Spirit (Eluveitie album)

Spirit
Studio album by Eluveitie
Released	1 June 2006
Recorded	December 2005
Studio	Klangschmiede Studio E Ballhorn Studio (Kyburg, Zürich, Switzerland)
Genre	Folk metal, melodic death metal, Celtic metal
Length	50:50
Label	Fear Dark
Producer	Eluveitie, Markus Stock and Tobias Schönemann
Eluveitie chronology
Vên (2004) Spirit (2006) Slania (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Chronicles of Chaos	[1]
The Metal Observer	[2]
Sputnik Music	[3]

Spirit is the debut studio album by Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. It was released on June 1, 2006, by Fear Dark Records and re-released by Twilight Records in 2007. ^[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chrigel Glanzmann; all music is composed by Glanzmann, except "Of Fire, Wind & Wisdom" and "The Endless Knot" composed by Glanzmann and Ivo Henzi.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Spirit"	2:32
2.	"Uis Elveti"	4:24
3.	"Your Gaulish War"	5:11
4.	"Of Fire, Wind & Wisdom"	3:05
5.	"Aidû"	3:10
6.	"The Song of Life"	4:01
7.	"Tegernakô"	6:42
8.	"Siraxta"	5:39
9.	"The Dance of Victory"	5:24
10.	"The Endless Knot"	7:00
11.	"AnDro"	3:35
Total length:		50:50

Personnel

Eluveitie

• Chrigel Glanzmann - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Tin Whistle, Low Whistle, Bagpipes, Uilleann Pipes
• Sarah Wauquiez - Accordion, Crumhorn, Hurdy Gurdy, Bass-shalm, Vocals
• Ivo Henzi - Lead Guitars
• Simeon Koch - Rhythm Guitars
• Rafi Kirder - Bass
• Merlin Sutter - Drums
• Sevan Kirder - Bagpipes, Tin Whistle, Low Whistle, Irish Flute, Backing Vocals
• Meri Tadic - Fiddle, Vocals
• Linda Suter - Fiddle, Vocals

Guest musicians

• Toby Roth - Accordion
• Guido Rieger - Spoken words (track 1)
• Selina Wagner - Children voices (track 6)
• Adrian Wagner - Children voices (track 6)

Production

• Eluveitie - Producer
• Markus Stock - Co-Producer, Mixing, Engineering
• Tobias Schönemann - Co-Producer
• Martijn van Groeneveldt - Mastering
• Klaus Grimmer - Engineering
• Travis Smith - Cover Art, Photography
• Ghislaine Ayer - Photography
• Christoph Oeschger - Photography

References

1. Erickson, Alexander (February 16, 2008). "Chronicles of Chaos review" . Retrieved September 15, 2013.
2. Melzer, Alex (August 25, 2006). "Metal Observer review" . Retrieved September 15, 2013.
3. Ward, Kyle (May 17, 2008). "Sputnik review" . Retrieved September 15, 2013.
4. "Eluveitie signs with Nuclear Blast Records". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-12-04.