Journey of the Dunadan

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Journey of the Dunadan
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 3, 1993 [1]
Genre Progressive rock
Length70:13
Label Arion Records/Sound Resources [1]
Producer Fred Schendel, Stephen DeArqe
Glass Hammer chronology
Journey of the Dunadan
(1993)
Perelandra
(1995)

Journey of the Dunadan is the debut studio album by American progressive rock band Glass Hammer, released on August 3, 1993. It is a concept album based on the story of Aragorn from J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings .

Contents

Steve Babb is credited under the name Stephen DeArqe on the album. Singer Michelle Young is featured on the album, but would only become a band member for their next release, Perelandra .

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fred Schendel and Stephen DeArqe

No.TitleLength
1."Shadows of the Past"3:19
2."Something's Coming"3:18
3."Song of the Dunadan"9:14
4."Fog on the Barrow-Downs"2:34
5."The Prancing Pony"1:13
6."The Way to Her Heart"3:32
7."The Ballad of Balin Longbeard"3:40
8."Rivendell"3:31
9."Khazad-Dum"1:24
10."Nimrodel"4:58
11."The Palantir"6:39
12."Pelennor Fields"4:26
13."Why I Cry (Arwen's Song)"5:20
14."Anduril"2:03
15."Morannon Gate"5:41
16."The Return of the King"7:55
17."Why I Cry (Single Edit)"3:59
Total length:72:47

Personnel

Glass Hammer
Additional musicians
Production

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Journey of the Dunadan". Glass Hammer's official website. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  2. "GLASS HAMMER - Journey of the Dunadan (1993)".