''Escape from the Shadow Garden'' is the 18th studio album from the rock group Magnum (including '' Keeping the Nite Light Burning'' and ignoring '' Evolution''). ''Escape From the Shadow Garden'' was released on 19 March 2014 in Scandinavia, 21 March in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, 24 March in the rest of Europe, and 1 April in the USA and Canada. As with '' On the 13th Day'' the band were hosts to their fans at a record launch party held at the Robin 2 in Bilston on 25 March 2014, the day after the UK release. The album entered the charts at number 14 in the German Albums Chart, 19 in the

Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and known by its current name since October 2007, based on sales data from the Swedish R ...

, 22 in the Switzerland Albums Chart and 38 in the official UK Albums Chart, a position last achieved by Magnum with '' The Eleventh Hour!'' in 1983; these were Magnum's highest chart positions in Germany and Sweden since '' Goodnight L.A.'' (1990), and in England and Switzerland since '' Sleepwalking'' (1992). In addition to these achievements the album reached number 2 in the UK Rock & Metal Charts and number 4 Indie Charts in the UK.

Song themes

"Midnight Angel" tells the story of a young girl in South America who turns to prostitution, and is abused by a famous politician. Afraid that she will speak out, he stabs her and dumps her in a river.HARD ROCK INTERVIEWS 2014 - MAGNUM VOCALIST - BOB CATLEY
the Rock Pit, 11 March 2014. Accessed 30 June 2018. "The Art of Compromise" is about making a relationship work. "The Valley of Tears" is about not letting ambitions distract one from everything one has to be grateful for. As Bob Catley put it, "What is the meaning of life? Be happy with whatever is around you, your family, your friends, and whatever you do in life ..don’t look too far ahead, look at your feet and you’ve probably got everything you need right there".

Track listing

Personnel

* Tony Clarkin — guitar *

Bob Catley Robert Adrian Catley is an English singer and musician, best known by his stage name as Bob Catley. He is the lead singer of the British rock band Magnum. He is also a solo artist. Biography Early years (1947–1972) Born in Aldershot ...

— vocals * Al Barrow — bass guitar * Mark Stanway — keyboards * Harry James — drums

Charts

References

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