Eclipse (Yngwie Malmsteen album)

Eclipse
Studio album by Yngwie Malmsteen
Released	1990 (1990)
Studio	Criteria Studios, Miami
Genre	Neoclassical metal heavy metal hard rock
Length	48:58
Label	Polydor
Producer	Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen chronology
Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad (1989) Eclipse (1990) The Yngwie Malmsteen Collection (1991)
Singles from Eclipse
"Making Love" / "Eclipse" Released: 1990 "Save Our Love" / "Motherless Child" Released: 1990 "Bedroom Eyes" Released: 1990

Eclipse is the fifth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released in 1990 through Polydor Records. ^[1] The album reached No. 112 on the US Billboard 200 ^[2] and remained on that chart for six weeks, ^[3] as well as reaching the top 50 in six other countries. ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Eclipse 3.5 stars out of 5, describing it as sounding "like a holding pattern—Malmsteen turns in a competent set of neo-classical rockers that achieve radio-ready status better than much of the material on Odyssey , but there isn't anything that sounds new here." ^[1]

Track listing

All music is composed by Yngwie Malmsteen.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Making Love"	Yngwie Malmsteen, Göran Edman	4:56
2.	"Bedroom Eyes"	Malmsteen, Edman	4:02
3.	"Save Our Love"	Malmsteen	5:24
4.	"Motherless Child"	Malmsteen	4:13
5.	"Devil in Disguise"	Malmsteen, Erica Norberg	6:11
6.	"Judas"	Malmsteen, Edman	4:25
7.	"What Do You Want"	Malmsteen	3:49
8.	"Demon Driver"	Malmsteen, Norberg	3:25
9.	"Faultline"	Malmsteen, Edman	5:08
10.	"See You in Hell (Don't Be Late)"	Malmsteen	3:39
11.	"Eclipse"	(instrumental)	3:46
Total length:			48:58

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
12.	"Making Love" (extended guitar mix)	Malmsteen, Edman	6:22

Personnel

• Yngwie Malmsteen – guitar, guitar synthesizer, Moog Taurus, backing vocals, arrangement, producer
• Göran Edman – lead vocals
• Mats Olausson – keyboard, backing vocals
• Michael Von Knorring – drums
• Svante Henryson – bass, backing vocals

Technical

• Tom Fletcher – engineering, mixing
• Keith Rose – assistant engineer
• Roger Hughes – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for Eclipse

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5]	46
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6]	38
European Albums (IFPI) [7]	37
Finnish Albums (ÄKT) [8]	4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9]	31
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [10]	11
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [11]	19
Spanish Albums (AFYVE) [12]	20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [13]	12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [14]	15
UK Albums (OCC) [15]	43
US Billboard 200 [16]	112

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Eclipse - Yngwie Malmsteen". AllMusic . All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
2. "Eclipse - Yngwie Malmsteen | Awards". AllMusic . All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
3. "Yngwie Malmsteen - Chart history". Billboard . Retrieved 2014-12-27.
4. "Yngwie Malmsteen - Eclipse (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
5. "Australiancharts.com – Yngwie Malmsteen – Eclipse". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Yngwie Malmsteen – Eclipse" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
7. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). 7 (20). Music & Media. 19 May 1990: 18. Retrieved 22 February 2022.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
8. Pennanen, Timo (January 2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Yngwie Malmsteen – Eclipse" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
10. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
11. "Norwegiancharts.com – Yngwie Malmsteen – Eclipse". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
12. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor–SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
13. "Swedishcharts.com – Yngwie Malmsteen – Eclipse". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Yngwie Malmsteen – Eclipse". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
16. "Yngwie Malmsteen Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

External links

• Eclipse, 1990 at yngwiemalmsteen.com
• In Review: Yngwie J. Malmsteen "Eclipse" at Guitar Nine Records