| Best of: Living the Dream | ||||
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| Released | 2 December 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2007-2022 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 1:17:34 | |||
| Label | earMUSIC | |||
| Producer | Tarja Turunen | |||
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| Singles from Best of: Living the Dream | ||||
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Best of: Living the Dream is the first solo compilation album released by Finnish soprano vocalist and composer Tarja. The album was released on 2 December 2022, and features remastered versions of old songs hand-picked by Tarja as well as a new single entitled Eye of the Storm. The compilation album was released in multiple formats: a CD, vinyl, mediabook, and limited edition box-set, with each new format including more songs ranging into her other genres of work.
Background
On Best of: Living the Dream, Tarja combines her most famous hits as well as hard-to-find rarities into one compilation album, including songs from all of her studio albums. Each song is remastered. She also includes a new song, Eye of the Storm on the album, a cut song from her third studio album Colours in the Dark.
Tarja states "After all these years, I still really can't believe it's time for me to release a proper, “Best Of” album. An album that contains my personal favorite rock tracks from my six albums – My Winter Storm, What Lies Beneath, Colours in the Dark, The Brightest Void, The Shadow Self and In the Raw. It's really amazing to think that it's been 15 years since I started my solo career. Where on earth all these years have gone? I don't know. So many beautiful moments, unbelievable. But I'm truly happy that I have been able to create music that first of all had made me happy. And I've seen that I have made many people happy. With 15 years of beautiful memories to look over, it has been a dream to put together this collection. And I really hope that you will enjoy this as much as I did while making it."[1]
Touring
Tarja announced her Living the Dream tour on 31 January 2023, which began in the United States.[2] She later announced that along with the tour, Marko Hietala would be joining the tour.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Original CD/Digital release | Length |
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| 1. | "Eye of the Storm" | 6:05 | |
| 2. | "I Walk Alone" (Single Version) | My Winter Storm (2007) | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Die Alive" (Alternative Version) | My Winter Storm (2007) | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Enough" | My Winter Storm (2007) | 5:13 |
| 5. | "Falling Awake" | What Lies Beneath (2010) | 4:43 |
| 6. | "Until My Last Breath" (Single Version) | What Lies Beneath (2010) | 3:52 |
| 7. | "I Feel Immortal" (Radio Remix) | What Lies Beneath (2007) | 4:31 |
| 8. | "Victim of Ritual" | Colours in the Dark (2013) | 5:55 |
| 9. | "500 Letters" | Colours in the Dark (2013) | 4:22 |
| 10. | "Never Enough" | Colours in the Dark (2013) | 5:23 |
| 11. | "Innocence" (Radio Edit) | The Shadow Self (2016) | 4:16 |
| 12. | "Demons in You" | The Shadow Self (2016) | 4:44 |
| 13. | "Diva" | The Shadow Self (2016) | 5:45 |
| 14. | "Dead Promises" | In The Raw (2019) | 5:50 |
| 15. | "Tears in Rain" | In The Raw (2019) | 4:28 |
| 16. | "You and I" (Band Version) | In The Raw (2019) | 4:09 |
| Total length: | 71:34 | ||
Personnel
- Art Direction - Marcelo Isaac Cabuli, Tarja Turunen
- Artwork - Sebastian Rohde
- Cover Art - Tim Tronckoe
- Mastered By - Justin Shturtz
- Vocals - Tarja Turunen, Alissa White-Gluz (on track 12), Björn Strid (on track 14)
References
- ↑ "Tarja – Best Of". earMUSIC. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ↑ "Tarja Announces 'Living The Dream' June 2023 U.S. Tour". Sonic Perspectives. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.