2x CD, DVD-Video
Highest Hopes: The Best of Nightwish
Compilation by Nightwish
Released 23 September 2005
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Wish I Had an Angel4:044.5 ★
- 2Stargazers4:264.0 ★
- 3The Kinslayer4:014.3 ★
- 4Ever Dream4:444.2 ★
- 5Elvenpath4:384.2 ★
- 6Bless the Child6:124.2 ★
- 7Nemo4:354.4 ★
- 8Sleeping Sun (2005 version)4:245.0 ★
- 9Dead to the World4:193.9 ★
- 10Over the Hills and Far Away5:004.4 ★
- 11Deep Silent Complete3:574.1 ★
- 12Sacrament of Wilderness4:104.5 ★
- 13Walking in the Air5:274.2 ★
- 14Wishmaster4:234.3 ★
- 15Dead Boy’s Poem6:484.2 ★
- 16High Hopes (live)7:203.0 ★
- CD 2
- 1The Wayfarer3:253.6 ★
- 2Come Cover Me (live)4:523.5 ★
- 3Dead Boy’s Poem (live)6:484.0 ★
- 4Once Upon a Troubadour5:183.8 ★
- 5A Return to the Sea5:493.7 ★
- 6Sleepwalker (heavy version)3:074.0 ★
- 7Nightquest4:184.2 ★
- 8Lagoon3:453.0 ★
- DVD-Video 3
- 1She Is My Sin (live)
- 2Dead to the World (live)
- 3The Kinslayer (live)
- 4Over the Hills and Far Away
- 5Bless the Child
- 6Sleeping Sun
- 7Walking in the Air (live)
- 8End of All Hope (live)
- 910th Man Down (live)
- 10Sleeping Sun (live)
More by Nightwish
Release credits
- additional [1, 7], assistant [1, 7]
- trumpet [1, 7]
- flute [1, 7]
- choir vocals [3, 11, 14-15]
- cello [1, 7]
- cello [1, 7]
- violin [1, 7]
- viola [1, 7]
- cello [1, 7]
- violin [1, 7]
- percussion [1, 7]
- cor anglais [1, 7], oboe [1, 7]
- double bass [1, 7]
- violin [1, 7]
- additional [1, 7]
- bass trombone [1, 7]
- double bass [1, 7]
- cello [1, 7]
- bass trombone [1, 7]
- violin [1, 7]
- trumpet [1, 7]
- violin [1, 7]
- viola [1, 7]
- violin [1, 7]
- viola [1, 7]
- violin [1, 7]
- acoustic guitar [1, 7], additional [1, 7], bass [1.5, 2.5], electric guitar [1.1-2, 1.4, 1.6-7, 1.9, 1.12-13, 2.1, 2.7-8], guitar [2.5, 1.3, 1.5, 1.10-11, 1.14-15]
- cello [2, 12-13]
- arranger [12]
- additional [3, 11, 14-15], flute [2-3, 11-15]
- violin [1, 7]
- vibraphone [1, 7]
- choir vocals [1, 7]
- concertmaster [1, 7], violin [1, 7]
- viola [1, 7]
- guest [3], spoken vocals [3]
- violin [1, 7]
- additional [1, 7]
- conductor [1, 7]
- chorus master [1, 7]
- performing orchestra [4, 6]
- trumpet [1, 7]
- cello [1, 7]
- cello [1, 7]
- drums (drum set) [2.1, 2.5, 2.7-8, 1.1-7, 1.9-15], percussion [3, 11, 14-15]
- violin [1, 7]
- bassoon [1, 7]
- violin [2, 12-13]
- viola [1, 7]
- violin [1, 7]
- choir vocals [3, 11, 14-15]
- double bass [1, 7]
- double bass [1, 7]
- violin [1, 7]
- trombone [1, 7]
- viola [2, 12-13]
- acoustic guitar [1, 7], bass guitar [1.1, 1.4, 1.6-7, 1.9, 2.1, 2.8], lead vocals [1], vocal [2.1, 2.8, 1.1, 1.4, 1.6-7, 1.9]
- double bass [1, 7]
- choir vocals [3, 11, 14-15]
- choir vocals [1, 7]
- French horn [1, 7]
- engineer [1, 3, 7, 11, 14-15], mix [2.1, 2.7-8, 1.1-4, 1.6-7, 1.9, 1.11-15], recording [2.1, 2.8, 1.1, 1.3-4, 1.6-7, 1.9-11, 1.14-15]
- additional [4, 6], guest [4, 6], percussion [4, 6]
- bass clarinet [1, 7], clarinet [1, 7]
- French horn [1, 7]
- arranger [2-3, 5, 10-12, 14-15], background vocals [5], co [1.4, 1.6, 1.9, 2.1, 2.8], producer [3, 5, 11, 13-15]
- flute [1, 7], piccolo [1, 7]
- tuba [1, 7]
- violin [1, 7]
- double bass [1, 7]
- French horn [1, 7]
- violin [1, 7]
- viola [1, 7]
- French horn [1, 7]
- choir vocals [1, 7], orchestrator [1, 7]
- violin [2, 12-13]
- viola [1, 7]
- French horn [1, 7]
- trombone [1, 7]
- arranger [4, 6], conductor [4, 6], producer [4, 6]
- choir vocals [3, 11, 14-15]
- violin [1, 7]
- cello [1, 7]
- trombone [1, 7]
- guest [6, 15], spoken vocals [15]
- bass [10], bass guitar [1.2, 1.12-13, 2.7], electric bass guitar [3, 11, 14-15]
- violin [1, 7]
- additional [1, 7], assistant [1, 7]
- trombone [1, 7]
- harp [1, 7]
- timpani [1, 7]
- lead vocals [2.1, 2.5, 2.7-8, 1.1-7, 1.9-15]
- additional [4, 6], engineer [1.4, 1.6, 1.9, 2.1, 2.8]
- additional [1, 7], arranger [2-3, 5, 10-12, 14-15], engineer [1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 14-15], mix [1, 5, 7], producer [1.1, 1.3-4, 1.6-7, 1.9, 1.11, 1.14-15, 2.1, 2.8], recording [2.1, 2.8, 1.1-7, 1.9-15]
- viola [1, 7]
- additional [10], background vocals [10], guest [10]
- additional [10], background vocals [10], keyboard [2.1, 2.7-8, 1.1-2, 1.4-7, 1.9, 1.12-13, 1.15], keyboard bass [10], mix [1, 7], piano [1, 7], producer [1.1, 1.4-7, 1.9, 2.1, 2.8], synthesizer [3, 5, 11, 14-15]
- arranger [4, 6], producer [4, 6]
- choir vocals [3, 11, 14, 14-15, 15]
- violin [1, 7]
- viola [1, 7]
Issues
H
H23 September 2005
HDigital Media (international version)26 September 2005- HCD, DVD-Video28 September 2005
H28 September 2005
HDigital Media (Finnish version)28 September 2005
HCD, DVD-VideoSeptember 2005
H10 October 2005
H2x CD, DVD-Video (extended version)17 October 2005
H2005
H2005
HCD, DVD-Video2005- H2x CD, DVD-Video25 January 2006
H31 October 2006
H23 May 2012
HDigital Media
HDigital Media