The Scarecrow (album)

The Scarecrow
Studio album by Avantasia
Released	January 25, 2008
Genre	Heavy metal Hard rock Symphonic metal Power metal Folk rock
Length	63:50
Label	Nuclear Blast Records
Producer	Sascha Paeth & Tobias Sammet
Avantasia chronology
Lost in Space Part II (2007) The Scarecrow (2008) The Wicked Symphony/Angel of Babylon (2010)

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The Scarecrow is the third full-length Avantasia album by German power metal vocalist Tobias Sammet, released January 25, 2008, on Nuclear Blast Records. It's the first part of "The Scarecrow Saga".

Plot

Main article: The Scarecrow (story)

The Scarecrow is a concept album about a tragic story of a lonesome creature, emotionally isolated from his environment and suffering from a distorted sensory perception. His feelings for the love of his life unrequited, and he sets off on a journey exploring his left-hand path, striving for inner peace, ploughing his way to approval and eventually facing temptation at the inner depths of the human soul. The story follows on the albums The Wicked Symphony and Angel of Babylon.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tobias Sammet. 

No.	Title	Guest Vocalist	Length
1.	"Twisted Mind"	Roy Khan	6:14
2.	"The Scarecrow"	Jørn Lande, Michael Kiske	11:12
3.	"Shelter from the Rain"	Michael Kiske, Bob Catley	6:09
4.	"Carry Me Over"		3:52
5.	"What Kind of Love"	Amanda Somerville, Michael Kiske	4:56
6.	"Another Angel Down"	Jørn Lande	5:41
7.	"The Toy Master"	Alice Cooper	6:21
8.	"Devil in the Belfry"	Jørn Lande	4:42
9.	"Cry Just a Little"	Bob Catley	5:15
10.	"I Don't Believe in Your Love"	Oliver Hartmann	5:34
11.	"Lost in Space"	Amanda Somerville	3:53

Korean Edition
No.	Title	Length
12.	"The Toy Master" (Alternate Version)

Bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Song By Song" (Interview)
2.	"Carry Me Over" (Music Video)
3.	"Carry Me Over" (Making of Music Video)
4.	"Lost In Space" (Electronic Press Kit)
5.	"Lost In Space" (Music Video)
6.	"I Don't Believe In Your Love" (Alternative Version)
7.	"The Toy Master" (Alternate Version)

Personnel

• Tobias Sammet – Vocal, Bass guitar, Additional Keyboards
• Sascha Paeth – Guitars,
• Miro – Keyboards, Orchestration
• Eric Singer – Drums

Guest vocalists

• Roy Khan (ex-Kamelot, Conception) (Track 1)
• Jørn Lande (Jorn, Masterplan) (Tracks 2, 6, 8)
• Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween, Place Vendome, SupaRed, Unisonic) (Tracks 2, 3, 5)
• Bob Catley (Magnum) (Tracks 3, 9)
• Amanda Somerville (Tracks 5, 11)
• Alice Cooper (Alice Cooper) (Track 7)
• Oliver Hartmann (ex-At Vance) (Track 10).

Guest musicians

• Henjo Richter – Lead guitars (Tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 8)
• Kai Hansen – Lead guitars (Track 3)
• Rudolf Schenker – Lead guitars (Track 10)

Production

• Produced By Sascha Paeth & Tobias Sammet
• Recorded & Engineered By Chuck Garric, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier & Mark Stuart
• Mixed & Mastered By Sascha Paeth

Promo Singles

• Lost in Space (2007)
• Carry Me Over (2007)

Videos

The video for Lost in Space was released in 2007 with the release of the EPs of the same name. In December 2007, the video for Carry Me Over was released on Myspace. The EPK (electronic press-kit) is available here, courtesy of Tobias Sammet.

Charts

Chart	Number
Czech Republic	6
Germany	8
Greece	9
Sweden	10
Hungary	10
Austria	16
Switzerland	17
Finland	26
Spain	27
Britain (Independent)	29
Norway	36
Japan	49
Belgium	50
France	58
Netherlands	65
Italy	65