Greatest Hits

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Storytime
  4:03
  4.5 ★
• 2
  Bye Bye Beautiful
  4:14
  4.4 ★
• 3
  Amaranth
  3:51
  3.9 ★
• 4
  I Want My Tears Back
  5:07
  4.2 ★
• 5
  The Islander
  3:57
  2.0 ★
• 6
  The Crow. The Owl and the Dove
  3:49
  3.0 ★
• 7
  Wish I Had an Angel
  4:08
  4.4 ★
• 8
  Bless the Child
  4:09
  3.4 ★
• 9
  She Is My Sin
  4:46
  4.3 ★
• 10
  Beauty and the Beast
  6:24
  3.9 ★
• 11
  Sleeping Sun
  4:09
  4.4 ★
• 12
  Nemo
  4:38
  4.2 ★
• 13
  Deep Silent Complete
  3:54
  4.2 ★
• 14
  Over the Hills and Far Away
  5:00
  4.3 ★
• 15
  The Siren
  3:48
  3.0 ★
• 16
  Angels Fall First
  5:30
  3.5 ★
• 17
  Ever Dream
  4:44
  4.1 ★
• 18
  Walking in the Air
  3:40
  4.0 ★
• CD 2
• 1
  Last Ride of the Day
  4:32
  4.5 ★
• 2
  Escapist
  5:01
  3.6 ★
• 3
  Cadence of Her Last Breath
  4:14
  3.9 ★
• 4
  Ghost River
  5:28
  3.8 ★
• 5
  Eva
  4:25
  3.8 ★
• 6
  Wishmaster
  4:24
  4.2 ★
• 7
  Sacrament of Wilderness
  4:12
  4.3 ★
• 8
  Elvenpath
  4:40
  4.1 ★
• 9
  Away
  4:28
  4.2 ★
• 10
  End of All Hope
  3:55
  3.9 ★
• 11
  Wanderlust
  4:50
  3.9 ★
• 12
  Nymphomaniac Fantasia
  4:47
  3.4 ★
• 13
  The Kinslayer
  3:59
  4.2 ★
• 14
  Stargazers
  4:28
  4.1 ★
• 15
  Sleepwalker
  3:08
  4.0 ★
• 16
  Planet Hell
  4:40
  4.0 ★
• 17
  The Phantom of the Opera
  4:10
  4.1 ★
• 18
  While Your Lips Are Still Red
  4:18
  4.0 ★

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Release credits

• Aaron Price
  additional [2.16, 1.7, 1.12], assistant [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Andy Crowley
  trumpet [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Andy Findon
  flute [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Anette Olzon
  background vocals [5], lead vocals [1.2-4, 2.2-3, 2.5], vocal [2.1, 2.4, 1.4]
• Anssi Honkanen
  choir vocals [2.6, 2.11, 2.13, 1.9, 1.13]
• Anthony Pleeth
  cello [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Ben Chappell
  cello [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Boguslaw Kostecki
  violin [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Bruce White
  viola [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Caroline Dale
  cello [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Cathy Thompson
  violin [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Chris Baron
  percussion [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Chris Hooker
  cor anglais [1.7, 1.12, 2.16], oboe [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Chris Laurence
  double bass [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Chris Tombling
  violin [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Dave Moore
  additional [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Dave Stewart
  bass trombone [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• David Ayres
  double bass [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• David Daniels
  cello [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• David Vines
  bass trombone [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• David Woodcock
  violin [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Derek Watkins
  trumpet [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Dermot Crehan
  violin [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Donald McVay
  viola [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Eddie Roberts
  violin [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Edward Vanderspar
  viola [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Elizabeth Edwards
  violin [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Emppu Vuorinen
  acoustic guitar [1.7, 1.12, 2.16], additional [1.7, 1.12, 2.16], arranger [1.2-4, 2.1-5], bass [1.10, 1.16, 2.8, 2.12], electric guitar [1.2, 1.5, 1.7-8, 1.11-12, 1.17, 2.2, 2.7, 2.10, 2.14, 2.16-17], engineer [1.2-3, 2.3, 2.5], guitar [2.3, 2.5-6, 2.8-9, 2.11-13, 1.3-4, 1.9-10, 1.13-14, 1.16], guitar family [2.1, 2.4, 1.4], recording [1.4, 2.1, 2.4]
• Erkki Hirvikangas
  cello [1.11, 2.7, 2.14]
• Erno Vuorinen
  arranger [7]
• Esa Lehtinen
  additional [1.9, 1.13, 2.6, 2.11, 2.13], flute [2.6-7, 2.11, 2.13-14, 1.9, 1.11, 1.13]
• Everton Nelson
  violin [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Frank Ricotti
  vibraphone [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• GME choir
  choir vocals [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Gavyn Wright
  concertmaster [1.7, 1.12, 2.16], violin [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Gustav Clarkson
  viola [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Ike Vil
  guest [13], spoken vocals [13]
• Jackie Shave
  violin [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• James Collins
  additional [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• James Shearman
  conductor [1.4, 1.7, 1.12, 1.15, 2.1, 2.4, 2.16]
• Jenny O’Grady
  chorus master [2.1, 2.4, 2.16, 1.4, 1.7, 1.12]
• Joensuun kaupunginorkesteri
  performing orchestra [17]
• John Barclay
  trumpet [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• John Heley
  cello [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Jonathan Williams
  cello [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Jukka Nevalainen
  arranger [2.1-5, 1.2-4], drums (drum set) [1.2-4, 1.4-5, 1.7-14, 1.16-17, 2.1-14, 2.16-18], percussion [1.4, 1.9, 1.13, 2.1, 2.4, 2.6, 2.11, 2.13]
• Julian Leaper
  violin [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Julie Andrews
  bassoon [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Kaisli J. Kaivola
  violin [1.11, 2.7, 2.14]
• Kate Musker
  viola [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Katherine Shave
  violin [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Kimmo Kallio
  choir vocals [2.6, 2.11, 2.13, 1.9, 1.13]
• Leon Bosch
  double bass [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Lynda Houghton
  double bass [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Mark Berrow
  violin [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Mark Nightingale
  trombone [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Markku Palola
  viola [1.11, 2.7, 2.14]
• Marko Hietala
  acoustic guitar [2.16, 1.7, 1.12], arranger [1.2-4, 2.1-5], bass [2.3, 2.5, 1.3-4], bass guitar [2.2, 2.10, 2.16-17, 1.2, 1.5, 1.7-8, 1.12, 1.17], electric bass guitar [1.4, 2.1, 2.4], lead vocals [2.3, 2.5, 2.18, 1.2-5, 1.7], recording [2.1, 2.4, 1.4], vocal [1.4, 1.7-8, 1.12, 1.17, 2.2, 2.4, 2.10, 2.16-17]
• Martin Loveday
  cello [15], guest [15]
• Mary Scully
  double bass [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Matias Kaila
  choir vocals [2.6, 2.11, 2.13, 1.9, 1.13]
• Metro Voices
  choir vocals [2.1, 2.4, 2.16, 1.4, 1.7, 1.12]
• Michael Thompson
  French horn [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Mikko Karmila
  co [2.2-3, 2.5, 1.2-3, 1.5], engineer [2.3, 2.5-6, 2.11, 2.13, 2.16, 1.2-3, 1.7, 1.9, 1.12-13], mix [1.2-4, 1.7-9, 1.11-13, 1.17, 2.1, 2.3-7, 2.10-11, 2.13-14, 2.16-17], producer [2], recording [2.1, 2.4, 2.6, 2.9-11, 2.13, 2.16-17, 1.4, 1.7-9, 1.12-14, 1.17]
• Mongo Aaltonen
  additional [17], guest [17], percussion [17]
• Nicholas Bucknall
  bass clarinet [2.16, 1.7, 1.12], clarinet [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Nigel Black
  French horn [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Nightwish
  arranger [2.2, 2.6-9, 2.11-14, 1.5, 1.9-11, 1.13-14, 1.16], background vocals [1.10, 1.16, 2.8, 2.12], co [1.8, 1.17, 2.10, 2.17], producer [2.6, 2.8, 2.11-13, 1.9-11, 1.13, 1.16]
• Nina Robertson
  flute [2.16, 1.7, 1.12], piccolo [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Owen Slade
  tuba [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Patrick Kiernan
  violin [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Patrick Lannigan
  double bass [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Paul Gardham
  French horn [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Perry Montague‐Mason
  violin [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Peter Lale
  viola [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Pip Eastop
  French horn [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Pip Williams
  arranger [1.4, 2.1, 2.4], choir vocals [2.16, 1.7, 1.12], orchestrator [1.4, 1.7, 1.12, 2.1, 2.4, 2.16]
• Plamen Dimov
  violin [2.7, 2.14, 1.11]
• Rachel Bolt
  viola [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Richard Berry
  French horn [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Richard Edwards
  trombone [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Riku Niemi
  arranger [17], conductor [17], producer [17]
• Riku Salminen
  choir vocals [1.9, 1.13, 2.6, 2.11, 2.13]
• Rita Manning
  violin [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Robin Firman
  cello [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Roger Harvey
  trombone [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Sami Vänskä
  bass [2.9, 1.14], bass guitar [1.11, 2.7, 2.14], electric bass guitar [1.9, 1.13, 2.6, 2.11, 2.13]
• Sami Yli-Sirniö
  guest [15], sitar [15]
• Simon Fischer
  violin [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Simon Goldfinch
  additional [2.16, 1.7, 1.12], assistant [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Simon Gunton
  trombone [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Skaila Kanga
  harp [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Sonia Slany
  electric violin [15], guest [15]
• Steve Henderson
  timpani [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
• Steve Price
  engineer [2.1, 2.4, 1.4]
• Tarja
  lead vocals [2.6-14, 2.16-17, 1.7-9, 1.11-14, 1.16-17]
• Terhi Kallio
  additional [17], engineer [1.8, 1.17, 2.10, 2.17]
• Tero Kinnunen
  additional [1.7, 1.12, 2.16], arranger [1.2-3, 1.5, 1.9-11, 1.13-14, 1.16, 2.2-3, 2.5-9, 2.11-14], co [2.2-3, 2.5, 1.2-3, 1.5], engineer [1.2-3, 1.7, 1.9-10, 1.12-13, 1.16, 2.3, 2.5-6, 2.8, 2.11-13, 2.16], mix [1.7, 1.10, 1.12, 1.16, 2.8, 2.12, 2.16], producer [2.2, 2.6, 2.10-11, 2.13, 2.16-17, 1.7-9, 1.12-13, 1.17], recording [2.1, 2.4, 2.6-14, 2.16-17, 1.4, 1.7-14, 1.16-17]
• The London Session Orchestra
  performing orchestra [15]
• The Looking Glass Orchestra
  performing orchestra [2.1, 2.4, 1.4]
• Tim Grant
  viola [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Tony Kakko
  additional [14], background vocals [14], guest [14]
• Troy Donockley
  bodhrán [3-4, 4-5], bouzouki [3-4, 4], guest [1.4, 1.4-5, 1.5, 2.2], low whistle [3-5], tin whistle [5], uilleann pipes [1.3-4, 1.4-5, 2.2]
• Tuomas Holopainen
  additional [14], arranger [1.2-4, 2.1-5], background vocals [1.14, 2.18], engineer [3], keyboard [2.1-5, 2.7-8, 2.10, 2.14, 2.16-18, 1.2-4, 1.4-5, 1.7-8, 1.11-12, 1.17], keyboard bass [2.9, 1.14], mix [1.7, 1.12, 2.16], piano [1.2-4, 1.7, 1.12, 2.1, 2.3-5, 2.16], producer [1.2-5, 1.7-8, 1.10, 1.12, 1.16-17, 2.1-5, 2.8, 2.10, 2.12, 2.16-17], synthesizer [2.6, 2.8, 2.11-13, 1.9-10, 1.13, 1.16]
• Veijo Laine
  arranger [17], producer [17]
• Ville Laaksonen
  choir vocals [2.6, 2.11, 2.13, 1.9, 1.13]
• Warren Zielinski
  violin [1.7, 1.12, 2.16]
• Zoe Lake
  viola [2.16, 1.7, 1.12]
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Issues

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  Greatest Hits

  2x CD
  2012