Trampthology

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Trampthology
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Compilation album by
ReleasedDecember 18, 2020
Recorded1995–2020
Genre
Label Target
Mike Tramp chronology
Second Time Around
(2020)
Trampthology
(2020)
Singles from Trampthology
  1. "Take Me Away"
    Released: 2020
  2. "Everything Is Alright"
    Released: 2021

Trampthology is the first greatest hits album by former White Lion and Freak of Nature lead singer Mike Tramp, released on December 18, 2020, through Mighty Music/Target Records. [1] The album was released to celebrate Tramp's 25th anniversary as a solo artist.

Contents

Background and recording

The compilation features sixteen of Tramp's biggest hits from his solo career plus four new songs. [2] Tracks from every Mike Tramp solo album are included except the leftover album Songs I Left Behind and the two Mike Tramp & The Rock 'N' Roll Circuz albums: The Rock 'N' Roll Circuz and Stand Your Ground , although the song "The Road" was originally recorded on The Rock 'N' Roll Circuz album, it was later re-recorded for the album Second Time Around .

Release and promotion

The album was released on double gatefold 180-gram vinyl and double CD. [3] One of the four new songs, "Take Me Away", was released as a single in advance and was promoted with a lyric video. [4]

The album charted at number 17 on the Danish Hitlisten albums chart. [5]

Track listing

Trampthology track listing
No.TitleFrom albumLength
1."Give It All You Got" Nomad  
2."If I Live Tomorrow" Capricorn  
3."More to Life Than This" More to Life Than This  
4."The Road" Second Time Around  
5."Ain't Done Yet"New song 
6."Dead End Ride" Stray from the Flock  
7."Maybe Tomorrow" Maybe Tomorrow  
8."Mr. Death" Recovering the Wasted Years  
9."Mother" Museum  
10."Take Me Away"New song 
11."Cobblestone Street" Cobblestone Street  
12."Trust in Yourself"Museum 
13."New Day"Cobblestone Street 
14."Bow and Obey"Nomad 
15."Every Time"New song 
16."Coming Home"Maybe Tomorrow 
17."Lay Down My Life for You"More to Life Than This 
18."Better Off"Capricorn 
19."The Way It Was Before"Stray from the Flock 
20."I'll Never Be Young Again"New song 

Everything Is Alright

Everything Is Alright is the single disc shorter version (10 tracks) of Trampthology released in May 2021. The new compilation album features 9 of the 16 hits from Trampthology, plus one new single "Everything Is Alright". The title track was officially released as a single in February 2021, as Tramp's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest representing Denmark. The song is up against seven other entries, and the winner will be chosen at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on March 6th. The Eurovision Song Contest finals will take place in Rotterdam, Netherlands in May which will coincide with Tramp's new compilation album. [6] Tramp also released the official music video for "Everything Is Alright" on February 18, 2021. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleFrom albumLength
1."Give It All You Got"Nomad 
2."Trust in Yourself"Museum 
3."If I Live Tomorrow"Capricorn 
4."Cobblestone Street"Cobblestone Street 
5."Coming Home"Maybe Tomorrow 
6."Everything Is Alright"New song 
7."Dead End Ride"Stray from the Flock 
8."Take Me Away"Trampthology 
9."The Road"Second Time Around 
10."More to Life Than This"More to Life Than This 

Personnel

New tracks

Additional personnel

Artwork

Photographer/album art - Jakob Muxoll

Charts

Chart performance for Trampthology
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [8] 17
Chart performance for Everything Is Alright
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Danish albums24 [9]

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