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Middle Earth (album)

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Middle Earth
Studio album by
Released26 March 2001[1]
RecordedStartrack Studios, Manchester
GH Production Studios, Rossall
The Viper Room, Oldham,
United Kingdom, 2000
GenreHard rock
Length56:00
LabelFrontiers Records
ProducerGary Hughes
Bob Catley chronology
Legends
(1999)
Middle Earth
(2001)
When Empires Burn
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Archives(4.3/10)[2]
MelodicRock.com(9.4/10)[3]
HeavyHarmonies[4]

Middle Earth is the third solo studio album by Bob Catley, released by Frontiers Records in 2000.

The album draws upon J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings for inspiration.[5] The original title for the album given to the music press was Lord of the Rings.[6]

Track listing

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All songs written by Gary Hughes.

  1. "The Wraith of the Rings" — 7:05
  2. (i) "The Fields That I Recall" — 0:00
    (ii) "Emissary" — 0:00
    (iii) "The Fields That I Recall (Reprise)" — 8:02
  3. "City Walls" — 6:11
  4. "Against the Wind" — 5:15
  5. (i) "Where You Lead I'll Follow" — 0:00
    (ii) "Stormcrow and Pilgrim" — 0:00
    (iii) "Where You Lead I'll Follow (Reprise)" — 8:47
  6. "Return of the Mountain King" — 6:40
  7. "The End of Summer (Galadriel's Theme)" — 5:51
  8. "This Gallant Band of Manic Strangers" — 3:46
  9. "The Fellowship" — 4:23

Personnel

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Additional Musicians

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  • Tracey Hitchings — vocals (on "Against the Wind")

Production

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  • Produced by Gary Hughes
  • Mixing by Audu Obaje
  • Engineered by Audu Obaje, Kirk Podmore, Vinny Burns and Gary Hughes

References

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  1. ^ "Solo Albums". Archived from the original on 17 November 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Bob Catley - Middle Earth - Reviews - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. ^ MelodicRock.com review Archived 2006-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Bob Catley - Middle Earth CD. Heavy Harmonies Discography". Hheavyharmonies.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Bob Catley Interview - The Tolkien Society". Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Prog-Nose "Progressive, Symphonic, Gothic and Classic Rock E-Zine" Best choice Bruges hotels". Brugestophotels.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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