Now & Forever: The Best of Xandria

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Annotation

All songs from the original albums were remastered by Vincent Sorg. The last 3 tracks are new songs or out-takes.

Annotation last modified on 2009-04-15 14:00 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Now & Forever
assistant engineer:
Thomas Gwosdz
engineer:
Michael Schubert
producer:
José Alvarez-Brill
bass guitar:
Nils Middelhauve
drums (drum set):
Gerit Lamm
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
vocals:
Lisa Middelhauve
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Bernd Wefelmeyer
orchestrator:
Nicolas Nohn
recorded at:
Pleasurepark Studios in Belgium (from 2004-12 until 2005-06)
recording of:
Now & Forever
lyricist and composer:
Marco Heubaum
53:19
2Ravenheart
3:45
3Kill the Sun
keyboard programming:
Marco Heubaum and Dirk Riegner
engineer:
Britta Kühlmann
producer:
Dirk Riegner
mixer:
Modo Bierkamp
bass:
Roland Krueger
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Gerit Lamm
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
vocals:
Lisa Schaphaus
mixed at:
Base 5 Studio
engineered at:
Principal Studios in Senden, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
produced at:
Base 5 Studio (from 2002-11 until 2003-02), DRP Studios (from 2002-11 until 2003-02) and Principal Studios in Senden, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2002-11 until 2003-02)
recording of:
Kill the Sun
lyricist and composer:
Marco Heubaum
33:25
4In Love With the Darkness
assistant engineer:
Thomas Gwosdz
engineer:
Michael Schubert
producer:
José Alvarez-Brill
bass guitar:
Nils Middelhauve
drums (drum set):
Gerit Lamm
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
vocals:
Lisa Middelhauve
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Bernd Wefelmeyer
orchestrator:
Nicolas Nohn
recorded at:
Pleasurepark Studios in Belgium (from 2004-12 until 2005-06)
recording of:
In Love With the Darkness
lyricist:
Lisa Middelhauve and Nils Middelhauve
composer:
Lisa Middelhauve, Marco Heubaum and Nils Middelhauve
43:52
5Eversleeping
programming:
José Alvarez-Brill, Zoran Grujovski, Marco Heubaum and Henning Verlage
engineer, producer and mixer:
José Alvarez-Brill
additional guest keyboard:
José Alvarez-Brill
additional keyboard:
Zoran Grujovski and Henning Verlage
additional percussion:
Achim Färber
bass guitar:
Daniel Joeriskes (bass player)
drums (drum set):
Gerit Lamm
guest sitar:
Yogi Rangeshvar (sitar)
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
lead vocals:
Lisa Middelhauve
orchestrator:
José Alvarez-Brill, Zoran Grujovski, Marco Heubaum and Henning Verlage
recorded at:
Pleasurepark Studios in Belgium (from 2003-12 until 2004-02)
recording of:
Eversleeping
lyricist and composer:
Lisa Schaphaus
4.53:43
6Only for the Stars in Your Eyes
engineer:
Jörg Umbreit
producer:
Marco Heubaum
bass guitar:
Nils Middelhauve
drums (drum set):
Gerit Lamm
guest keyboard:
Henning Verlage
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
guest vocals:
Mika Tauriainen
lead vocals:
Lisa Middelhauve
recording of:
Only for the Stars in Your Eyes
lyricist:
Lisa Middelhauve
composer:
Lisa Middelhauve and Marco Heubaum
3.53:13
7The End of Every Story
assistant engineer:
Thomas Gwosdz
engineer:
Michael Schubert
producer:
José Alvarez-Brill
bass guitar:
Nils Middelhauve
drums (drum set):
Gerit Lamm
guest solo cello:
Linda Laukamp (cello)
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
vocals:
Lisa Middelhauve
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Bernd Wefelmeyer
orchestrator:
Nicolas Nohn
recorded at:
Pleasurepark Studios in Belgium (from 2004-12 until 2005-06)
recording of:
The End of Every Story
lyricist:
Marco Heubaum
composer:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
4:52
8The Lioness
programming:
José Alvarez-Brill, Zoran Grujovski, Marco Heubaum and Henning Verlage
engineer, producer and mixer:
José Alvarez-Brill
additional guest keyboard:
José Alvarez-Brill
additional keyboard:
Zoran Grujovski and Henning Verlage
additional percussion:
Achim Färber
bass guitar:
Daniel Joeriskes (bass player)
drums (drum set):
Gerit Lamm
guest sitar:
Yogi Rangeshvar (sitar)
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
lead vocals:
Lisa Middelhauve
orchestrator:
José Alvarez-Brill, Zoran Grujovski, Marco Heubaum and Henning Verlage
recorded at:
Pleasurepark Studios in Belgium (from 2003-12 until 2004-02)
recording of:
The Lioness
lyricist:
Lisa Schaphaus
composer:
Marco Heubaum and Lisa Schaphaus
34:43
9India
assistant engineer:
Thomas Gwosdz
engineer:
Michael Schubert
producer:
José Alvarez-Brill
bass guitar:
Nils Middelhauve
drums (drum set):
Gerit Lamm
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
guest spoken vocals:
Grant Stevens
vocals:
Lisa Middelhauve
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Bernd Wefelmeyer
orchestrator:
Nicolas Nohn
recorded at:
Pleasurepark Studios in Belgium (from 2004-12 until 2005-06)
recording of:
India
lyricist and composer:
Marco Heubaum
35:16
10Save My Life
engineer:
Jörg Umbreit
producer:
Marco Heubaum
bass guitar:
Nils Middelhauve
drums (drum set):
Gerit Lamm
guest keyboard:
Henning Verlage
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
lead vocals:
Lisa Middelhauve
recording of:
Save My Life
lyricist:
Lisa Middelhauve and Marco Heubaum
composer:
Marco Heubaum
43:56
11Ginger
keyboard programming:
Marco Heubaum and Dirk Riegner
engineer:
Britta Kühlmann
producer:
Dirk Riegner
mixer:
Modo Bierkamp
bass:
Roland Krueger
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Gerit Lamm
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
vocals:
Lisa Schaphaus
mixed at:
Base 5 Studio
engineered at:
Principal Studios in Senden, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
produced at:
Base 5 Studio (from 2002-11 until 2003-02), DRP Studios (from 2002-11 until 2003-02) and Principal Studios in Senden, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2002-11 until 2003-02)
recording of:
Ginger
lyricist:
Lisa Middelhauve
composer:
Lisa Middelhauve and Marco Heubaum
44:55
12Firestorm
engineer:
Jörg Umbreit
producer:
Marco Heubaum
bass guitar:
Nils Middelhauve
drums (drum set):
Gerit Lamm
guest keyboard:
Henning Verlage
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
lead vocals:
Lisa Middelhauve
recording of:
Firestorm
lyricist:
Lisa Middelhauve
composer:
Marco Heubaum
34:50
13Some Like It Cold
programming:
José Alvarez-Brill, Zoran Grujovski, Marco Heubaum and Henning Verlage
engineer, producer and mixer:
José Alvarez-Brill
additional guest keyboard:
José Alvarez-Brill
additional keyboard:
Zoran Grujovski and Henning Verlage
additional percussion:
Achim Färber
bass guitar:
Roland Krueger
drums (drum set):
Gerit Lamm
guest sitar:
Yogi Rangeshvar (sitar)
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
lead vocals:
Lisa Middelhauve
orchestrator:
José Alvarez-Brill, Zoran Grujovski, Marco Heubaum and Henning Verlage
recorded at:
Pleasurepark Studios in Belgium (from 2003-12 until 2004-02)
recording of:
Some Like it Cold
lyricist:
Lisa Schaphaus
composer:
Marco Heubaum and Lisa Schaphaus
2.53:59
14Black Flame
programming:
José Alvarez-Brill, Zoran Grujovski, Marco Heubaum and Henning Verlage
engineer, producer and mixer:
José Alvarez-Brill
additional guest keyboard:
José Alvarez-Brill
additional keyboard:
Zoran Grujovski and Henning Verlage
additional percussion:
Achim Färber
bass guitar:
Roland Krueger
drums (drum set):
Gerit Lamm
guest sitar:
Yogi Rangeshvar (sitar)
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
lead vocals:
Lisa Middelhauve
orchestrator:
José Alvarez-Brill, Zoran Grujovski, Marco Heubaum and Henning Verlage
recorded at:
Pleasurepark Studios in Belgium (from 2003-12 until 2004-02)
recording of:
Black Flame
lyricist and composer:
Marco Heubaum
3.53:31
15Like a Rose on the Grave of Love
assistant engineer:
Thomas Gwosdz
engineer:
Michael Schubert
producer:
José Alvarez-Brill
bass guitar:
Nils Middelhauve
drums (drum set):
Gerit Lamm
guest double bass:
Volker Kamp
guest guitar and guest mandolin:
Gert Neumann
guest keyboard and guest uilleann pipes:
Johannes Schiefner (Uilleann Pipes Player)
guest percussion:
Stefan Lammert
guest whistle:
Jens Barabasch
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
guest vocals:
Jessica Thierjung
vocals:
Lisa Middelhauve
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Bernd Wefelmeyer
orchestrator:
Nicolas Nohn
recorded at:
Pleasurepark Studios in Belgium (from 2004-12 until 2005-06)
recording of:
Like a Rose on the Grave of Love
lyricist and composer:
Lisa Middelhauve
54:28
16Sisters of the Light
4.53:39
17Mermaids (Child of the Blue)
keyboard programming:
Marco Heubaum and Dirk Riegner
engineer:
Britta Kühlmann
producer:
Dirk Riegner
mixer:
Modo Bierkamp
bass:
Roland Krueger
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Gerit Lamm
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
vocals:
Lisa Schaphaus
mixed at:
Base 5 Studio
engineered at:
Principal Studios in Senden, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
produced at:
Base 5 Studio (from 2002-11 until 2003-02), DRP Studios (from 2002-11 until 2003-02) and Principal Studios in Senden, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2002-11 until 2003-02)
recording of:
Mermaids
lyricist and composer:
Marco Heubaum
43:44
18Drown in Me
assistant engineer:
Thomas Gwosdz
engineer:
Michael Schubert
producer:
José Alvarez-Brill
bass guitar:
Nils Middelhauve
drums (drum set):
Gerit Lamm
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
vocals:
Lisa Middelhauve
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Bernd Wefelmeyer
orchestrator:
Nicolas Nohn
recorded at:
Pleasurepark Studios in Belgium (from 2004-12 until 2005-06)
recording of:
Drown in Me
lyricist and composer:
Marco Heubaum
3:10
19One Word
3:37
20Lullaby
2:44

Credits

Release

mastering:Vincent Sorg (in 2008)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4119357 [info]