| Time Odyssey | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | February 1988 at Kajem and Victory Studios in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania | |||
| Genre | Instrumental rock, neoclassical metal | |||
| Length | 60:37 | |||
| Label | PolyGram | |||
| Producer | Vinnie Moore | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Time Odyssey is the second studio album by guitarist Vinnie Moore, released in 1988 through PolyGram. As of 2013 it is Moore's only release to enter the Billboard 200 chart, where it peaked at #147. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Morning Star" | Vinnie Moore | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Prelude/Into the Future" | Moore, Jordan Rudess | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Beyond the Door" | Moore | 5:29 |
| 4. | "Message in a Dream" | Moore, Rudess | 9:10 |
| 5. | "As Time Slips By" | Moore | 6:43 |
| 6. | "Race with Destiny" | Moore | 6:36 |
| 7. | "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | George Harrison | 4:40 |
| 8. | "The Tempest" | Moore | 8:48 |
| 9. | "Pieces of a Picture" | Moore | 6:14 |
| 10. | "April Sky" | Johann Sebastian Bach | 5:10 |
| Total length: | 60:37 | ||
| Year | Chart | Peak | Peak reached | Weeks on chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Billboard 200 | 147 [2] | June 25, 1988 | 7 |
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