Testimony 2

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Testimony 2
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Studio album by
Released23 May 2011
RecordedThe Morse House, Nashville 2010/2011
Genre Progressive rock
Length115:09
Label Metal Blade
Radiant Records
Producer Neal Morse
Neal Morse chronology
So Many Roads: Live in Europe
(2009)
Testimony 2
(2011)
Momentum
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Testimony 2 is a progressive rock concept album by Neal Morse, his eighth studio album. It was released on 23 May 2011 as a continuation of his first Christian prog album (Testimony) and contains three sections detailing the composer's life and conversion to Christianity. Morse returns with his normal solo-album bandmates Mike Portnoy and Randy George, but he also features many guests, including a vocal reunion of Spock's Beard in the song "Time Changer", which focuses on Morse's past with his original band.

Contents

The album comes with a second disc of unrelated original songs, one of which is the epic "Seeds Of Gold", featuring a guitar solo by Steve Morse. The Special Edition includes a third disc, a Making Of DVD which runs over 60 minutes and chronicles the writing and recording of this album.

Also released with the album is Morse's first book titled Testimony - The inspirational and spiritual journey of a prog rock musician.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Neal Morse.

Disc One

Part 6
No.TitleLength
1."Mercy Street"5:12
2."Overture No. 4"5:26
3."Time Changer"6:08
4."Jayda"6:05
Total length:22:51
Part 7
No.TitleLength
1."Nighttime Collectors"4:26
2."Time Has Come Today"4:55
3."Jesus' Blood"5:27
4."The Truth Will Set You Free"8:07
Total length:22:55
Part 8
No.TitleLength
1."Chance of a Lifetime"7:02
2."Jesus Bring Me Home"4:59
3."Road Dog Blues"3:07
4."It's for You"5:42
5."Crossing Over/Mercy Street Reprise"11:46
Total length:32:36

Disc Two

No.TitleLength
1."Absolute Beginner"4:41
2."Supernatural"6:12
3."Seeds of Gold"25:59
Total length:36:52

Disc Three (Special Edition)

No.TitleLength
1."The Making of Testimony 2 DVD"64:28

Personnel

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [2] 67
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3] 55
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [4] 46

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