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songs. It features Wakeman and four American musicians. Despite the good reviews by fans, Wakeman claims this album was finished and released without his authorization. He also claims that he was threatened with violence if he interfered with the release and was told he wouldn't receive any compensation for it. In this album, lyrics were added to the 1975 instrumental song "Merlin the Magician" from ''

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''. Despite Rick's feelings about this album, this new version of "Merlin the Magician" was later played on tour and one of those performances can be seen on the "Live in Buenos Aires" DVD. Although ''Journey to the Centre of the Earth'' was a song from 1974, this was the first time it was recorded in the studio. This version however is very different from the original. It is a more up-to-date, heavier version and it has no narration. The number of instruments was also very small compared to the original version.

Track listing

Personnel

- keyboards * Michael T. Franklin - lead vocals, keyboards * Jim Gentry - guitars * Paul Parker - drums, percussion * Tim Franklin - bass, backing vocals * Tom Hook, Tess Franklin, The Full Sail Tabernacle Choir - additional vocals

Production

* Michael Franklin - producer * Don Oriolo - producer (exec.) * Stuart Sawney - recording engineer (Banjour Studio) * Gary Platt - engineer (Full Sail Platinum Post studio) * Ken Latchney, Nasser Sharif - assistants (Full Sail Platinum Post studio) * O. B. O'Brian, Phil Nicolo - engineers (Studio 4) * Jiff Hinger, Dirk Grobelny - assistants (Studio 4) * Jay Goodman - main tech * Tibor Kovalik - Artwork

References

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