Lucidity (album)

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Lucidity
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Studio album by
Delain
Released4 September 2006 (2006-09-04)
RecordedSpacelab Studio, Grefrath, Germany
Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki, Finland (Marko's bass and vocals)
Mastersound Studio, Steinheim, Germany (Liv's vocals)
somewhere in the Netherlands (Sharon's vocals)
Genre Symphonic metal, gothic metal
Length54:44
Label Roadrunner
Producer Oliver Philipps, Martijn Westerholt
Delain chronology
Amenity
(2002)		Lucidity
(2006)		 April Rain
(2009)
Singles from Lucidity
  1. "Frozen"
    Released: 8 January 2007
  2. "See Me in Shadow"
    Released: 2 July 2007
  3. "Shattered"
    Released: 2007
  4. "The Gathering"
    Released: 13 December 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Lucidity is the debut studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. It was released on 4 September 2006 by Roadrunner Records. It was released in the US by Sensory Records on 22 June 2010. [5] In 2016 the band celebrated their 10th anniversary by re-releasing the album.

Contents

After the disbandment of the band which had recorded the Amenity demo, the keyboard player and main composer Martijn Westerholt decided to retain lead vocalist Charlotte Wessels and to record an album with the best session musicians available, without the perspective of bringing the songs on tour. He recruited for the project Marko Hietala on vocals and bass, Ad Sluijter, Guus Eikens and Jan Yrlund on guitars and Ariën van Weesenbeek on drums. Guest vocalists on the album were Sharon den Adel, Liv Kristine, and George Oosthoek.

The album was recorded in different periods during 2005 and 2006 to accommodate the availability of the many musicians involved, often on tour with their bands.

Lucidity peaked at No. 43 in Dutch charts [6] and the success of the album pushed Westerholt to reorganize Delain as a touring band with new musicians.

In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 20th best symphonic metal album. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Sever" Martijn Westerholt Westerholt4:53
2."Frozen" Charlotte Wessels, WesterholtWesterholt4:43
3."Silhouette of a Dancer"Wessels, WesterholtWesterholt, Jan Yrlund5:25
4."No Compliance"WesterholtWesterholt5:10
5."See Me in Shadow"Wessels, WesterholtWesterholt4:41
6."Shattered"WesterholtWesterholt4:20
7."The Gathering"Guus EikensEikens3:35
8."Daylight Lucidity"Westerholt, EikensWesterholt, Eikens4:36
9."Sleepwalkers Dream"Wessels, WesterholtWesterholt4:27
10."A Day for Ghosts"WesterholtWesterholt3:37
11."Pristine"Rein DozeWesterholt4:31
12."(Deep) Frozen" (bonus track)WesselsWesterholt4:46
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Silhouette of a Dancer" (acoustic)3:23
US edition bonus tracks [8]
No.TitleLength
13."Frozen" (acoustic)4:27
14."Silhouette of a Dancer" (acoustic)3:21
15."See Me in Shadow" (acoustic)3:36
16."No Compliance" (Charlotte only vocals)5:09
The 10th Anniversary Edition (CD 1) - Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Silhouette of a Dancer" (Live)5:50
14."Shattered" (Live)4:24
15."Pristine" (Live)5:11
16."Medley" (Instrumental)3:27
The 10th Anniversary Edition (CD 2) - Instrumentals
No.TitleLength
1."Sever"4:53
2."Frozen"4:43
3."Silhouette of a Dancer"5:25
4."No Compliance"5:10
5."See Me in Shadow"4:41
6."Shattered"4:20
7."The Gathering"3:35
8."Daylight Lucidity"4:36
9."Sleepwalkers Dream"4:27
10."A Day for Ghosts"3:37
11."Pristine"4:31

Personnel

Band members
Session musicians
Guest musicians
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Sharon den Adel
(Within Temptation)
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Marko Hietala
(ex-Nightwish, ex-Tarot)
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Liv Kristine
(ex-Theatre of Tragedy, ex-Leaves' Eyes, Coldbound)
Touring members
Technical personnel

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