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Released | Download: 11 August 2008 [1] US: 19 August 2008 [1] UK: 25 August 2008 [1] | |||
Length | 52:44 | |||
Label | Peaceville/Kscope | |||
Producer | Anathema | |||
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Source | Rating |
Aquarian Weekly | (A+) [3] |
AllMusic | [4] |
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This album also features cello playing of Dave Wesling from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. A close friend of the band, Dave previously toured with the band in 2004 and is featured on the DVD A Moment in Time. The record was arranged, recorded, performed and produced solely by the band. Kscope label launched a Hindsight mini-site, available in three languages: English, Italian and French, from where the song "Fragile Dreams" can be downloaded for free in MP3 format if signing to a mailing list. The mini-site also contains streaming previews of "Inner Silence", "Are You There?" and "Angelica". [1]
Chart (2008) | Peak position | |
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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] | 93 | |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [7] | 31 | |
French Albums (SNEP) [8] | 139 |
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