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==Recording==
==Recording==
By 1999, the band had built their own studio and had begun recording demos for the Mother Earth album there. The album itself was recorded in Studio BS29 in Waalwijk, the Netherlands.<ref>http://allthememories.org/albums/Scans/Magazine%20Scans/Starfacts/SCAN0758.JPG</ref> Oscar Holleman was again producer, and one of the sound engineers was [[Stephen van Haestregt]], future drummer for the band. Sharon recalls that "I had a day for each song, which is still not very much, but you can try out things. We also did some demos before the recordings, so there you can check if you like or dislike parts of a song, and so you have more time when it comes to recording". Ayreon's Arjen Lucassen provided the guitar solo for the track 'Dark Wings.<ref>http://allthememories.org/albums/Scans/Magazine%20Scans/Starfacts/SCAN0759.JPG</ref>
By 1999, the band had built their own studio and had begun recording demos for the Mother Earth album there. The album itself was recorded in Studio BS29 in Waalwijk, the Netherlands.<ref>http://allthememories.org/albums/Scans/Magazine%20Scans/Starfacts/SCAN0758.JPG</ref> Oscar Holleman was again producer, and one of the sound engineers was [[Stephen van Haestregt]], future drummer for the band. Sharon recalls that "I had a day for each song, which is still not very much, but you can try out things. We also did some demos before the recordings, so there you can check if you like or dislike parts of a song, and so you have more time when it comes to recording". [[Ayreon]]'s [[Arjen Lucassen]] provided the guitar solo for the track "Dark Wings".<ref>http://allthememories.org/albums/Scans/Magazine%20Scans/Starfacts/SCAN0759.JPG</ref>


==Style==
==Style==

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Mother Earth is the second studio album by Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation. Originally released on December 4, 2000 in the Netherlands, and August 21, 2001 in other parts of Europe, it quickly became a success in the band's heartland, reaching platinum status in the Netherlands and platinum in Belgium, platinum in Germany in addition to achieving TMF/MTV Awards in both countries. The album reportedly[citation needed] sold 750,000 copies in Europe.

The album was licensed to be released in Germany and neighbouring countries through GUN Records in January 2003 as a special extended edition with four bonus tracks. The same edition reached the UK through Sanctuary Records with a release in September 2004. The album was re-released by Roadrunner Records on September 28 2007, with bonus live tracks.

On August 5, 2008, "Mother Earth" along with "The Silent Force" was released in the United States on Roadrunner Records.[3]

Recording

By 1999, the band had built their own studio and had begun recording demos for the Mother Earth album there. The album itself was recorded in Studio BS29 in Waalwijk, the Netherlands.[4] Oscar Holleman was again producer, and one of the sound engineers was Stephen van Haestregt, future drummer for the band. Sharon recalls that "I had a day for each song, which is still not very much, but you can try out things. We also did some demos before the recordings, so there you can check if you like or dislike parts of a song, and so you have more time when it comes to recording". Ayreon's Arjen Lucassen provided the guitar solo for the track "Dark Wings".[5]

Style

The sound of Mother Earth was a departure for the band. In a 2008 interview with Faceculture, Sharon states that Mother Earth was "a little bit older, a little bit more knowledgeable about how we wanted to sound, even then, of course you grow, so we had a better picture of how we wanted to sound. We didn't want to have the grunt vocals anymore. We felt like everyone was using that as a gimmick, and we didn't want to have it in our music anymore because of that...and also we were very much enthralled by a movie at that time, Braveheart, which was very Celtic, and that's how our album became very Celtic because we were so in love with the soundtrack of the Braveheart movie. So, inspired by that, the album came out that way...I still love that album very much...it came together in a very natural way. The songs were sometimes written in a day, it did take time to work it out more, the way it sounded in the end, but it was like the ideas and the whole concepts of certain songs were written mostly in one day, the chorus and the verses."[6]

Reception

Allmusic rated the album with 4 and a half stars, the reviewer calling it "one of the best releases of 2001," praising it for its "mature and confident sound," and Sharon den Adel's "elusive and intangible presence."[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Mother Earth"den AdelWesterholt, Eikens5:29
2."Ice Queen"den AdelWesterholt5:20
3."Our Farewell"den AdelWesterholt5:18
4."Caged"den AdelWesterholt5:47
5."The Promise"den AdelWesterholt8:00
6."Never-Ending Story"den AdelHolleman, Merkelbach4:02
7."Deceiver of Fools"den AdelWesterholt7:35
8."Intro"(instrumental)Merkelbach1:06
9."Dark Wings"den AdelWesterholt4:14
10."In Perfect Harmony"den AdelHolleman, Matheeusen, Merkelbach6:58

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2003 UK edition.
2007 UK and 2008 US edition.

Bonus Tracks

2000 2-Disc Limited Edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."World of Make Believe"den AdelWesterholt4:45
2003 German Special Extended Edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."Deep Within" (Live 2002)den AdelWesterholt4:21
12."The Dance" (Live 2002)den AdelWesterholt5:12
13."Restless" (Classical Version)den AdelWesterholt5:38
14."Bittersweet" (Unreleased Track)den AdelWesterholt3:21


2003 German Standard Edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."Restless" (Single version)den AdelWesterholt4:43
12."Bittersweet"den AdelWesterholt3:21
13."Enter" (Live at Utrecht 1998)den AdelWesterholt6:39
14."The Dance" (Live at Utrecht 1998)den AdelWesterholt4:53
Roadrunner Records 2007 UK and 2008 US Editions
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."Deceiver of Fools" (Live)den AdelWesterholt 
12."Caged" (Live)den AdelWesterholt 
13."Candles" (Live)den AdelWesterholt 
14."Ice Queen" (Live)den AdelWesterholt 

B-sides

  • "World of Make-Believe"
  • "Bittersweet"
  • "Jane Doe"

Music Videos

  • "Ice Queen" (1st video as well known by "German Version")
  • "Mother Earth"
  • "Ice Queen" (2nd video - official version)
  • "Never-Ending Story" (promo video for the DVD "Mother Earth Tour")

Credits

  • Sharon Den Adel - Vocals
  • Robert Westerholt - Guitar
  • Michieal Papenhove - Guitar
  • Jeroen van Veen - Bass
  • Ivar de Graaf - Drums

References

  1. ^ http://www.musicmight.com/artist/netherlands/utrecht/within+temptation
  2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gifuxqu0ldde~T1
  3. ^ Within Temptation Website
  4. ^ http://allthememories.org/albums/Scans/Magazine%20Scans/Starfacts/SCAN0758.JPG
  5. ^ http://allthememories.org/albums/Scans/Magazine%20Scans/Starfacts/SCAN0759.JPG
  6. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhmp7vITibo
  7. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3xfrxqu0ld0e
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