Karma_(Kamelot_album)
Karma (Kamelot album)
2001 studio album by Kamelot
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.
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Quick Facts Karma, Studio album by Kamelot ...
| Karma | ||||
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| 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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More information Review scores, Source ...
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Metal Crypt | [4] |
| Metal Storm |   [5] |
| Metal Temple |  [6] |
| Sea of Tranquility |  [7] |
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More information No., Title ...
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 | ||
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All tracks are written by Roy Khan and Thomas Youngblood, except where noted
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| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Ne pleure pas" (French version of "Don't You Cry") | 4:14 |
| Total length: | 60:09 | |
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More information No., Title ...
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Once and Future King" | 4:29 |
| Total length: | 60:24 | |
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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
More information Chart (2001), Peak position ...
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| German Albums Chart[9] | 85 |
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- "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.
- Karma (booklet). Kamelot. Sanctuary. 2001. p. 12.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - (2001). "Karma liner notes". In Karma [CD booklet]. Sanctuary Records.
- "Karma (German Charts)". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.