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Lost Whispers
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Compilation album by
Evanescence
ReleasedDecember 9, 2016 (2016-12-09)
Recorded2002–2016
Studio MSR, New York City [lower-alpha 1]
Genre Alternative metal
Length42:16 [2]
Label The Bicycle Music Company
Producer Various
Evanescence chronology
Evanescence
(2011)		Lost Whispers
(2016)		 Synthesis
(2017)

Lost Whispers is a compilation album by American rock band Evanescence. It was released on December 9, 2016 on digital music platforms, and included in the six-LP vinyl box set The Ultimate Collection released on February 17, 2017, by The Bicycle Music Company. The album is a collection of B-sides, outtakes, bonus tracks, and two new recordings: "Lost Whispers", a 2009 tour intro, and a re-recording of "Even in Death", originally on their 2000 demo album, Origin .

Contents

Background and release

After the world tour for their 2011 self-titled third studio album, Evanescence took a hiatus from November 2012 to April 2015, during which the members pursued their own projects. [7] During that period, Evanescence also parted ways with their long-term record label Wind-up Records. [8] [9] Amy Lee stated that she was working on solo projects, and there were no current plans for new Evanescence music yet, but the band would continue to tour. [12] In February 2016, Lee said the band was working on a vinyl box set. [13]

On October 11, 2016, the band announced the six-LP vinyl box set The Ultimate Collection. [14] [15] It includes all three Evanescence studio albums— Fallen (2003), The Open Door (2006), and Evanescence (2011)—the band's 2000 demo CD Origin , the compilation album Lost Whispers, a studio version of the tour intro "Lost Whispers", a studio recording of the song "Even In Death", as well as a 52-page casebound book with art, handwritten lyrics, photos and rarities. [14] [16] [17] On December 9, 2016, Lost Whispers was independently made available for streaming and download on several music platforms, including the iTunes Store, Spotify and Anghami. [18] [19] [20] It includes a recording of the intro "Lost Whispers", originally performed in a 2009 concert; the re-recorded and reworked "Even in Death"; the song "Missing" from their first live album Anywhere but Home (2004); and B-sides, outtakes, and bonus tracks from all three of their studio albums. The six-LP box set was released on February 17, 2017, by The Bicycle Music Company. [16]

A song from 1996, [21] "Even in Death" was a "rough demo" that Lee wanted to re-record and include on Fallen. [22] [23] Lee said re-recording it felt "like that song was truly redeemed because the early recording we have is not an enjoyable recording, but I really love that song. It was a beautiful experience to be able to take that and live in it now and give it the treatment I would give to any one of our songs with the ability I have now. Now I'm in love with that song again." [24] [25] The recording of "Even in Death" was uploaded on the band's official YouTube account on February 16, 2017. [16]

Craft Recordings released a stand-alone re-issue of Lost Whispers on blue translucent vinyl for Record Store Day on April 21, 2018, limited to 2,500 copies. [26] [27]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lost Whispers" (intro) Amy Lee 0:59
2."Even in Death" (2016 version)
4:22
3."Missing" (from Anywhere but Home )
  • Lee
  • Moody
  • Hodges
4:16
4."Farther Away" ( Fallen outtake)
  • Lee
  • Moody
  • Hodges
3:59
5."Breathe No More" (from Anywhere but Home)Lee3:49
6."If You Don't Mind" ( The Open Door outtake)
2:57
7."Together Again" (The Open Door outtake)Lee3:19
8."The Last Song I'm Wasting on You" (The Open Door outtake)Lee4:07
9."A New Way to Bleed" (from Evanescence )
  • Lee
  • Balsamo
3:46
10."Say You Will" (from Evanescence)
3:41
11."Disappear" (from Evanescence)
3:06
12."Secret Door" (from Evanescence)
  • Lee
  • William B. Hunt
3:54
Total length:42:16

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousDecember 9, 2016 Digital download The Bicycle Music Company [20]
February 17, 2017 LP (as part of The Ultimate Collection) [16]
United StatesApril 21, 2018 LP Craft Recordings [27]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Lost Whispers. [1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Track 2 [1]

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