Collection: The Shrapnel Years (Tony MacAlpine album)

Collection: The Shrapnel Years
Greatest hits album by Tony MacAlpine
Released	March 14, 2006 (2006-03-14)
Recorded	1985–2001 at various locations
Genre	Instrumental rock, neoclassical metal
Length	60:58
Label	Shrapnel
Producer	Tony MacAlpine, Mike Varney, Robert Margouleff, Larry Dennison, Glen Sobel, Brian Levi, Steve Fontano, Steve Smith
Tony MacAlpine chronology
Chromaticity (2001) Collection: The Shrapnel Years (2006) Tony MacAlpine (2011)

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Collection: The Shrapnel Years is a compilation album by guitarist Tony MacAlpine, released on March 14, 2006, through Shrapnel Records. It includes tracks from six of MacAlpine's studio albums.

Track listing

All music is composed by Tony MacAlpine

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Wheel of Fortune"	Edge of Insanity	3:43
2.	"Agrionia"	Edge of Insanity	4:31
3.	"The Witch and the Priest"	Edge of Insanity	5:00
4.	"Edge of Insanity"	Edge of Insanity	4:21
5.	"Champion"	Freedom to Fly	5:14
6.	"Rats with Wings"	Madness	5:25
7.	"The Violin Song"	Premonition	6:01
8.	"Tower of London"	Premonition	4:15
9.	"The Sage"	Evolution	4:49
10.	"Time Table"	Evolution	6:20
11.	"Christmas Island"	Chromaticity	5:44
12.	"Chromaticity"	Chromaticity	5:35

Personnel

• Tony MacAlpine – guitar, keyboard (except track 7), production
• Jens Johansson – keyboard (track 7)
• Steve Smith – drums (tracks 1–4, 11, 12), production
• Mike Terrana – drums (tracks 5, 9, 10)
• Glen Sobel – drums (track 6) production
• Deen Castronovo – drums (tracks 7, 8)
• Billy Sheehan – bass (tracks 1–4)
• Larry Dennison – bass (tracks 5, 6), production
• Tony Franklin – bass (tracks 7–10)
• Barry Sparks – bass (tracks 11, 12)
• Mike Varney – production
• Robert Margouleff – production
• Brian Levi – production
• Steve Fontano – production

External links

• Session Notes: Collection - The Shrapnel Years at tonymacalpine.com (archived)
• In Review: Tony MacAlpine "Collection: The Shrapnel Years" at Guitar Nine Records