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for ''Loneliness'', ''Solitude'') is the second studio album by a German

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band

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. It was released in 1992.

History

All music and lyrics for all songs were written by

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. The album was recorded in 1992 at the Sodom & Gomorra studio in

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and released on Tilo Wolff's own independent label '' Hall of Sermon''. It is the first album which featured a full band of session musicians. The cover art was created by Stelio Diamantopoulos, who drew the cover artwork for the first album (as well as all the subsequent studio albums), and who also played the bass on this album.

Releases

The album was originally released on CD and LP in Switzerland in 1992. In 2020 a new version of the title track appeared on the band's YouTube channel. Tilo Wolff published a recording of a new arrangement of the 1992 song to cheer up his fans during the

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pandemic.

Track listing

Personnel

- vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, drums, music, lyrics, artwork concept *Stelio Diamantopoulos - bass, artwork *Philippe Alioth - keyboards, mastering *Roland Thaler - guitars *Eric The Phantom - violin

References

External links

Album lyrics at Darklyrics.com
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