''10,000 Days'' is the eighteenth studio album by Canadian band
Saga. It was recorded after Michael Sadler had explained that he would leave the band for family reasons. The title therefore alludes to the thirty years Sadler had been part of Saga (which equates roughly 10,000 days). Sadler left after the tour but would return to the fold four years later.
"Corkentellis" is the first full-band instrumental Saga ever recorded ("
Conversations
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vocoder
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Voila
Voila or Voilà may refer to:
Music
* VOILÀ, LA-based pop-rock duo featuring Gus Ross and Luke Eisner
* ''Voila'' (album), by singer Belinda Carlisle
* "Voila", a single by Radio Killer which charted in Romania
* '' Voila!'', an album by Itali ...
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Watching the Clock" were solo piano interludes by Jim Gilmour). The track's unusual title is an amalgam of the names of three former Saga managers - Clive Corcoran, Geoff Kent and Michael Ellis. Along with "Book of Lies", it has become a live favourite.
Track listing
Personnel
* Michael Sadler – vocals, keyboards
* Ian Crichton – guitars
* Jim Crichton – bass, keyboards
* Jim Gilmour – keyboards, vocals
* Brian Doerner – drums
Production
* Recorded and Engineered by Saga
* Drums Recorded and Engineered by Mark Fortuna
* Mixed by Jim Crichton
* Mastered by Peter van't Riet
* Produced by Saga
* Illustrations by Warren Flanagan. Graphic Design by Patrick Zahorodniuk
References
2007 albums
Saga (band) albums
SPV/Steamhammer albums
Inside Out Music albums
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