1997 studio album by Yngwie Malmsteen
Facing the Animal Yngwie Malmsteen , released in 1997 through Pony Canyon (Japan) and Mercury Records (United States). The album reached No. 20 on the Finnish albums chart and No. 39 on the Swedish albums chart .
Although credited to Malmsteen, "Air on a Theme" is an arrangement of the second movement (Largo) of Antonio Vivaldi 's "Piccolo Concerto in C Major (RV443)". Facing the Animal features one of drummer Cozy Powell 's last performances before his death in April 1998.
Critical reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic
Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave Facing the Animal three stars out of five, saying that "much of the record is stronger than anything Malmsteen has recorded in years" but also calling it "predictable, from the rockers to the power ballads".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Yngwie Malmsteen
No. Title Length 1. "Braveheart" 5:19 2. "Facing the Animal" 4:37 3. "Enemy" 4:53 4. "Sacrifice" 4:19 5. "Like an Angel – For April" 5:47 6. "My Resurrection" 4:48 7. "Another Time" 5:03 8. "Heathens from the North" 3:39 9. "Alone in Paradise" 4:33 10. "End of My Rope" 4:24 11. "Only the Strong" 6:05 12. "Poison in Your Veins" 4:23 13. "Air on a Theme" 1:43 Total length: 59:33
Japanese edition bonus track No. Title Length 14. "Casting Pearls Before the Swine" 3:57
Personnel
Yngwie Malmsteen – guitar , bass (tracks 1, 4, 6, 12), background vocals , arrangement , production Mats Levén – lead vocals (except track 13)Mats Olausson – keyboards Cozy Powell – drums (except track 13)Barry Dunaway – bass (except tracks 1, 4, 6, 12, 13)
Chris Tsangarides – engineering , mixing , productionKeith Rose – engineering assistance
Rod Fuller – mastering Chart performance
Certifications
Region
Certification
Certified units /sales
Japan (RIAJ )
Gold
100,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.
References
^ "Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Facing the Animal (album)" . finnishcharts.com . Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "Facing the Animal - Yngwie Malmsteen" . AllMusic All Media Network . Retrieved 2014-01-17.
"Japanese album certifications – Yngwie Malmsteen – Facing the Animal" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan .Select 1997年9月 on the drop-down menu
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