Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche

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Sign of the Times
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Greatest hits album by Queensrÿche
Released	August 28, 2007
Recorded	1983-2007
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	79:57
Label	Capitol/EMI
Queensrÿche chronology
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Allmusic
Melodic
PopMatters	6/10

Sign of the Times is a compilation album by Seattle-based progressive metal band Queensrÿche. It contains a selection of their most notable songs and was released on August 28, 2007. A special collector's edition was also released, including a disc of bonus material.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Queen of the Reich" (from Queensrÿche, 1983)	Chris DeGarmo	4:20
2.	"Warning" (from The Warning, 1984)	Tate, Michael Wilton	4:43
3.	"Walk in the Shadows" (from Rage for Order, 1986)	DeGarmo, Geoff Tate, Wilton	3:33
4.	"Take Hold of the Flame" (from The Warning, 1984)	DeGarmo, Tate	4:53
5.	"The Lady Wore Black" (from Queensrÿche, 1983)	DeGarmo, Tate	6:13
6.	"I Don't Believe in Love" (from Operation: Mindcrime, 1988)	DeGarmo, Tate	4:22
7.	"Eyes of a Stranger" (from Operation: Mindcrime, 1988)	DeGarmo, Tate	6:35
8.	"Silent Lucidity" (from Empire, 1990)	DeGarmo	5:44
9.	"Bridge" (from Promised Land, 1994)	DeGarmo	3:28
10.	"Jet City Woman" (from Empire, 1990)	DeGarmo, Tate	5:21
11.	"Another Rainy Night (Without You)" (from Empire, 1990)	DeGarmo, Eddie Jackson, Tate	4:27
12.	"Sign of the Times" (from Hear in the Now Frontier, 1997)	DeGarmo	3:31
13.	"I Am I" (from Promised Land, 1994)	DeGarmo, Tate	3:57
14.	"Real World" (from the Last Action Hero soundtrack, 1993)	Michael Kamen, Queensrÿche	4:20
15.	"Some People Fly" (from Hear in the Now Frontier, 1997)	DeGarmo, Tate	5:17
16.	"Until There Was You" (from the 2006 reissue of Q2K, 1999)	Queensrÿche	4:01
17.	"All the Promises" (from Operation: Mindcrime II, 2006)	Jason Slater, Mike Stone, Tate	5:08
Total length:			79:57

iTunes version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Queen of the Reich" (from Queensrÿche, 1982)	DeGarmo	4:20
2.	"Warning" (from The Warning, 1984)	Tate, Wilton	4:43
3.	"Walk in the Shadows" (from Rage for Order, 1986)	DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton	3:33
4.	"Take Hold of the Flame" (from The Warning, 1984)	DeGarmo, Tate	4:53
5.	"The Lady Wore Black" (from Queensrÿche, 1982)	DeGarmo, Tate	6:13
6.	"I Don't Believe in Love" (from Operation: Mindcrime, 1988)	DeGarmo, Tate	4:22
7.	"Eyes of a Stranger" (from Operation: Mindcrime, 1988)	DeGarmo, Tate	6:35
8.	"Silent Lucidity" (from Empire, 1990)	DeGarmo	5:44
9.	"Bridge" (from Promised Land, 1994)	DeGarmo	3:28
10.	"Jet City Woman" (from Empire, 1990)	DeGarmo, Tate	5:21
11.	"Another Rainy Night (Without You)" (from Empire, 1990)	DeGarmo, Jackson, Tate	4:27
12.	"Sign of the Times" (from Hear in the Now Frontier, 1997)	DeGarmo	3:31
13.	"I Am I" (from Promised Land, 1994)	DeGarmo, Tate	3:57
14.	"Real World" (from the Last Action Hero soundtrack, 1993)	Kamen, Queensrÿche	4:20
15.	"Some People Fly" (from Hear in the Now Frontier, 1997)	DeGarmo, Tate	5:17
16.	"Empire" (from Empire, 1990)	Tate, Wilton	5:24
17.	"You" (from Hear in the Now Frontier, 1997)	DeGarmo, Tate	3:54

Collector's edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Take Hold of the Flame" (Myth Original Demo Version, previously unreleased)	DeGarmo, Tate
2.	"Walk in the Shadows" (Myth Original Demo Version, previously unreleased)	DeGarmo, Tate, Wilton
3.	"Before the Storm" (Myth Original Demo Version, previously unreleased)	Tate, Wilton
4.	"Waiting for the Kill" (demo for The Warning, previously unreleased)	DeGarmo
5.	"No Sanctuary" (demo for The Warning, previously unreleased)	DeGarmo, Tate
6.	"Prophecy" (demo for The Warning, previously unreleased)	DeGarmo
7.	"I Dream in Infrared" (1991 acoustic remix; bonus track from the 2003 reissue of Rage for Order, 1986)	Tate, Wilton
8.	"Dirty Li'l Secret" (bonus track from the 2003 reissue of Empire, 1991)	DeGarmo, Tate
9.	"Last Time in Paris" (from the The Adventures of Ford Fairlane soundtrack; also a bonus track from the 2003 reissue of Empire, 1991)	DeGarmo, Tate
10.	"Scarborough Fair" (bonus track from the 2003 reissue of Empire, 1991)	Traditional
11.	"Della Brown" (live at MTV Unplugged, New York, NY on 27 April 1992; previously unreleased)	DeGarmo, Rockenfield, Tate
12.	"Someone Else?" (full band version; bonus track from the 2003 reissue of Promised Land, 1994)	DeGarmo, Tate
13.	"Silent Lucidity" (live at The Astoria Theatre, London, UK on 20 October 1994; from the "Bridge" CD single)	DeGarmo
14.	"Chasing Blue Sky" (bonus track from the 2003 reissue of Hear in the Now Frontier, 1997)	Rockenfield, Tate
15.	"Justified" (new track)

Personnel

• Geoff Tate - vocals
• Chris DeGarmo - guitar
• Michael Wilton - guitar
• Mike Stone - guitar
• Kelly Gray - guitar
• Eddie Jackson - bass
• Scott Rockenfield - drums
• Pamela Moore - vocals on "All the Promises"
• Michael Kamen - orchestral arrangements on "Silent Lucidity" and "Real World"