| The Turn of the Lights | ||||
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| Released | August 22, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal Power metal | |||
| Length | 52:28 | |||
| Label | Azul Music, Brazil Avalon, Japan SPV, Europe | |||
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The Turn of the Lights is the third and final solo album of Brazilian vocalist/pianist Andre Matos.
All lyrics are written by Andre Matos and assisted by Brendan Duffey
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Liberty" | Andre Matos, Hugo Mariutti | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Course Of Life" | Andre Matos | 5:40 |
| 3. | "The Turn of the Lights" | Andre Matos, Hugo Mariutti, Bruno Ladislau, Casagrande | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Gaza" | Andre Matos, Hugo Mariutti | 5:30 |
| 5. | "Stop!" | Andre Matos, Hugo Mariutti | 5:16 |
| 6. | "On Your Own" | Andre Matos, Hugo Mariutti | 5:40 |
| 7. | "Unreplaceable" | Andre Matos, Hugo Mariutti, Bruno Ladislau | 4:49 |
| 8. | "Oversoul" | Hugo Mariutti, Bruno Ladislau, Andre Matos | 5:30 |
| 9. | "White Summit" | Andre Matos, Hugo Mariutti | 4:00 |
| 10. | "Light-years" | Andre Matos, Andre Hernandes | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Sometimes" | Andre Matos | 3:23 |
| Total length: | 52:28 | ||
All lyrics are written by Andre Matos; all music is composed by Andre Matos, except where otherwise specified
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Wings of Reality (Angra cover)" |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "At Least a Chance (Viper cover)" | Pit Passarell | Viper | |
| 2. | "I Don't Believe in Love (Queensrÿche cover)" | Chris DeGarmo, Geoff Tate | ||
| 3. | "Fake Plastic Tree (Radiohead cover)" | Thom Yorke, Phil Selway, Ed O'Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood | ||
| 4. | "Hisame (Japanese enka cover)" |
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Oricon Total Album Sales [1] | 114 |
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