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Chronicles II
Compilation album by
Eloy
Released2 May 1994[1][2]
Recorded1994
StudioHorus Sound, Hanover
GenreProg rock, art rock[2]
Length60:11
LabelACI
ProducerFrank Bornemann
Eloy chronology
Chronicles I
(1993) 		Chronicles II
(1994) 		The Tides Return Forever
(1994)
Audio sample
"Escape to the Heights '94"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Chronicles II is the second of a two-part compilation of re-recorded songs by the German rock band Eloy. The first part, Chronicles I, was released the preceding year.

Following Chronicles I in a chronological order, Chronicles II contains songs from the years 1984-1992 and the albums Metromania (1984), Ra (1988) and Destination (1992). The full Chronicles two-part project compiles songs from every Eloy studio album released between 1977 and 1992, except for Performance.

Whilst Chronicles I songs were all re-recorded, in Chronicles II Eloy only re-recorded the Metromania songs and remastered the ones from Ra and Destination, as the latter had already been recorded using advanced digital technology, and there was no need to record them again in order to enhance their quality.[4]

The band's leader Frank Bornemann invited some of the former members of the band to play the Metromania songs, in order to reach the highest level of authenticity possible.[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Escape to the Heights '94"
  • Eloy
  • Frank Bornemann, Mark Sarkautzky
Metromania5:10
2."All Life Is One '94"
  • Eloy
  • Martine Ryan, Andrew Ward
Metromania6:29
3."Nightriders '94"
  • Eloy
  • Ryan, Ward
Metromania4:37
4."Follow The Light '94"
  • Eloy
  • Ryan, Ward
Metromania9:47
5."Rainbow"
  • Bornemann, Achim Gieseler
  • Bornemann
Ra4:37
6."Voyager of the Future Race"
  • Eloy
  • Bornemann
Ra6:28
7."Fire and Ice"
  • Eloy
  • Bornemann, Diana Baden
Destination5:09
8."Call of the Wild"
  • Eloy
  • Bornemann, Baden
Destination7:00
9."Prisoner in Mind"
  • Eloy
  • Bornemann, Baden
Destination4:26
10."Eclipse of Mankind"
  • Eloy
  • Bornemann, Baden
Destination6:28
Total length:60:11

Personnel

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All information according to the album's liner notes,[5] and the liner notes of Ra and Destination. Numbers in parentheses indicate specific tracks.

References

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  1. ^ "Chronicles II - Eloy". Amazon Music. Amazon. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Chronicles II - Eloy". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ^ DeGagne, Mike. "Chronicles II - Eloy". Allmusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b Eloy - Chronicles II (booklet). ACI records. p. 6. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Eloy - Chronicles II". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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