Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads

Compilation album by Nightwish

Released

27 May, 2011

Recorded

1997 - 2002

Genre

Symphonic metal, power metal

Length

60:67

Label

Drakkar Records

Nightwish chronology

Lokikirja
(2009)

Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads
(2011)

Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads is a compilation by the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released in 2011. It contains the "greatest ballads" from the first four albums, two of which are covers.^[1]^[2] The cover art was created by Andreas Marschall.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Walking in the Air"	Howard Blake	5:28
2.	"Angels Fall First"	Tuomas Holopainen	5:34
3.	"Sleepwalker"	Holopainen	3:04
4.	"Sleeping Sun"	Holopainen	4:01
5.	"Dead Boy's Poem"	Holopainen	6:47
6.	"Deep Silent Complete"	Holopainen	3:57
7.	"Feel For You"	Holopainen	3:54
8.	"The Phantom of the Opera"	Andrew Lloyd Webber	4:09
9.	"Ocean Soul"	Holopainen	4:14
10.	"Lagoon"	Holopainen	3:46
11.	"Swanheart"	Holopainen	4:44
12.	"Two For Tragedy"	Holopainen	3:51
13.	"A Return to the Sea"	Holopainen	5:46
14.	"Away"	Holopainen	4:32
15.	"Forever Yours"	Holopainen	3:51

Personnel

Main article: List of Nightwish members

Tarja Turunen - Vocals
Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards
Emppu Vuorinen - Lead guitar (all tracks), Acoustic guitar and Bass guitar (on tracks 2 and 13)
Sami Vänskä - Bass guitar (on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13)
Jukka Nevalainen - Drums and Percussion
Marco Hietala – Bass guitar (on tracks 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15), male vocals (on track 8)

References

↑ Nightwish-World: Walking in the Air - The Greatest Ballads
↑ [http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/album.php?album_id=53510&page=&message_id= Metal Storm: Nightwish - Walking in the Air - The Greatest Ballads Compilation

Nightwish

Tuomas Holopainen Emppu Vuorinen Jukka Nevalainen Marco Hietala Troy Donockley Floor Jansen Tarja Turunen Sami Vänskä Anette Olzon

Studio albums	Angels Fall First Oceanborn Wishmaster Century Child Once Dark Passion Play Imaginaerum Endless Forms Most Beautiful

Live albums	From Wishes to Eternity End of Innocence End of an Era Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) Showtime, Storytime Vehicle of Spirit

EPs	Over the Hills and Far Away

Soundtracks	Imaginaerum: The Score

Demos	Angels Fall First (demo)

Compilations	Wishmastour 2000 The Golden Wishes Wishbox Tales from the Elvenpath Bestwishes Highest Hopes The Sound of Nightwish Reborn Lokikirja Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads

Singles	"The Carpenter" "Sacrament of Wilderness" "Passion and the Opera" "Walking in the Air" "Sleeping Sun (Four Ballads of the Eclipse)" "The Kinslayer" "Deep Silent Complete" "Ever Dream" "Bless the Child" "Nemo" "Wish I Had an Angel" "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" "The Siren" "Sleeping Sun" "Eva" "Amaranth" "Erämaan viimeinen" "Bye Bye Beautiful" "The Islander" "Storytime" "The Crow, the Owl and the Dove" "Élan" "Endless Forms Most Beautiful"

Songs	"FantasMic" "Sleepwalker" "Beauty of the Beast" "Planet Hell" "While Your Lips Are Still Red" "Last Ride of the Day"

Tours	The First Tour of the Angels Oceanborn Europe Tour Wishmaster World Tour World Tour of the Century Once Upon a Tour Dark Passion Play World Tour Imaginaerum World Tour Endless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour

Related acts	Tarja Turunen Almah Altaria Alyson Avenue Barilari Brother Firetribe For My Pain... John Two-Hawks Kai Hahto Kotiteollisuus Northern Kings Pain ReVamp Sethian Tapio Wilska Tarot Timo Rautiainen Tony Kakko

Related articles	Awards and nominations Discography Members Once Upon a Nightwish Imaginaerum (film) Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge

Book:Nightwish Category:Nightwish Portal:Heavy metal

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