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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Empire
| Name = Empire
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| Artist = [[Queensrÿche]]
| Artist = [[Queensrÿche]]
| Cover = QueensrÿcheEmpire.jpg
| Cover = QueensrÿcheEmpire.jpg
| Released = August 20, 1990
| Released = August 20, 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.queensryche.com/media/audio-releases/empire/ |title=Empire |publisher=Queensryche.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-15}}</ref>
| Recorded = Spring 1990
| Recorded = Vancouver Studios, [[Vancouver]], Canada, Spring 1990<br>Triad Studios, [[Redmond, Washington]], (tracks 12-14)
| Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]], [[progressive metal]]
| Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]], [[progressive metal]]
| Length = 63:23
| Length = 63:23
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{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r15997|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Empire''|author= |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=2012-02-15}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/empire-r15997/review | title = Queensrÿche Empire review | accessdate = 2012-05-07 | last = Henderson | first = Alex | work = [[Allmusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2Score = (D) <ref>{{cite web|author=Reviewed by Jim Farber |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318366,00.html |title=Empire Review &#124; Music Reviews and News |publisher=EW.com |date=1990-10-12 |accessdate=2012-02-15|unused_data=Oct 12, 1990}}</ref>
| rev2Score = (D)<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318366,00.htmls | title = Music Review: Empire | accessdate = 2012-05-07 | last = Farber | first = Jim | date = 12 October 1990 | work = EW.com | publisher = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}} {{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}
}}
}}

Grammy Nominated '''''Empire''''' is the fourth full-length album by [[Queensrÿche]], released on August 20, 1990. The [[power ballad]] "Silent Lucidity" reached #1 on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] and #9 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]], and the album reached triple-platinum status.
'''''Empire''''' is the fourth full-length album by the American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Queensrÿche]], released on August 20, 1990. The album reached triple-platinum status<ref name="RIAA" > {{cite web | url = http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-databases | title = RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database: serarch for Empire | accessdate = 2012-05-07 | publisher = [[Recording Industry Association of America]]}}</ref> and the single extracted, the [[power ballad]] "Silent Lucidity", reached No. 1 on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] and No. 9 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]].<ref name="singles" > {{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/empire-r15997/charts-awards/billboard-singles | title = Empire Billboard Singles | accessdate = 2012-05-07 | work = [[Allmusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref> "Silent Lucidity" was also nominated for the [[Grammy Awards]] of 1992 in the category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1992/grammys.htm | title = 34th Grammy Awards - 1992 | accessdate = 2012-05-07 | publisher = Rock on the Net .com}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
# "[[Best I Can (Queensrÿche song)|Best I Can]]" (DeGarmo) – 5:34
# "[[Best I Can (Queensrÿche song)|Best I Can]]" ''<small>([[Chris DeGarmo]])</small>'' – 5:34
# "The Thin Line" - (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 5:42
# "The Thin Line" ''<small>(DeGarmo, [[Geoff Tate]], [[Michael Wilton]])</small>'' – 5:42
# "[[Jet City Woman]]" (DeGarmo, Tate) – 5:22
# "[[Jet City Woman]]" ''<small>(DeGarmo, Tate)</small>'' – 5:22
# "Della Brown" (DeGarmo, Rockenfield, Tate) – 7:03
# "Della Brown" ''<small>(DeGarmo, [[Scott Rockenfield]], Tate)</small>'' – 7:03
# "[[Another Rainy Night (Without You)]]" (DeGarmo, Jackson, Tate) – 4:29
# "[[Another Rainy Night (Without You)]]" ''<small>(DeGarmo, [[Eddie Jackson (musician)|Eddie Jackson]], Tate)</small>'' – 4:29
# "[[Empire (Queensrÿche song)|Empire]]" (Tate, Wilton) – 5:23
# "[[Empire (Queensrÿche song)|Empire]]" ''<small>(Tate, Wilton)</small>'' – 5:23
# "Resistance" (Tate, Wilton) – 4:50
# "Resistance" ''<small>(Tate, Wilton)</small>'' – 4:50
# "[[Silent Lucidity]]" (DeGarmo) – 5:47
# "[[Silent Lucidity]]" ''<small>(DeGarmo)</small>'' – 5:47
# "Hand on Heart" (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 5:33
# "Hand on Heart" ''<small>(DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton)</small>'' – 5:33
# "One and Only" (DeGarmo, Wilton) – 5:54
# "One and Only" ''<small>(DeGarmo, Wilton)</small>'' – 5:54
# "[[Anybody Listening?]]" (DeGarmo, Tate) – 7:41
# "[[Anybody Listening?]]" ''<small>(DeGarmo, Tate)</small>'' – 7:41


=== 2003 CD reissue bonus tracks ===
=== 2003 CD reissue bonus tracks ===
The album was re-released on June 10, 2003 with the following bonus tracks:
The album was re-released on June 10, 2003 with the following bonus tracks:
# <li value=12>"[[Last Time in Paris]]" - (DeGarmo, Tate) - 3:52
# <li value=12>"[[Last Time in Paris]]" ''<small>(DeGarmo, Tate)</small>'' - 3:52
# "[[Scarborough Fair (ballad)|Scarborough Fair]]" - (Simon, Garfunkel) - 3:51
# "[[Scarborough Fair (ballad)|Scarborough Fair]]" ''<small>([[Paul Simon]], [[Art Garfunkel]])</small>'' - 3:51
# "Dirty Lil Secret" - (DeGarmo, Tate) - 4:07
# "Dirty Lil Secret" ''<small>(DeGarmo, Tate)</small>'' - 4:07


=== 20th anniversary edition bonus disc ===
=== 20th anniversary edition bonus disc ===
The album was re-released again on November 9, 2010, with a bonus disc containing the following tracks, all recorded at the [[Hammersmith Odeon]] in [[London|London, England]] on November 15, 1990:
The album was re-released again on November 9, 2010, with a bonus disc containing the following tracks, all recorded at the [[Hammersmith Odeon]] in [[London|London, England]] on November 15, 1990:
# "Resistance" (Tate, Wilton) – 4:33
# "Resistance" ''<small>(Tate, Wilton)</small>'' – 4:33
# "Walk in the Shadows" (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 3:56
# "Walk in the Shadows" ''<small>(DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton)</small>'' – 3:56
# "Best I Can" (DeGarmo) – 5:16
# "Best I Can" ''<small>(DeGarmo)</small>'' – 5:16
# "Empire" (Tate, Wilton) – 5:11
# "Empire" ''<small>(Tate, Wilton)</small>'' – 5:11
# "The Thin Line" - (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 5:43
# "The Thin Line" ''<small>(DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton)</small>'' – 5:43
# "Jet City Woman" (DeGarmo, Tate) – 5:30
# "Jet City Woman" ''<small>(DeGarmo, Tate)</small>'' – 5:30
# "Roads to Madness" (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 9:32
# "Roads to Madness" ''<small>(DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton)</small>'' – 9:32
# "Silent Lucidity" (DeGarmo) – 5:43
# "Silent Lucidity" ''<small>(DeGarmo)</small>'' – 5:43
# "Hand on Heart" (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 5:17
# "Hand on Heart" ''<small>(DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton)</small>'' – 5:17
# "Take Hold of the Flame" (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 5:10
# "Take Hold of the Flame" ''<small>(DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton)</small>'' – 5:10


== Credits ==
==Personnel==
;Band members
⚫
* [[Peter Collins (record producer)|Peter Collins]] - Producer
* [[Michael Wilton]] - Guitars
* [[Geoff Tate]] - vocals, keyboards
* [[Chris DeGarmo]] - Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
* [[Chris DeGarmo]] - 6 and 12 strings electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards and backing vocals on track 1
* [[Michael Wilton]] - 6 and 12 strings electric and acoustic guitars
* [[Geoff Tate]] - Vocals, Keyboards
* [[Eddie Jackson (musician)|Eddie Jackson]] - Bass
* [[Eddie Jackson (musician)|Eddie Jackson]] - bass guitars, backing vocals
* [[Scott Rockenfield]] - Drums, Percussion
* [[Scott Rockenfield]] - drums, percussion

;Additional musicians
⚫
* [[Michael Kamen]] - orchestral arrangements, conductor
* [[Randy Gane]] - answering machine message on "Another Rainy Night (Without You)"
* [[Randy Gane]] - answering machine message on "Another Rainy Night (Without You)"

⚫
* [[Michael Kamen]] - Orchestral arrangements
;Production
⚫
* James Barton — Engineer
⚫
* [[Peter Collins (record producer)|Peter Collins]] - producer
* Paul Northfield — Engineer
⚫
* James Barton — engineer, mixing
* [[Paul Northfield]] — engineer and mixing on track 12-14
* Marcus Ramaer, Tom Hall, Dan Harjung - assistant engineers
* [[Bob Ludwig]] - mastering


== Charts ==
== Charts ==
=== Album ===
=== Album ===
[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (North America)
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
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|-
|1990
|1990
|[[Billboard 200]]<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/empire-r15997/charts-awards | title = Empire Billboard Albums | accessdate = 2012-05-07 | work = [[Allmusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref>
|The Billboard 200
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|-
|1990
|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref> {{cite web | url = http://chartarchive.org/r/44202 | title = Queensrÿche - Empire | accessdate = 2012-05-07 | publisher = Chart Archive.org}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|13
|}
|}


=== Singles ===
=== Singles ===
Billboard (North America)
Billboard (North America)<ref name="singles" />
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{| class="wikitable"
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|Mainstream Rock Tracks
|Mainstream Rock Tracks
| style="text-align:center;"|16
| style="text-align:center;"|16
|}

==Sales Certifications==
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|'''Country'''
|'''Organization
|'''Sales'''
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|U.S.
|[[RIAA]]
|3&times; Platinum (3,000,000)<ref name="RIAA" />
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|UK
|[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]
|Silver (60,000)<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx | title = BPI Certified Awards: Search for Queensryche | accessdate = 2012-05-07 | publisher = [[British Phonographic Industry]]}}</ref>
|-
|}
|}


Revision as of 20:03, 7 May 2012

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment Weekly(D)[2]
Q[citation needed]

Empire is the fourth full-length album by the American heavy metal band Queensrÿche, released on August 20, 1990. The album reached triple-platinum status[3] and the single extracted, the power ballad "Silent Lucidity", reached No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] "Silent Lucidity" was also nominated for the Grammy Awards of 1992 in the category Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Best I Can" (Chris DeGarmo) – 5:34
  2. "The Thin Line" (DeGarmo, Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton) – 5:42
  3. "Jet City Woman" (DeGarmo, Tate) – 5:22
  4. "Della Brown" (DeGarmo, Scott Rockenfield, Tate) – 7:03
  5. "Another Rainy Night (Without You)" (DeGarmo, Eddie Jackson, Tate) – 4:29
  6. "Empire" (Tate, Wilton) – 5:23
  7. "Resistance" (Tate, Wilton) – 4:50
  8. "Silent Lucidity" (DeGarmo) – 5:47
  9. "Hand on Heart" (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 5:33
  10. "One and Only" (DeGarmo, Wilton) – 5:54
  11. "Anybody Listening?" (DeGarmo, Tate) – 7:41

2003 CD reissue bonus tracks

The album was re-released on June 10, 2003 with the following bonus tracks:

  2. "Last Time in Paris" (DeGarmo, Tate) - 3:52
  3. "Scarborough Fair" (Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel) - 3:51
  4. "Dirty Lil Secret" (DeGarmo, Tate) - 4:07

20th anniversary edition bonus disc

The album was re-released again on November 9, 2010, with a bonus disc containing the following tracks, all recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, England on November 15, 1990:

  1. "Resistance" (Tate, Wilton) – 4:33
  2. "Walk in the Shadows" (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 3:56
  3. "Best I Can" (DeGarmo) – 5:16
  4. "Empire" (Tate, Wilton) – 5:11
  5. "The Thin Line" (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 5:43
  6. "Jet City Woman" (DeGarmo, Tate) – 5:30
  7. "Roads to Madness" (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 9:32
  8. "Silent Lucidity" (DeGarmo) – 5:43
  9. "Hand on Heart" (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 5:17
  10. "Take Hold of the Flame" (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 5:10

Personnel

Band members
Additional musicians
  • Michael Kamen - orchestral arrangements, conductor
  • Randy Gane - answering machine message on "Another Rainy Night (Without You)"
Production
  • Peter Collins - producer
  • James Barton — engineer, mixing
  • Paul Northfield — engineer and mixing on track 12-14
  • Marcus Ramaer, Tom Hall, Dan Harjung - assistant engineers
  • Bob Ludwig - mastering

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1990 Billboard 200[6] 7
1990 UK Albums Chart[7] 13

Singles

Billboard (North America)[4]

Year Single Chart Position
1990 "Best I Can" Mainstream Rock Tracks 28
"Empire" Mainstream Rock Tracks 22
1991 "Another Rainy Night (Without You)" Mainstream Rock Tracks 7
"Jet City Woman" Mainstream Rock Tracks 6
"Silent Lucidity" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
The Billboard Hot 100 9
1992 "Anybody Listening?" Mainstream Rock Tracks 16

Sales Certifications

Country Organization Sales
U.S. RIAA 3× Platinum (3,000,000)[3]
UK BPI Silver (60,000)[8]

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Queensrÿche Empire review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  2. ^ Farber, Jim (12 October 1990). "Music Review: Empire". EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-05-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b "RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database: serarch for Empire". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  4. ^ a b "Empire Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  5. ^ "34th Grammy Awards - 1992". Rock on the Net .com. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  6. ^ "Empire Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  7. ^ "Queensrÿche - Empire". Chart Archive.org. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  8. ^ "BPI Certified Awards: Search for Queensryche". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
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