Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II

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Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II
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Studio album by Helloween
Released 29 August 1988
Recorded May–June 1988 at Horus Sound Studio, Hannover, Germany
Genre Power metal
Length 54:33
Label Noise
Producer Tommy Hansen
Helloween chronology
Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I
(1987)Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I1987		 Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II
(1988)		 Live in the UK
(1989)
Singles from Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II
  1. "Dr. Stein"
    Released: September 1988
  2. "I Want Out"
    Released: 31 October 1988

Live in the UK1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars[1]
Sputnikmusic 4/5 stars[2]
Classic Rock 8/10 stars[3]
Rock Hard (9/10)[4]

Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II is the third studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1988.[5][6] The album sold well, and success bloomed all over Europe, Asia and even the United States. The album went gold in Germany[7] and reached No. 108 in the US.

Two singles were released from the album, "Dr. Stein" and "I Want Out". "Dr. Stein" has a very long and moody solo, played with a blues tinge, very unlike other solos in the album, as well as an organ solo. "I Want Out" remains possibly the band's best known song, and has been covered by several metal bands, such as Gamma Ray, Unisonic, HammerFall, LORD and Sonata Arctica.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Invitation"   Michael Weikath 1:06
2. "Eagle Fly Free"   Weikath 5:08
3. "You Always Walk Alone"   Michael Kiske 5:08
4. "Rise and Fall"   Weikath 4:22
5. "Dr. Stein"   Weikath 5:03
6. "We Got the Right"   Kiske 5:07
7. "Save Us" (moved to track 10 on the remastered re-release) Kai Hansen 5:15
8. "March of Time"   Hansen 5:13
9. "I Want Out"   Hansen 4:39
10. "Keeper of the Seven Keys"   Weikath 13:37
Total length:
 54:33
Expanded edition bonus disc
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Savage"   Kiske 3:25
2. "Livin' Ain't No Crime"   Weikath 4:42
3. "Don't Run for Cover"   Kiske 4:45
4. "Dr Stein" (remix) Weikath 5:05
5. "Keeper of the Seven Keys" (remix) Weikath 13:52
Total length:
 31:49
"Keeper of the Seven Keys, Parts I & II" bonus tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
11. "Don't Run for Cover"   Kiske 4:45
12. "Dr. Stein" (remix) Weikath 5:05
13. "Keeper of the Seven Keys" (remix) Weikath 13:52

Personnel

Helloween

Production

  • Engineered by Tommy Hansen and Tommy Newton
  • Mixed by Tommy Newton for "I Got Confused Productions"

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Swiss Albums Chart[8] 6
German Albums Chart[9] 5
Austrian Albums Chart[10] 9
Dutch Albums Chart[11] 47
Swedish Albums Chart[12] 7
Norwegian Albums Chart[13] 12
UK Albums Chart[14] 24
Japanese Albums Chart[15][not in citation given] 27
US Billboard Top 200[16][not in citation given] 108

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