Trilogy (Yngwie Malmsteen album)

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Trilogy
File:YngwieJMalmsteen-Trilogy.jpg
Studio album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force
Released 4 November 1986 (1986-11-04)
Recorded The Village in Los Angeles
Genre Neoclassical metal, heavy metal
Length 40:58
Label Polydor
Producer Yngwie J. Malmsteen
Yngwie J. Malmsteen chronology
Marching Out
(1985)		 Trilogy
(1986)		 Odyssey
(1988)
Rising Force chronology
Marching Out
(1985)		 Trilogy
(1986)		 Odyssey
(1988)
Singles from Trilogy
  1. "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget" / "Crying"
    Released: 1986[1]

Trilogy is the third studio album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force, released on 4 November 1986 through Polydor Records.[2] The album reached No. 44 on the US Billboard 200[3] and charted within the top 60 in the Netherlands and Sweden.[2] In the liner notes, Malmsteen dedicates the album to the memory of the late Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, who was assassinated on 28 February 1986.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[4]
Martin Popoff 8/10 stars[5]

Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Trilogy four stars out of five, calling it Malmsteen's second best album after his 1984 debut Rising Force. Malmsteen's compositional and lyrical skills were described as being at their peak on Trilogy, while his guitar work was praised as "jaw-droppingly fast and technically demanding". Huey listed "Dark Ages", "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget" and "Trilogy Suite Op: 5" as highlights.[4]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Yngwie Malmsteen. 

No. Title Length
1. "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget"   4:30
2. "Liar"   4:09
3. "Queen in Love"   4:04
4. "Crying" (Instrumental) 5:04
5. "Fury"   3:56
6. "Fire"   4:12
7. "Magic Mirror"   3:53
8. "Dark Ages"   3:54
9. "Trilogy Suite Op: 5" (Instrumental) 7:16
Total length:
 40:58

Personnel

Chart performance

Year Chart Position
1986 Swedish albums chart 18[2]
Dutch albums chart 60[2]
1987 Billboard 200 44[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Yngwie Malmsteen – You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Trilogy (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Trilogy - Yngwie Malmsteen | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Huey, Steve. "Trilogy - Yngwie Malmsteen". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
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