''Eclipse'' is the fifth studio album by guitarist

Yngwie Malmsteen Yngwie Johan Malmsteen ( ; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning ov ...

, released in 1990 through

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Critical reception

Steve Huey at

gave ''Eclipse'' 3.5 stars out of 5, describing it as sounding "like a holding pattern—Malmsteen turns in a competent set of neo-classical rockers that achieve radio-ready status better than much of the material on ''

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'', but there isn't anything that sounds new here."

Track listing

Personnel

– guitar, guitar synthesizer,

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, backing vocals, arrangement, producer *

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– lead vocals *

Mats Olausson Mats Johan Olausson (17 April 1961 – 18 February 2015) was a Swedish keyboard player known from bands such as Yngwie Malmsteen, Ark, Evil Masquerade, Kamelot, Jean Beauvoir, John Norum John Norum (born 23 February 1964) is a Norwegian-Swedis ...

– keyboard, backing vocals *Michael Von Knorring – drums * Svante Henryson – bass, backing vocals Technical *Tom Fletcher –

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, mixing *Keith Rose – assistant engineer *Roger Hughes – assistant engineer * Bob Ludwig – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

References

External links

Eclipse, 1990
at yngwiemalmsteen.com

at Guitar Nine Records {{Authority control Yngwie Malmsteen albums 1990 albums Polydor Records albums