Middle Earth (album)

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Middle Earth
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Studio album by
Bob Catley
Released26 March 2001 [1]
RecordedStartrack Studios, Manchester
GH Production Studios, Rossall
The Viper Room, Oldham,
United Kingdom, 2000
Genre Hard rock
Length56:00
Label Frontiers Records
Producer Gary Hughes
Bob Catley chronology
Legends
(1999)		Middle Earth
(2001)		 When Empires Burn
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Archives (4.3/10) [2]
MelodicRock.com (9.4/10) [3]
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Middle Earth is the third solo studio album by Bob Catley, released by Frontiers Records in 2000.

Contents

The album draws upon J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings for inspiration. [5] The original title for the album given to the music press was Lord of the Rings. [6]

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Hughes.

  1. "The Wraith of the Rings" — 7:05
  2. (i) "The Fields That I Recall" — 0:00
    (ii) "Emissary" — 0:00
    (iii) "The Fields That I Recall (Reprise)" — 8:02
  3. "City Walls" — 6:11
  4. "Against the Wind" — 5:15
  5. (i) "Where You Lead I'll Follow" — 0:00
    (ii) "Stormcrow and Pilgrim" — 0:00
    (iii) "Where You Lead I'll Follow (Reprise)" — 8:47
  6. "Return of the Mountain King" — 6:40
  7. "The End of Summer (Galadriel's Theme)" — 5:51
  8. "This Gallant Band of Manic Strangers" — 3:46
  9. "The Fellowship" — 4:23

Personnel

Additional Musicians

Production

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References

  1. ↑ "Solo Albums". Archived from the original on 17 November 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bob Catley - Middle Earth - Reviews - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. ↑ MelodicRock.com review Archived 2006-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Bob Catley - Middle Earth CD. Heavy Harmonies Discography". Hheavyharmonies.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bob Catley Interview - The Tolkien Society". Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Prog-Nose "Progressive, Symphonic, Gothic and Classic Rock E-Zine" Best choice Bruges hotels". Brugestophotels.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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