Released August 17, 1996 | Length 55:28 Release date 17 August 1996 Genres Heavy metal, Rock music | |
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Instant Clarity(1996) Readiness to Sacrifice(1999) Label Victor Talking Machine Company Similar Michael Kiske albums, Heavy metal albums | ||
Instant clarity michael kiske 1996 full album
Instant Clarity is the first solo album of vocalist Michael Kiske, formerly of Helloween). The album features guest appearances by Kai Hansen, formerly of Helloween, Gamma Ray, Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden, and compositions from Ciriaco Taraxes. The album was released in 1996 and reissued in 2006 containing four bonus tracks.
Contents
- Instant clarity michael kiske 1996 full album
- Michael kiske be true to yourself instant clarity
- Track listing
- Credits
- Songs
- References
A music video was produced and filmed in New York City for the song Always, which was dedicated to Ingo Schwichtenberg; the former Helloween drummer who committed suicide in 1995.
The album includes only two heavy metal songs, "The Calling" and "New Horizons" both co-written by Adrian Smith, and the latter co-written by Kai Hansen.
Michael kiske be true to yourself instant clarity
Track listing
- "Be True to Yourself" (Kiske) - 4:40
- "The Calling" (Kiske, Adrian Smith) - 4:00
- "Somebody Somewhere" (Ciriaco Taraxes, Michael Kiske) - 4:39
- "Burned Out" (Taraxes) - 4:44
- "New Horizons" (Smith, Kiske, Kai Hansen) - 4:25
- "Hunted" (Kiske, Taraxes) - 4:25
- "Always" (Kiske) - 4:15
- "Thanx a Lot!" (Kiske) - 5:25
- "Time's Passing By" (Kay Rudi Wolke, Taraxes) - 3:46
- "So Sick" (Kiske) - 4:30
- "Do I Remember a Life?" (Kiske, Taraxes) - 10:20
- "A Song Is Just a Moment" (Kiske) [japanese bonus track] - 4:20
- "I Don't Deserve Love" (Kiske) [bonus track] - 4:40
- "Sacred Grounds" (Kiske) [bonus track] - 4:05
- "Can't Tell" (Kiske) [bonus track] - 3:22
Tracks 13-15 appear on the 2006 reissue only.
Credits
Band members
Guest musicians
Songs
1Be True to Yourself4:39
2The Calling4:08
3Somebody Somewhere4:28