Inspiration (Yngwie Malmsteen album)

Inspiration
Inspiration
Studio album by Yngwie Malmsteen
Released	14 October 1996
Studio	Studio 308 in Miami; Heptagon Studios in Malmö
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock, progressive rock, neoclassical metal
Length	56:59
Label	Music for Nations
Producer	Yngwie Malmsteen, Chris Tsangarides
Yngwie Malmsteen chronology
Alternative cover
	2000 reissue
Alternative cover
	2003 remastered edition

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Inspiration is the ninth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on 14 October 1996.^[2] It is a tribute album consisting entirely of covers of various bands who influenced Malmsteen. Featured on vocals are Jeff Scott Soto, Mark Boals and Joe Lynn Turner, all of whom performed on Malmsteen's first four studio albums.^[1]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist(s)	Length
1.	"Carry On Wayward Son"	Kerry Livgren	Kansas	5:09
2.	"Pictures of Home"	Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice	Deep Purple	4:56
3.	"Gates of Babylon"	Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow	7:12
4.	"Manic Depression"	Jimi Hendrix	The Jimi Hendrix Experience	3:39
5.	"In the Dead of Night"	Eddie Jobson, John Wetton	U.K.	6:11
6.	"Mistreated"	Blackmore, David Coverdale	Deep Purple	7:29
7.	"The Sails of Charon"	Uli Jon Roth	Scorpions	5:05
8.	"Demon's Eye"	Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice	Deep Purple	4:53
9.	"Anthem"	Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart	Rush	4:18
10.	"Child in Time"	Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice	Deep Purple	8:07
Total length:				56:59

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist(s)	Length
11.	"Spanish Castle Magic"	Hendrix	The Jimi Hendrix Experience	3:07

Personnel[edit]

Yngwie Malmsteen – lead vocals (track 4), guitar, bass (except track 1), sitar, engineering, production
Jeff Scott Soto – lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 6), engineering
Joe Lynn Turner – lead vocals (tracks 2, 8, 11)
Mark Boals – lead vocals (tracks 5, 7, 9, 10)
David Rosenthal – keyboard (tracks 1, 3, 10)
Mats Olausson – keyboard (tracks 2, 6)
Jens Johansson – keyboard (tracks 5, 8)
Anders Johansson – drums, engineering
Marcel Jacob – bass (track 1)
Chris Tsangarides – engineering
Keith Rose – engineering

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Label
Europe	14 October 1996	Music for Nations^[2]
Japan		Pony Canyon
United States		Foundation
United States (reissue)	2000	Spitfire^[3]
Europe (remaster)	2003	SPV/Steamhammer

Charts[edit]

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Finnish albums chart^[2]	16
Swedish albums chart^[2]	35

Certifications and sales[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[4]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Huey, Steve. "Inspiration - Yngwie Malmsteen". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Yngwie Malmsteen - Inspiration (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
^ "Yngwie Malmsteen* – Inspiration". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
^ "Japanese album certifications – Yngwie Malmsteen – Inspiration" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 21, 2022. Select 1996年10月 on the drop-down menu

External links[edit]

Inspiration, 1996 at yngwiemalmsteen.com
Inspiration (expanded set, disc 2) at yngwiemalmsteen.com
In Review: Yngwie J. Malmsteen "Inspiration" at Guitar Nine Records

[allmusic-1] Huey, Steve. "Inspiration - Yngwie Malmsteen". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-14.

[finnishcharts-2] "Yngwie Malmsteen - Inspiration (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-14.

[spitfire-3] "Yngwie Malmsteen* – Inspiration". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-01-14.

[JapanYngwie_MalmsteenInspirationalbumCertRef-4] "Japanese album certifications – Yngwie Malmsteen – Inspiration" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 21, 2022. Select 1996年10月 on the drop-down menu

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