Sleeping Sun (4 Ballads of the Eclipse)
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|---|---|
| Type | Single |
| Released | 1999-08-02 |
| Genres | Symphonic Metal, Symphonic Rock |
| Labels | Drakkar Records |
| Format | CD |
| Length | 19:55 |
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Track listing (Songs)
| Title | Length | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sleeping Sun | 4:03 | - | 0 |
| 2. | Walking in the Air (Howard Blake cover) | 5:32 | - | 0 |
| 3. | Swanheart | 4:46 | - | 0 |
| 4. | Angels Fall First | 5:34 | - | 0 |
Line-up (Members)
- Tarja Turunen : Vocals
- Emppu Vuorinen : Guitars
- Sami Vänskä : Bass
- Jukka Nevalainen : Drums
- Tuomas Holopainen : Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 1, 3), Lyrics (tracks 1, 3, 4)
Production staff / artist
- Peter Dell : Photography, Artwork
Additional notes
#1 Recorded at Caverock Studio / Finvox Studios - Finland in May / June 1999 - previously unreleased track.
#2 & #3 Recorded at Caverock Studio / Finvox Studios - Finland in August / October 1998 - taken from the album "Oceanborn".
#4 Recorded at Kitee Huvikeskus Studio - Finland in April / May 1997 - taken from the album "Angels Fall First".
Sleeping Sun (4 Ballads of the Eclipse) was certified with Gold Disc in Finland with more than 5.000 sold copies, and also in Germany with more than 15.000 sold copies. It reached the number one spot in the Finnish charts, and was #69 in the German Official Singles Charts.
Re-released on June 15th, 2006 with a different cover and simply titled Ballads of the Eclipse. This version comes with a bonus DVD:
1. Sleeping Sun (1st original) (04:04)
2. Walking in the Air (live) (05:10)
3. Swanheart (live) (03:56)
#2 & #3 Recorded at Caverock Studio / Finvox Studios - Finland in August / October 1998 - taken from the album "Oceanborn".
#4 Recorded at Kitee Huvikeskus Studio - Finland in April / May 1997 - taken from the album "Angels Fall First".
Sleeping Sun (4 Ballads of the Eclipse) was certified with Gold Disc in Finland with more than 5.000 sold copies, and also in Germany with more than 15.000 sold copies. It reached the number one spot in the Finnish charts, and was #69 in the German Official Singles Charts.
Re-released on June 15th, 2006 with a different cover and simply titled Ballads of the Eclipse. This version comes with a bonus DVD:
1. Sleeping Sun (1st original) (04:04)
2. Walking in the Air (live) (05:10)
3. Swanheart (live) (03:56)
Nightwish Discography
| Album title | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angels Fall First (1997) | Studio | 1997-11-01 | 90 | 1 | 1 |
| Oceanborn (1998) | Studio | 1998-12-07 | 86.7 | 3 | 1 |
| Wishmaster (2000) | Studio | 2000-05-29 | 90 | 1 | 1 |
| From Wishes to Eternity (2001) | Live | 2001-03-19 | 90 | 1 | 1 |
| Over the Hills and Far Away (2001) | EP | 2001-06-08 | 70 | 1 | 1 |
| Wishmastour 2000 (2001) | EP | 2001-11-12 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Century Child (2002) | Studio | 2002-06-24 | 95 | 1 | 1 |
| Bless the Child (2002) | EP | 2002-07-22 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Once (2004) | Studio | 2004-06-07 | 90 | 1 | 1 |
| End of an Era (2006) | Live | 2006-06-02 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Dark Passion Play (2007) | Studio | 2007-09-26 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) (2009) | EP | 2009-03-13 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Imaginaerum (2011) | Studio | 2011-11-30 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Trials of Imaginaerum (2012) | EP | 2012-04-21 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Imaginaerum - The Score (2012) | Studio | 2012-11-09 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Endless Forms Most Beautiful (2015) | Studio | 2015-03-27 | - | 0 | 0 |