Beyond the Astral Skies
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Beyond the Astral Skies is the third and final album from Uli Jon Roth's Electric Sun
band. It was released in 1985 on EMI
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Electric Sun
Electric Sun was a music group formed by Uli Jon Roth after his departure from the Scorpions in 1978. They recorded three albums between 1979 and 1985....
band. It was released in 1985 on EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
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Track listing
- All songs composed by Uli Jon Roth
- The Night the Master Comes 4:16
- What Is Love? 3:24
- Why? 4:51
- I'll Be There 5:02
- Return (Chant of Angels) 3:27
- Icebreaker 2:39
- I'm a River 4:45
- Angel of Peace 3:43
- Eleison 6:56
- Son of Sky 2:21
Personnel
- Michael Flexig (as Michael Flechsig) - Lead vocals on 2, 9, 10, harmony vocals on 1-4, 6-10
- Uli Jon Roth - Lead & Backing vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, bass - Ule Ritgen - Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, harmony vocals on 2, 4 - Clive BunkerClive BunkerClive William Bunker is a British rock drummer. He was the original drummer in the British band Jethro Tull....
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, Orchestral percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Elizabeth Mackenzie - SopranoSopranoA soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
and AltoAltoAlto is a musical term, derived from the Latin word altus, meaning "high" in Italian, that has several possible interpretations.When designating instruments, "alto" frequently refers to a member of an instrumental family that has the second highest range, below that of the treble or soprano. Hence,...
on 9 - Robert Curtis - ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
and ViolaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
on 9 - Jenni Evans - Harmony vocals on 1, 5, 6, 8
- Dorothy Patterson - Harmony vocals on 5, 6
- Nicky Moore - Vocals on 1
- Zeno RothZeno RothZeno Roth is a German guitarist and songwriter, playing in a fluent neoclassical/blues style. He is the younger brother of acclaimed guitarist Uli Jon Roth of Scorpions.Zeno Roth is also a poet and writer...
- Harmony vocals on 1, 3, 6, 8 - Rainer Przywara - Harmony vocals on 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10