''Chronicles II'' is the second of a two-part compilation of re-recorded songs by the

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band Eloy. The first part, '' Chronicles I'', was released the preceding year. Following ''Chronicles I'' in a chronological order, ''Chronicles II'' contains songs from the years 1984–1992 and the albums ''

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'' (1984), '' Ra'' (1988) and '' Destination'' (1992). The full ''Chronicles'' two-part project compiles songs from every Eloy studio album released between 1977 and 1992, except for ''

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''. Whilst ''Chronicles I'' songs were all re-recorded, in ''Chronicles II'' Eloy only re-recorded the ''Metromania'' songs and

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the ones from ''Ra'' and ''Destination'', as the latter had already been recorded using advanced digital technology, and there was no need to record them again in order to enhance their quality. The band's leader Frank Bornemann invited some of the former members of the band to play the ''Metromania'' songs, in order to reach the highest level of authenticity possible.

Track listing

Personnel

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, and the liner notes of ''Ra'' and ''Destination''. Numbers in parentheses indicate specific tracks. Eloy *

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* Michael Gerlach: keyboards (1–10),

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, synth-bass (5, 6) Eloy former members * Klaus-Peter Matziol:

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(1–4) * Hannes Arkona: guitar (1–4) * Hannes Folberth: keyboards (1–4) * Fritz Randow:

(1–4) Guest musicians * Helge Engelke:

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(7), bass,

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(9) * Detlev Goy: bass (7, 8) * Achim Gieseler: keyboards (5) * Nico Baretta: drums (7–10) * Lenny McDowell: flute (8) * Amy, Jane, Sabine: vocals (4) * Anette Stangenberg: vocals (5) * Stefan Höls: backing vocals (5) * Sue Wist: vocal intro (6) Production * Frank Bornemann:

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* Gerhard Wölfle:

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, mixing * Hans-Jörg Maucksch: mastering

References

External links

* {{Authority control Eloy (band) albums 1994 compilation albums