Perelandra (album)

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Perelandra
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1, 1995 [1]
Genre Art rock, progressive rock
Length61:54
Label Arion Records/Sound Resources
Producer Steve Babb
Fred Schendel
Glass Hammer chronology
Journey of the Dunadan
(1993)
Perelandra
(1995)
On to Evermore
(1998)

Perelandra is the second studio album by American progressive rock band Glass Hammer, released on November 1, 1995.

Contents

A concept album, it was inspired by C. S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia and Space Trilogy book series. [1] [2] It is the only album to feature singer Michelle Young as band member, although she had appeared on their first album Journey of the Dunadan and would later appear on their fourteenth Ode to Echo in 2014, both as a guest.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Now Arriving"2:02
2."Time Marches On"10:36
3."Lliusion"9:05
4."The Way to Her Heart"4:47
5."Felix the Cat"2:31
6."Now Departing"1:05
7."Perelandra"8:07
8."Le Danse Final"5:18
9."That Hideous Strength"3:57
10."Enda the Lion"1:02
11."Into the Night"4:40
12."Heaven"8:37

Personnel

Glass Hammer
Additional musicians

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References

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  2. Leviston, Conrad. "Ground and Sky review - Glass Hammer - Perelandra". Ground and Sky. Retrieved 2010-07-27.