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The Shadow Self is the fifth studio album released by Finnish vocalist Tarja Turunen. The record was released on 5 August 2016.

Background

The songwriting started just after the release of Colours in the Dark in 2013 and Tarja gave hints through her Facebook and Twitter accounts along the way. In the start of 2016 Tarja started to reveal more bits about the album and put up bits of lyrics on Facebook. Tarja also stated on her Twitter account that there would be two collaborations with two woman singers on the album.

In 17 October 2015, Tarja performed two new songs. "No Bitter End" and "Goldfinger", which would be the first glimpses of the new album.

On 14 March 2016, the artwork and album name finally got revealed. On March 22, 2016, Earmusic released a snippet of "No Bitter End"[2] on YouTube.

On 7 April 2016, Earmusic revealed the prequel named The Brighest Void, released on 3 June with nine tracks. It is an album by itself but also ties together with The Shadow Self.[3] On 14 April 2016, Earmusic released a trailer for the coming video "No Bitter End", the whole video will be released on 20 April. On 27 May 2016, Tarja announced The Brightest Void was available for streaming on Apple Music.

Track listing

The Shadow Self
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Innocence" 6:03
2."Demons in You" (featuring Alissa White-Gluz) 4:44
3."No Bitter End" 4:26
4."Love to Hate" 5:57
5."Supremacy" (Muse cover)Matthew Bellamy5:03
6."The Living End" 4:41
7."Diva" 5:45
8."Eagle Eye" (featuring Toni Turunen - Album Version) 4:36
9."Undertaker" 6:41
10."Calling From the Wild" 5:13
11."Too Many" 12:53
Special Edition Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Interview"16:55
2."Official Video Clip for "No Bitter End""4:03
3."Official Video Clip for "Innocence""5:29
The Brightest Void - The Prequel
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Bitter End" (Video Clip Version) 3:49
2."Your Heaven and Your Hell" (featuring Michael Monroe) 5:34
3."Eagle Eye" (featuring Chad Smith and Toni Turunen) 5:01
4."An Empty Dream" (Main Theme from "Corazon Muerto") 5:02
5."Witch-Hunt" 5:16
6."Shameless" 3:42
7."House of Wax" (Paul McCartney cover)Paul McCartney5:50
8."Goldfinger" (Shirley Bassey cover from "James Bond" Main Theme)John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley4:15
9."Paradise (What About Us?)" (Within Temptation featuring Tarja) (New Mix)Martijn Spierenburg, Sharon den Adel5:18

Personnel

Musicians

  • Tarja Turunen - Vocals
  • Christian Kretschmar - Keyboard
  • Kevin Chown - Bass
  • Max Lilja - Cello
  • Alex Scholpp - Guitar
  • Doug Wimbish - Bass
  • Julian Barrett
  • Peter Barrett
Additional musicians
  • Luis Conte - Percussion
  • Mike Coolen - Drums
  • Guillermo De Medio
  • Izumi Kawakatsu
  • Mervi Myllyoja
  • Atli Örvarsson
  • Nico Polo
  • Fernando Scarcella
  • Torsten Stenzel
  • Mike Terrana
  • Toni Turunen
  • Alissa White-Gluz - vocals on "Demons in You"
  • Anders Wollbeck
  • Sharon Den Adel

Production

  • James Dooley - orchestral and choir arrangements
  • Bart Hendrickson - orchestral and choir arrangements
  • Mel Wesson
  • Tim Palmer - mixing

[4]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 11

References

  1. ^ "Tarja - 'THE BRIGHTEST VOID – THE PREQUEL' JUNE 3rd, 2016 -- 'The Shadow Self' - new album out AUGUST 5th, 2016". Tarja-theshadowself.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Tarja "No Bitter End" Snippet - Album "The Shadow Self" OUT AUGUST 5th, 2016". Youtube.com. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "earMUSIC - TARJA ANNOUNCES "THE BRIGHTEST VOID" - THE PREQUEL & REVEALS COVER ARTWORK & TRACKLIST". Ear-music.net. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Tarja - 'THE BRIGHTEST VOID – THE PREQUEL' JUNE 3rd, 2016 -- 'The Shadow Self' - new album out AUGUST 5th, 2016". Tarja-theshadowself.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Tarja Turunen: The Shadow Self" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tarja – The Shadow Self" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Tarja – The Shadow Self". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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