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The Name of the Rose (album)

The Name of the Rose is the second studio album released by the melodic hard rock band Ten. The album was released only four months apart from the band's first album X, since the songs were already written and recorded.

The Name of the Rose
Studio album by
Ten
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1996
GenreHard rock
Length77:45
LabelNow & Then Records
ProducerGary Hughes,
Mike Stone
Ten chronology
X
(1996) 		The Name of the Rose
(1996) 		The Robe
(1997)
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Track listing

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All songs written by Gary Hughes except where noted.

  1. "The Name of the Rose" – 8:31
  2. "Wildest Dreams" – 5:33
  3. "Don't Cry" – 5:00
  4. "Turn Around" – 3:52
  5. "Pharaoh's Prelude: Ascension to the Afterlife" – 3:54
  6. "Wait For You" – 5:31
  7. "The Rainbow" – 6:03 (Gary Hughes, Zoe Hughes)
  8. "Through the Fire" – 8:19
  9. "Goodnight Saigon" – 7:02
  10. "Wings of the Storm" – 5:02
  11. "Standing In Your Light" – 7:18

Bonus Tracks Release Europe:

  2. "The Quest" – 4:52
  3. "You're My Religion" – 6:48

2015 Japanese SHM-CD remaster (AVALON MICP-11209) bonus tracks:

  2. "The Quest" - 4:52
  3. "Round & Round" - 5:27

Personnel

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Production

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  • Executive Producers – Mark Ashton and Vinny Burns
  • Mixing – Mike Stone
  • Engineer – Mike Stone, Audu Obaje and Ray Brophy

Concepts

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  • "Wildest Dreams" is about a utopic perfect woman.
  • "Pharaoh's Prelude" and "Wait for You" are based on Egyptian Mythology.
  • "The Rainbow" tells the story of a socialite that commits suicide.
  • "Goodnight Saigon" is about the Vietnam War.


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