Ray of Light (Tina Guo album)

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Ray of Light
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 14, 2014
Recorded2014
StudioGuo Industries
Genre Classical crossover, Neo-classical Metal
Length25.12
Label Self Released (Guo Industries) [1] [2]
Tina Guo chronology
Eternity
(2013)
Ray of Light
(2014)
A Cello Christmas
(2014)

Ray of Light is the fourth studio album by Tina Guo. It was released on March 14, 2014. Guo wrote the song "Ray of Light" within this album for Ray Armando Morabito, back in 2013. [3]

Contents

Track listing

  1. Letter to You 2:33
  2. A Love Story 2:35
  3. Midnight Sun 2:00
  4. Could It Be 4:16
  5. Goodnight 0:59
  6. Fantasies 1:16
  7. Forest Dreams 0:53
  8. January in Italy 2:34
  9. Love Conquers All 2:43
  10. Prelude Fantasies for Electric Cello 2:54
  11. More Than Words 3:51
  12. Ray of Light 0:50
  13. Trio for Lawnmower and 2 Cellos 1:12
  14. Unity 3:26
  15. Genesis Rising 3:10

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalogue
USAMarch 4, 2014 CD, digital download Self Released

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  2. "Ray of Light". 7 Digital. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
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