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| Studio album by Nightwish | |||||
| Released | 1997 | ||||
| Recorded | 1996-1997 | ||||
| Genre | Symphonic power metal | ||||
| Length | 57:25 | ||||
| Label | Spinefarm Records Century Media |
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| Producer | Tero Kinnunen | ||||
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Angels Fall First is Nightwish's debut album, released in 1997 by Spinefarm Records. The limited edition —500 copies— features only seven tracks, two of which aren't on the regular edition. Even though the only single, The Carpenter (a split with Children of Bodom and Thy Serpent), did reach number three on Finnish single chart, the band didn't reach national fame until the second album, Oceanborn. Male vocals on Beauty and the Beast, The Carpenter, Astral Romance and Once Upon a Troubadour are sung by Tuomas Holopainen. Elvenpath uses audio-clips from the prologue of The Lord of the Rings, directed by Ralph Bakshi. The tracks on the limited edition is the same track that were on their second demo, which also was called Angels Fall First.
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Track listing
Standard Edition
| Title | Writers | Length | |
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| 1 | "Elvenpath" [I] | Holopainen | 04:40 |
| 2 | "Beauty and the Beast" | Holopainen | 06:24 |
| 3 | "The Carpenter" [II] | Holopainen | 05:57 |
| 4 | "Astral Romance" | Holopainen | 05:12 |
| 5 | "Angels Fall First" | Holopainen | 05:34 |
| 6 | "Tutankhamen" | Holopainen | 05:31 |
| 7 | "Nymphomaniac Fantasia" | Holopainen | 04:47 |
| 8 | "Know Why the Nightingale Sings" | Holopainen | 04:14 |
| 9 | "Lappi (Lapland)" | Holopainen | 09:20 |
| 10 | "Once Upon a Troubadour" [V] | Holopainen | 05:21 |
| 11 | "A Return to the Sea" | Holopainen | 05:48 |
Limited Edition / Angels Fall First (Demo)
| Title | Writers | Length | |
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| 1 | "Astral Romance" | Holopainen | 05:12 |
| 2 | "Angels Fall First" | Holopainen | 04:34 |
| 3 | "The Carpenter" | Holopainen | 05:57 |
| 4 | "Nymphomaniac Fantasia" | Holopainen | 04:47 |
| 5 | "A Return to the Sea" | Holopainen | 05:48 |
| 6 | "Once Upon a Troubadour" | Holopainen | 05:21 |
| 7 | "Lappi (Lapland) I: Erämaajärvi" | Holopainen | 02:15 |
| 8 | "Lappi (Lapland) II: Witchdrums" | Holopainen | 01:18 |
| 9 | "Lappi (Lapland) III: This Moment is Eternity" | Holopainen | 03:12 |
| 10 | "Lappi (Lapland) IV: Etiäinen" | Holopainen | 02:34 |
Credits
- Tarja Turunen - Vocals
- Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - Guitar, Bass Guitar
- Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboard/Piano, Vocals
- Jukka Nevalainen - Drums
- Samppa Hirvonen - Bass Guitar (Sessional Live Member)
- Marjaana Pellinen - Backing vocals, Second Keyboard (Sessional Live Member)
Guests:
- Esa Lehtinen - Flutes
Notes
I. ^ Elvenpath uses audio-clips from the prologue of The Lord of the Rings, directed by Ralph Bakshi.
II. ^ The first (and only) single of the album. A music video was made as well.
III. ^ Bonus track only on re-mastered version.
IV. ^ Bonus track only.
V. ^ Once Upon a Troubadour uses an audio-clip from the 1988 film Willow (film) Directed by Ron Howard
