Retropolis

Retropolis
Studio album by The Flower Kings
Released	25 May 1996
Recorded	December 1995 – March 1996
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	69:16
Label	Foxtrot Records
Producer	Don Azzaro
The Flower Kings chronology
Back in the World of Adventures (1995) Retropolis (1996) Stardust We Are (1997)

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Retropolis, released in 1996, is the second studio album by Swedish progressive rock band The Flower Kings (not counting Roine Stolt's 1994 solo album). The album's art is inspired by the film Metropolis . ^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Roine Stolt, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rhythm of Life" (instrumental)	Tomas Bodin	0:32
2.	"Retropolis" (instrumental)		11:07
3.	"Rhythm of the Sea"		6:12
4.	"There Is More to This World"		10:15
5.	"Romancing the City" (instrumental)	Bodin	0:57
6.	"The Melting Pot" (instrumental)		5:45
7.	"Silent Sorrow"		7:42
8.	"The Judas Kiss"		7:43
9.	"Retropolis by Night" (instrumental)	Bodin	3:18
10.	"Flora Majora" (instrumental)		6:50
11.	"The Road Back Home"		8:55

Credits

• Roine Stolt – lead vocals, guitars, additional keyboards
• Tomas Bodin – Hammond C3 organ, piano, Mellotron, synthesizers, effects
• Hasse Bruniusson – percussion, drumkit (10)
• Jaime Salazar – drumkit, percussion
• Michael Stolt – bass guitar

Guests

• Hasse Fröberg – vocals (4, 7)
• Ulf Wallander – soprano saxophone (6, 11)

Production

• Per Aleskog – cover art
• Hippiefied Art (i.e. Roine Stolt) – sleeve design assistant
• DCM – sleeve design assistant
• Lilian Forsberg – photography
• Dexter Frank Jr. (i.e. Roine Stolt) – engineer, mixing
• Tegelmann – photography

References

1. Couture, François. Retropolis at AllMusic
2. "INSIDE OUT MUSIC - The Flower Kings - Retropolis". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.