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''Foundation'' is a
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by the English rock band Magnum. It was released in 1990 by
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Track listing

All Tracks written by
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Disc 1: '' Kingdom of Madness''

#"In the Beginning" — 7:52 #"Baby Rock Me" — 4:05 #"Universe" — 3:45 #"Kingdom of Madness" — 4:25 #"All That Is Real" — 3:48 #"Bringer" — 3:58 #"Invasion" — 3:22 #"Lords of Chaos" — 3:21 #"All Come Together" — 4:53


Disc 2: '' Magnum II''

#"Great Adventure" — 4:54 #"Changes" — 3:15 #"The Battle" — 2:10 #"If I Could Live Forever" — 4:02 #"Reborn" — 5:45 #"So Cold the Night" — 4:04 #"Foolish Heart" — 3:13 #"Stayin' Alive" — 3:22 #"Firebird" — 4:47 #"All of My Life" — 4:43


Disc 3: '' Chase the Dragon''

#"Soldier of the Line" — 4:16 #"On the Edge of the World" — 4:22 #"The Spirit" — 4:17 #"Sacred Hour" — 5:35 #"Walking the Straight Line" — 4:53 #"We All Play the Game" — 4:07 #"The Teacher" — 3:21 #"The Lights Burned Out" — 4:32


Disc 4: '' The Eleventh Hour''

# "The Prize" — 3:39 # "Breakdown" — 3:59 # "The Great Disaster" — 3:46 # "Vicious Companions" — 3:36 # "So Far Away" — 4:35 # "Hit and Run" — 3:39 # "One Night of Passion" — 3:48 # "The Word" — 4:54 # "Young and Precious Souls" — 4:03 # "Road to Paradise" — 3:30


Disc 5: ''

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#"How Far Jerusalem" — 6:25 #"Just Like an Arrow" — 3:22 #"On a Storyteller's Night" — 4:59 #"Before First Light" — 3:52 #"Les Mort Dansant" — 5:47 #"Endless Love" — 4:30 #"Two Hearts" — 4:24 #"Steal Your Heart" — 3:59 #"All England's Eyes" — 4:47 #"The Last Dance" — 3:39


Disc 6: '' Mirador''

#"Just Like An Arrow" — 3:22 #"Soldier of the Line" — 4:16 #"Changes" — 3:15 #"Sacred Hour" — 5:35 #"Great Adventure" — 4:54 #"The Lights Burned Out" — 4:32 #"In the Beginning" — 7:52 #"How Far Jerusalem" — 6:25 #"The Spirit" — 4:17 #"The Word" — 4:54 #"The Prize" — 3:39 #"Kingdom of Madness" — 4:25 #"If I Could Live Forever" — 4:02 #"Lords of Chaos" — 3:21 #"On a Storyteller's Night" — 4:59


Cover sleeve

The cover art was designed by
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. "''Foundation'' was produced at the request of Paul Birch for the cover of a Magnum boxed set, containing the albums '' Kingdom Of Madness'', '' Magnum II'', '' Chase The Dragon'', '' The Eleventh Hour'', ''
On A Storyteller's Night ''On a Storyteller's Night'' is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Magnum, released on 13 May 1985 on FM Records in the UK and on Polydor Records in Germany. The album is widely considered to be Magnum's breakthrough album, and re ...
'' and '' Mirador''. The idea was to include items from each album in the design: the stag from ''Mirador'', the city from ''Chase The Dragon'', my dog Patch from ''On A Storyteller's Night'', and so on. The box contained a poster and an illustrated booklet. The title ''Foundation'' was my own contribution, as was the man with the hat (
Tony Clarkin Tony Clarkin (born Anthony Michael Clarkin, 24 November 1946) is an English musician and record producer, best known as the guitarist of the rock band Magnum. He has been the sole songwriter throughout Magnum's history, writing all of the ma ...
ploughing his way through the difficulties of a life in rock!)."Matthews, Rodney; & Suckling, Nigel; (1985). ''Countdown To Millennium'' (1st ed.). United States of America: The Overlook Press. .
Rodney Matthews Rodney Matthews (born 6 July 1945) is a British illustrator and conceptual designer of fantasy and science-fiction. Career Trained at the West of England College of Art, Matthews worked in advertising for Plastic Dog Graphics before turning ...


Personnel

*Tony Clarkin — guitar *Bob Catley — vocals *Wally Lowe — bass guitar *Richard Bailey — keyboards, flute *Kex Gorin — drums *Mark Stanway — keyboards *Jim Simpson — drums Additional musicians *Mo Birch — backing vocals (on "Les Mort Dansant")


References


External links


www.magnumonline.co.uk
— Official Magnum site

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