| Released on 4 September 1990, Empire is the fourth full-length album by Queensrÿche. The power ballad "Silent Lucidity" was a cross-over hit, reaching #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, which helped the album reach triple-platinum status. The songs "Jet City Woman", "Della Brown", and "Another Rainy Night (Without You)" create a miniature concept album within the first half of "Empire," as they are linked by audio effects that bring the listener from one audio background to another seamlessly. "Empire" could arguably be included within this series, as the song begins with voices on an answering machine (as are also used in "Another Rainy Night"), though its subject is more of a stretch to relate.
Track listing
"Best I Can" (DeGarmo) – 5:34
"The Thin Line" - (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 5:42
"Jet City Woman" (DeGarmo, Tate) – 5:22
"Della Brown" (DeGarmo, Rockenfield, Tate) – 7:04
"Another Rainy Night (Without You)" (DeGarmo, Jackson, Tate) – 4:29
"Empire" (Tate, Wilton) – 5:24
"Resistance" (Tate, Wilton) – 5:42
"Silent Lucidity" (DeGarmo) – 5:48
"Hand on Heart" (DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton) – 5:33
"One and Only" (DeGarmo, Wilton) – 5:54
"Anybody Listening?" (DeGarmo, Tate) – 7:41
2003 CD reissue bonus tracks
The album was re-released on June 10, 2003 with the following bonus tracks:
"Last Time in Paris" - (DeGarmo, Tate) - 3:52
"Scarborough Fair" - (Simon, Garfunkel) - 3:51
"Dirty Lil Secret" - (DeGarmo, Tate) - 4:07
Credits
Peter Collins - Producer
Michael Wilton - Guitars, Vocals
Chris DeGarmo - Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Geoff Tate - Vocals, Keyboards
Eddie Jackson - Bass, Vocals
Scott Rockenfield - Drums, Percussion
Randy Gane - answering machine message on "Another Rainy Night (Without You)"
James Barton — Engineer
Paul Northfield — Engineer
Charts
Album
Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position
1990 The Billboard 200 7
Singles
Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position
1990 "Best I Can" Mainstream Rock Tracks 28
1990 "Empire" Mainstream Rock Tracks 22
1991 "Another Rainy Night (Without You)" Mainstream Rock Tracks 7
1991 "Jet City Woman" Mainstream Rock Tracks 6
1991 "Silent Lucidity" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
1991 "Silent Lucidity" The Billboard Hot 100 9
1992 "Anybody Listening?" Mainstream Rock Tracks 16
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