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Testimony (Neal Morse album)

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Track listing
Disc One Disc Two Disc Three (Limited Edition)
Personnel
Release details
References

{{Infobox album
| name = Testimony
| type = Album
| artist = Neal Morse
| cover = Testimony.jpg
| alt =
| released = 23 September 2003
| recorded = The Morse House, Nashville 2003
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Progressive rock
| length = 123:43
137:22 (for the Ltd. Edition)
| label = InsideOut Music
| producer = Rich Mouser
| prev_title = The Transatlantic Demos
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Testimony Live
| next_year = 2004
}}{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}^[1]
|rev2 = DPRP
|rev2score = (?)^[2]
|rev3 = Tollbooth
|rev3score = (positive)^[3]
|noprose=yes

}}

Testimony is the third studio album, and the first concept album, by Neal Morse. Released in 2003, this double record is in five sections detailing the composer's life and conversion to Christianity.^[4] The album features performances from ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy and Kerry Livgren of Kansas,^[5] although the majority of instruments are played by Morse himself.

Footage from the writing and recording sessions for this album was released as a two-hour-long DVD titled Making of Testimony: Rough Edit in September 2007

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Neal Morse.

Disc One

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| headline = Part 1
| total_length = 41:08
| all_writing =
| writing_credits =
| title1 = The Land of Beginning Again
| writer1 =
| length1 = 3:10
| title2 = Overture No. 1
| writer2 =
| length2 = 5:58
| title3 = California Nights
| writer3 =
| length3 = 5:46
| title4 = Colder in the Sun
| writer4 =
| length4 = 6:20
| title5 = Sleeping Jesus
| writer5 =
| length5 = 5:32
| title6 = Interlude
| writer6 =
| length6 = 1:56
| title7 = The Prince of the Power of the Air
| writer7 =
| length7 = 2:43
| title8 = The Promise
| writer8 =
| length8 = 2:52
| title9 = Wasted Life
| writer9 =
| length9 = 6:50
}}{{tracklist
| headline = Part 2
| total_length = 31:38
| all_writing =
| writing_credits =
| title1 = Overture No. 2
| writer1 =
| length1 = 2:31
| title2 = Break of Day
| writer2 =
| length2 = 6:55
| title3 = Power in the Air
| writer3 =
| length3 = 5:03
| title4 = Somber Days
| writer4 =
| length4 = 5:06
| title5 = Long Story
| writer5 =
| length5 = 5:35
| title6 = It's All I Can Do
| writer6 =
| length6 = 6:25
}}

Disc Two

{{tracklist
| headline = Part 3
| total_length = 12:06
| all_writing =
| writing_credits =
| title1 = Transformation
| writer1 =
| length1 = 3:00
| title2 = Ready to Try
| writer2 =
| length2 = 4:17
| title3 = Sing it High
| writer3 =
| length3 = 4:48
}}{{tracklist
| headline = Part 4
| total_length = 28:19
| all_writing =
| writing_credits =
| title1 = Moving in my Heart
| writer1 =
| length1 = 3:06
| title2 = I Am Willing
| writer2 =
| length2 = 6:28
| title3 = In the Middle
| writer3 =
| length3 = 2:27
| title4 = The Storm Before the Calm
| writer4 =
| length4 = 7:31
| title5 = Oh, to Feel Him
| writer5 =
| length5 = 6:17
| title6 = God's Theme
| writer6 =
| length6 = 2:31
}}{{tracklist
| headline = Part 5
| total_length = 10:33
| all_writing =
| writing_credits =
| title1 = Overture No. 3
| writer1 =
| length1 = 1:05
| title2 = Rejoice
| writer2 =
| length2 = 2:28
| title3 = Oh Lord My God
| writer3 =
| length3 = 3:54
| title4 = God's Theme 2
| writer4 =
| length4 = 2:10
| title5 = The Land of Beginning Again
| writer5 =
| length5 = 0:54
}}

Disc Three (Limited Edition)

{{tracklist
| headline =
| total_length = 13:39
| all_writing =
| writing_credits =
| title1 = The fang... sings!
| writer1 =
| length1 = 0:18
| title2 = Tuesday Afternoon/Find My Way Back Home"
| writer2 =
| length2 = 13:21
}}

Personnel

Neal Morse - producer, composer, guitars, bass guitar, synth, piano, organ, vocals
Mike Portnoy - drums
Kerry Livgren - guitar solo on "Long Story"
Eric Brenton - violin, flute
Chris Carmichael - violin, cello, strings
David Henry - Cello
Jim Hoke - Sax
Neil Rosengarden - Trumpet
Katie Hagen - French horn
Mark Leniger - Saxophone, Soloist
Byron House - string bass
Glenn Caruba - percussion
Johnny Cox - Pedal steel guitar
Jerry Guidroz - Engineer, Handclapping, Sampling
Pamela Ward, Aaron Marshall, Rick Altizer, Terry White, Gene Miller - backing vocals

Release details

2003, UK, Inside Out Music/Spv 6-93723-60412-1, Release Date 22 September 2003, CD
2003, UK, Inside Out Music/Spv 6-93723-00502-7, Release Date 29 September 2003, CD (Special Edition 3-CD set)
2003, USA, Radiant Records I491302, Release Date 22 September 2003, CD

References

1. ^[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r657888|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
2. ^DPRP review
3. ^Tollbooth review
4. ^{{cite web |title= Allmusic: Testimony review |url= {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r657888/review|pure_url=yes}} |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=1 July 2009}}
5. ^{{cite web |title= Neal Morse official website: Testimony |url= http://www.nealmorse.com/pages/discography.asp?n=testimony |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=1 July 2009}}

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