "Metal Storm review".
- ^ "Metal Temple review".
- ^ "Sea of Tranquility review".
- ^ (2001). "Karma liner notes". In Karma [CD booklet]. Sanctuary Records.
- ^ "Karma (German Charts)". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
