Empire (album)

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Empire
Studio album by Queensrÿche
Released	August 20, 1990
Recorded	Spring 1990
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	63:20
Label	EMI America
Producer(s)	Peter Collins
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Queensrÿche chronology
Operation: Mindcrime (1988)	Empire (1990)	Operation: LIVEcrime (1991)

For the album by Kasabian see Empire (Kasabian album)

Released on August 20, 1990, Empire is the fourth full-length album by Queensrÿche. The power ballad "Silent Lucidity" was a cross-over hit. The songs "Jet City Woman", "Della Brown", and "Another Rainy Night (Without You)" create a miniature concept album within the first half of "Empire," as they are linked by audio effects that bring the listener from one audio background to another seamlessly. "Empire" could arguably be included within this series, as the song begins with voices on an answering machine (as are also used in "Another Rainy Night"), though its subject is more of a stretch to relate.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus tracks 2 Credits 3 Charts 3.1 Album 3.2 Singles

[edit] Track listing

1. "Best I Can" (DeGarmo) – 5:35
2. "The Thin Line" - (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 5:42
3. "Jet City Woman" (Tate) – 5:21
4. "Della Brown" (DeGarmo, Rockenfield, Tate) – 7:04
5. "Another Rainy Night (Without You)" (DeGarmo, Jackson, Tate) – 4:29
6. "Empire" (Tate, Wilton) – 5:24
7. "Resistance" (Tate, Wilton) – 4:50
8. "Silent Lucidity" (DeGarmo) – 5:47
9. "Hand On Heart" (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 5:33
10. "One And Only" (DeGarmo, Wilton) – 5:54
11. "Anybody Listening?" (DeGarmo, Tate) – 7:41

[edit] Bonus tracks

1. "Last Time In Paris" - (DeGarmo, Tate) - 3:57
2. "Scarborough Fair" - (Simon, Garfunkel - 3:50
3. "Dirty Lil Secret" - (DeGarmo, Tate) - 4:07

[edit] Credits

• Peter Collins - Producer
• Michael Wilton - Guitars Vocals
• Chris DeGarmo - Guitars, Vocals
• Geoff Tate - Vocals
• Eddie Jackson - Bass, Vocals
• Scott Rockenfield - Drums, Percussion
• James Barton - Engineer
• Paul Northfield - Engineer

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1990	The Billboard 200	7

[edit] Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	"Best I Can"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	28
1990	"Empire"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	22
1991	"Another Rainy Night (Without You)"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	7
1991	"Jet City Woman"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	6
1991	"Silent Lucidity"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
1991	"Silent Lucidity"	The Billboard Hot 100	9
1992	"Anybody Listening?"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	16

v • d • e Queensrÿche

Geoff Tate • Michael Wilton • Mike Stone • Eddie Jackson • Scott Rockenfield Chris DeGarmo • Kelly Gray Discography Albums: Queensrÿche (EP) • The Warning • Rage for Order • Operation: Mindcrime • Empire • Promised Land • Hear in the Now Frontier • Q2K • Tribe • Operation: Mindcrime II Live Albums: Operation: LIVEcrime • Live Evolution • The Art of Live Compilations: Greatest Hits • Classic Masters Singles: "Silent Lucidity"