Tarja Turunen discography | |
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Turunen performing live in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on September 6, 2007. | |
Studio albums | 7 |
Live albums | 5 |
Video albums | 5 |
Music videos | 15 |
EPs | 3 |
Singles | 14 |
![Dark Dark](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N5qmMkKVZYc/UhhhbQcdwMI/AAAAAAAAQAM/dJuVWas3P0I/s1600/Tarja_Colors_Vinyl_edit1920x1080.jpg)
Jan 7, 2018 - Tarja will start the Colours in the Dark World Tour on 17 October. It would be released as a strictly limited CD single and download at the end of October. Blog that a new version of the album called Left in the Dark would be.
The discography of Finnish symphonic metal singer Tarja Turunen consists of six studio albums, three extended plays, twelve singles and ten music videos.
Turunen is best known as the former lead vocalist of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, which she founded with Tuomas Holopainen and Erno Vuorinen in 1996, being dismissed from the band on October 21, 2005.[1] As part of Nightwish Turunen released five albums between 1997 and 2005, as well as three live albums, one extended play and fourteen singles (for further information see Nightwish discography).[1] Turunen started her solo career in 2006 when she released a Christmas album called Henkäys ikuisuudesta and toured Finland and Russia.[2]
In 2007, Turunen released her second solo album, My Winter Storm,[3] and in 2010, she released her third album, What Lies Beneath,[4] Tarja had a cameo role in the Finnish film Yhtä Kyytiä (2011)[5] before starting the What Lies Beneath World Tour, which lasted until April 8, 2012.[6] A live DVD, recorded in Rosario during the What Lies Beneath World Tour, was released on August 24, 2012.[7] Turunen released her third rock album, Colours in the Dark, on August 30, 2013. Turunen released her first classical solo album Ave Maria – En Plein Air on September 11, 2015.
- 1Studio albums
- 5Singles
- 6Music videos
Studio albums[edit]
Rock albums[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||
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FIN [8] | GER [9] | AUT [10] | SWI [11] | CZE | US Heat [12] | HUN [13] | SWE [14] | BEL (Fla) [15] | NLD [16] | |||||||||||
My Winter Storm |
| 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 33 [17] | 46 | 18 | 41 | 78 | -- |
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What Lies Beneath |
| 7 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 [21] | 24 | 30 | 45 | 46 | 45 | |||||||||
Colours in the Dark |
| 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 13 | -- | 53 | 34 | 29 |
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The Shadow Self |
| 13 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 23 | -- | -- | 37 | -- |
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In the Raw |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
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'—' denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. |
Classical albums[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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FIN [8] | GER [9] | AUT [10] | SWI [11] | CZE | US Heat [12] | HUN [13] | SWE [14] | BEL (Fla) [15] | NLD [16] | |||
Ave Maria – En Plein Air |
| 31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 165 | -- |
Christmas albums[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||
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FIN [8] | GER [9] | AUT [10] | SWI [11] | CZE | US Heat [12] | HUN [13] | SWE [14] | BEL (Fla) [15] | NLD [16] | |||||||||||
Henkäys ikuisuudesta |
| 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas) |
| 32 | 40 | 50 | 68 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||
'—' denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. |
Live albums[edit]
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FIN [8] | BEL (Fla) [15] | GER [9] | AUT [10] | SWI [11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In Concert – Live at Sibelius Hall |
| 37 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Act I: Live in Rosario |
| 12 | 99 | 5 | 36 | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beauty and the Beat |
| -- | -- | 67 | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luna Park Ride |
| -- | -- | 55 | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Act II |
| -- | 116 | 17 | -- | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
'—' denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. |
Video albums[edit]
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FIN [22][23][24] | AUT [25][26][27] | SWI [28][29][30] | SWE [31] | BEL [32][33][34] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In Concert – Live at Sibelius Hall |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Act I: Live in Rosario |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beauty and the Beat |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | -- | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luna Park Ride |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Act II |
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'—' denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. |
EPs[edit]
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||
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FIN [8] | SPA [35] | |||||||||||||||||||
Yhden enkelin unelma |
| 1 | 8 |
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The Seer |
| -- | -- | |||||||||||||||||
Left in the Dark |
| -- | -- | |||||||||||||||||
The Brightest Void |
| 25 [36] | -- | |||||||||||||||||
'—' denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. |
Singles[edit]
As lead artist[edit]
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||||
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FIN [8] | GER [9] | AUT [10] | SWI [11] | CZE Rock [citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||
'Yhden enkelin unelma' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Henkäys Ikuisuudesta | ||||||||||||||
'You Would Have Loved This' | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||
'I Walk Alone' | 6 | 16 | 37 | 49 | -- | My Winter Storm | ||||||||||||||
'Die Alive' | -- | 76 | -- | -- | 11 | |||||||||||||||
'Enough' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||
'Falling Awake' | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18 | What Lies Beneath | ||||||||||||||
'I Feel Immortal' | -- | 55 | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||
'Until My Last Breath' | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | |||||||||||||||
'Underneath' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||
'Walking in the Air' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | In Concert | ||||||||||||||
'Into the Sun' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Act I | ||||||||||||||
'Victim of Ritual' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Colours in the Dark | ||||||||||||||
'500 Letters' | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | |||||||||||||||
'Never Enough'[37] | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Luna Park Ride | ||||||||||||||
'No Bitter End'[38] | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | The Shadow Self | ||||||||||||||
'Innocence' | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15 | |||||||||||||||
'Demons in You' (feat. Alissa White-Gluz) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | |||||||||||||||
'An Empty Dream' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | The Brightest Void | ||||||||||||||
'O Come, O Come, Emmanuel' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas) | ||||||||||||||
'O Tannenbaum' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||
'Feliz Navidad'[39] | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||
'Love to Hate'[40] | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Act II | ||||||||||||||
'Undertaker'[41] | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||
'Dead Promises' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | In the Raw | ||||||||||||||
'—' denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. |
As a featured artist[edit]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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AUT [42] | GER [43] | NLD [44] | SWI [45] | US [46] | |||
'Leaving You for Me' (with Martin Kesici) | 44 | 44 | - | 46 | - | So What...?! | |
'The Good Die Young' (with Scorpions) | - | - | - | - | - | Sting in the Tail | |
'Paradise (What About Us?)' (with Within Temptation) | − | 81 | 80 | 64 | 196 | Hydra |
Music videos[edit]
As lead artist[edit]
Year | Song | Director |
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2007 | 'I Walk Alone' | Jörn Heitmann[47] |
2008 | 'Die Alive' | Uwe Flade[48] |
2010 | 'Falling Awake' | N/A |
'I Feel Immortal' | Jörn Heitmann[49] | |
'Until My Last Breath' | ||
'Until My Last Breath II' | ? | |
2012 | 'Into the Sun' | N/A |
2013 | 'Never Enough' | ? |
'Victim of Ritual' | Florian Kaltenbach [50][51] | |
'500 Letters' | ||
2015 | 'Ave Maria' | ? |
2016 | 'No Bitter End' | ? |
'Innocence' | Mariano Cattaneo | |
2017 | 'O Come, O Come, Emmanuel' | Carlos Caceres Lavergne |
2017 | 'O Tannenbaum' |
Other[edit]
Year | Song | Director | Note |
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2005 | 'Leaving You for Me' | ? | Collaboration with Martin Kesici |
2013 | 'Paradise (What About Us?)' | Maarten Welzen & Tim Smit | Collaboration with Within Temptation |
2015 | 'An Empty Dream' | Mariano Cattaneo | Theme song for the Argentinian movie 'Corazon Muerto' (Dead Heart) |
Collaborations[edit]
![Colours In The Dark Tarja Download Blog Colours In The Dark Tarja Download Blog](https://www.thatdrummerguy.com/uploads/3/0/5/4/30548707/published/unnamed-5.jpg?1530030024)
Year | Participation | Album |
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2001 | 'Until Dawn (Angels of Light)' (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen) | Beto Vazquez Infinity[52] |
'Wizard' (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen and Sabine Edelsbacher) | ||
'Sadness in the Night' (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen) | ||
'The Laws of the Future' (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen and Sabine Edelsbacher) | ||
'Promises Under the Rain' (Beto Vázquez Infinity feat. Tarja Turunen, Candice Night, Sabine Edelsbacher) | ||
'Tuulikello' | Perinteinen Pop-Levy | |
2005 | 'Tired of Being Alone' (Schiller feat. Tarja Turunen) | Tag und Nacht[53] |
'Leaving You for Me' (Martin Kesici feat. Tarja Turunen) | So What... ?! | |
2007 | 'In the Picture' (Nuclear Blast Allstars feat. Tarja Turunen) | Nuclear Blast All-Stars: Into the Light[54] |
2009 | 'Walking with the Angels' (Doro feat. Tarja Turunen) | Fear No Evil[55] |
'Arkihuolesi kaikki heitä' | Maailman kauneimmat joululaulut, a Christmas album released in Finland.[56] | |
'Heinillä härkien' | ||
'Maa on niin kaunis' | ||
2010 | 'The Good Die Young' (Scorpions feat. Tarja Turunen) | Sting in the Tail[57] |
2013 | 'Never Too Far' (Mike Oldfield feat. Tarja Turunen) | Tubular Beats |
'Paradise (What About Us?)' (Within Temptation feat. Tarja Turunen) | Hydra | |
2015 | 'Castillos de papel (Paper Castles)' (Lörihen feat. Tarja Turunen) | Aún sigo latiendo |
'An Empty Dream'(Original theme for the movie Dead Heart) | N/A |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^'Henkäys Ikuisuudesta - Tarja'. Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^'My Winter Storm - Tarja'. Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^'What Lies Beneath - Tarja'. Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^'Tarja Turunen Posts New Blog: Terve!'. Metal From Finland. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
- ^'WLB Final Tour 2012'. TarjaTurunen.com. NEMS Enterprises S.R.L. 2009-11-13. Archived from the original on 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^'Tarja Turunen - Live Album 'ACT I' available August 24th 2012'. tarja-act1.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ^ abcdef'Tarja Turunen'. Finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ abcde'Charts - Tarja/LongPlays'. Musicline.de (in German). PhonoNet. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
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- ^ abcde'Tarja Turunen'. Swisscharts.com (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
- ^ abc'Tarja'. Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ abc'Mahasz: Archive' (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ abc'Tarja Turunen'. Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
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- ^ abc'Extended Search: Tarja'. Dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien & hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ ab'Czech Official Charts- Week 2, 2008' (in Czech). Economia & IFPI Czech Republic. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
- ^'Gold and Platinum: International 2007' (in Russian). NFPF. Archived from the original on 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
- ^ abc'Statistics: Tarja Turunen' (in Finnish). IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
- ^'Gold and Platinum Date Bank' (in German). GmbH & BVMI. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
- ^'Czech Official Chart- Week 36, 2010' (in Czech). Economia & IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
- ^'Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Musiikki DVD:t'. ifpi.fi. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ^'Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit'. ifpi.fi. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
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- ^Steffen Hung. 'Austria Top 40 - Musik-DVD Top 10 07.09.2012 - austriancharts.at'. austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ^Steffen Hung. 'Austria Top 40 - Musik-DVD Top 10 13.06.2014 - austriancharts.at'. austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ^Steffen Hung. 'Austria Top 40 - Musik-DVD Top 10 12.06.2015 - austriancharts.at'. austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ^Steffen Hung. 'Schweizer Hitparade - Musik-DVD Top 10 16.09.2012 - hitparade.ch'. hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ^Steffen Hung. 'Schweizer Hitparade - Musik-DVD Top 10 08.06.2014 - hitparade.ch'. hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ^Steffen Hung. 'Tarja - Luna Park Ride [DVD] - hitparade.ch'. hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ^'Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista'. sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ^'ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS'. ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
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- ^'ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS'. ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ^'Tarja Turunen - One Angel's Dream (song)'. Spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/albumit/2016/23
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- ^http://tarjaturunen.com/singles-no-bitter-end/
- ^https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/feliz-navidad-single/1293157094
- ^https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-to-hate-live-in-london-single/1391808269
- ^https://itunes.apple.com/tr/album/undertaker-live-single/1401422727
- ^'Martin Kesici with Tarja Turunen: Leaving You for Me (song)'. Austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^'Charts - Martin Kesici/LongPlays'. Musicline.de (in German). PhonoNet. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^'Extended Search: Tarja'. Dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien & hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^'Martin Kesici with Tarja Turunen: Leaving You for Me (song)'. Hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^'USA Top 200 > Within Temptation'. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ^'Video shooting'. MyWinterStorm.com. WordPress. 2007-08-26. Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^'Lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year 2008'. MyWinterStorm.com. WordPress. 2007-12-22. Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^'Videos'. Tarja-whatliesbeneath.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^'TARJA 'Victim Of Ritual' Official Music Video from 'Colours in The Dark' OUT NOW! - YouTube'. youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ^'Tarja Turunen - First images of 500 letters video are... | Facebook'. facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ^'Beto Vazquez Infinity- Albums'. Betovazquezinfinity.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^'Tag und Nacht - Schiller'. Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^'Into the Light - Nuclear Blast Stars'. Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^'Fear No Evil - Doro'. Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^''Maailman Kauneimmat Joululaulut' album and exclusive single!'. TarjaTurunen.com. NEMS Enterprises S.R.L. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^'Scorpions 'The Good Die Young''. TarjaTurunen.com. NEMS Enterprises S.R.L. 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
External links[edit]
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Colours in the Dark | ||||
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Released | 28 August 2013[1] | |||
Recorded | 2012–2013 | |||
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Length | 61:11 | |||
Label | Edel, Universal | |||
Producer | Tarja, Mic | |||
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Colours in the Dark is the fourth studio album released by Finnish vocalist Tarja Turunen. The record was released on 30 August 2013, in Austria, Brazil, Finland, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland; 2 September in Norway, Poland, and the Czech Republic; 3 September in the United States and Canada; and 4 September in Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the UK. Mixing was done by Tim Palmer in Austin, Texas in the United States.[3] Tarja started the Colours in the Dark World Tour on 17 October 2013, to promote the album. The name of the album, as the cover image, came as a metaphor from the idea that life has a large range of colors and the dark absorbs all of them, containing every color.[4]
An official lyric video of the song 'Never Enough' was released 31 May.[5] The video was shot in Zlin, Czech Republic.[6] The song was also released as a single on iTunes.[5] The first music video for 'Victim of Ritual' was shot in Berlin, Germany,[7] and was released on 10 July. A promo teaser was released on 26 June. On 12 September 2013, Earmusic, Tarja's label, announced that the second single taken from the album is going to be '500 Letters'. It would be released as a strictly limited CD single and download at the end of October.[8] A promo teaser of the videoclip was released on 25 October and they announced that the premiere was going to be on 31 October. '500 Letters' was released on 1 November 2013 as a digital download only. On 20 February it was revealed on the blog[9] that a new version of the album called Left in the Dark would be released later this year and will feature different versions of the songs on the original Colours in the Dark including acoustic versions of 500 Letters & Until Silence. A competition was held, with special prizes for the 5 best artworks.
- 5Charts
Background[edit]
The vocal recordings of the album started late 2012 and continued throughout the beginning of 2013. Titles of the album's songs were revealed from times to times through Tarja's blog, like she did with My Winter Storm (2007). The album's name came out of the song 'Until Silence'. This is the third time the album's name came out of one of the songs.[10] The artwork and some promotional pictures for this album were taken mainly in India during the What Lies Beneath World Tour in 2011.[11] During the end of that tour Tarja already performed 'Into the Sun' and a different version of 'Never Enough'. Both songs ended up on the Colours in the Dark album and were also featured on the Act Ivideo album.
During the process of composition, Tarja alleged that she 'had to learn a lot as a soloist, for good and or evil, and often in the past years [she] thought that [she] would never reach a day coming to the point where [she is] today', also adding that she had a lot of 'positive and negative' experiences that would finish on this record, that is 'very rich in colors, shadows, deep aspects and that it does not capture at the first listen'.[12]
During the middle of 2013, Turunen began via Earmusic uploading two videos per week until the album itself was released.[13] The official pre-listening started one week prior to the album's release.[14]
The album cover was created by artist Dirk Rudolph.[15]
Critical reception[edit]
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
About.com | [16] |
Metal Hammer | [17] |
TeamRock | [2] |
Todd Lyons at About.com gave the album a somewhat favourable review, but not without criticism; he described it as 'riskier than Tarja's previous three solo albums', and that it was 'a huge panorama of operatic metal, where some artistic experimentation is attempted, but repeatedly crushed under the album's bombast', whilst also referring to 'Lucid Dreamer' as 'maddeningly flawed'. Anette Olzon, Tarja's replacement in Nightwish, expressed appreciation for the album, commenting that 'it's really her best album so far' and also thought that Tarja's 'definitely found her own style'.[18]
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'Victim of Ritual' | 5:54 | |
2. | '500 Letters' | 4:22 | |
3. | 'Lucid Dreamer' |
| 7:28 |
4. | 'Never Enough' | 5:20 | |
5. | 'Mystique Voyage' | Turunen | 7:14 |
6. | 'Darkness' | Peter Gabriel | 5:38 |
7. | 'Deliverance' |
| 7:27 |
8. | 'Neverlight' | 4:33 | |
9. | 'Until Silence' |
| 5:03 |
10. | 'Medusa' (featuring Justin Furstenfeld) | 8:12 |
iTunes Bonus Tracks | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
11. | 'Neverlight' (Full Orchestral Version) |
| 4:29 |
12. | 'Until Silence' (Orchestral Version) | 4:32 |
Special Edition Bonus Download | |||
---|---|---|---|
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
11. | 'Into the Sun' (Studio Version) |
| 6:10 |
Limited Box Set Edition Bonus Download | |||
---|---|---|---|
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
11. | 'Into the Sun' (Studio Version) | 6:10 | |
12. | 'Medusa' (Tarja Solo Version) |
| 8:12 |
13. | 'Deliverance' (Instrumental Version) | 7:41 |
Notes
- Special edition includes a 40-page picture booklet and download code for bonus track.
- Limited box set edition includes the special edition of the album, exclusive 'Colours in the Dark' T-shirt, 60-page photo book (150g paper), double sided poster (A2 size), photo collage poster (A2 size) and download code for 3 bonus tracks.
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from the album's booklet.[19]
Musicians
- Tarja Turunen - Lead vocals and piano
- Alex Scholpp, Julian Barrett - Guitar
- Kevin Chown, Doug Wimbish - Bass
- Christian Kretschmar - Keyboards
- Mike Terrana - Drums
- Max Lilja - Cello
Additional musicians
- Thomas Bloch - Glass harmonica, Cristal Baschet[20]
- Saro Danielian - Duduk, Oboe
- Doug Wimbish - Cinemasonics
- Mamu - Seagull
- Justin Furstenfeld - Vocals('Medusa')[21]
- Caroline Lavelle - Cello
- Naomi Cabuli Turunen (Tarja's daughter)[4]('Lucid Dreamer')[22]
Production
- James Dooley - Orchestral & Choir Arrangements, tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9
- Bart Hendrickson - Orchestral & Choir Arrangements, track 10
- Max Lilja - Orchestral Arrangement for multiple cello
- Mel Wesson - Ambient music design, track 3, 4, 7
- Tim Palmer - Programming, track 3, 4, 5
- Mel Wesson - Programming, track 7
- Bart Hendrickson - Programming, track 10
- Mic - Shells recorded with iPhone in Antigua, track 5
- Jetro Vainio, Mario Altamirano, Torsten Stenzel, Daniel Willy - Recording engineers
- Martin Muscatello, José Maradei - Assistant engineers
- Tim Palmer - Additional production & mixes
- Alex Scholpp, Julian Barrett, Jim Dooley - Executive producers
Charts[edit]
Album
| Certifications[edit]
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References[edit]
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- ^'Tarja- Colours in the Dark on Norwegian Charts'. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^'Polish albums chart'. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^'Russian albums chart'. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^'Tarja- Colours in the Dark on Swedish Charts' (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
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- ^'CHART LOG UK: NEW ENTRIES UPDATE'. Zobbel. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
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