''Images at Twilight'' is the second studio album by the Canadian

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and was originally released in May 1979. It introduces the

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keyboard as an important instrument in Saga's development. It is also the only album to feature keyboardist Gregg Chadd who had replaced original keyboardist Peter Rochon.

Live performances

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''. "Mouse in a Maze" returned to the setlist in 2012, appearing on '' Spin It Again! Live in Munich'', and the Special Edition of '' Sagacity'' (2014). Both performances omit the

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intro and start with the main guitar riff. It is also on the Limited Edition of ''All Areas - Live in Bonn 2002'' (2004), along with "Images (Chapter One)". "It's Time! (Chapter Three)" and "Images (Chapter One)" are featured on ''

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'' (recorded in 2003 and released in 2005). "See Them Smile" can be found on ''All Areas - Live in Bonn 2002'' (2004) and '' Worlds Apart Revisited'' (2007). "Take It or Leave it" is also on ''All Areas - Live in Bonn''. "Hot to Cold" is available on '' Live in Hamburg'' (2016). From the album, only "Slow Motion" was never played live.

The Chapters

Two of the songs, "Images (Chapter One)" and "It's Time (Chapter Three)" were part of a series of eight (but later sixteen) songs that Saga included within their first four albums called "The Chapters", which told the story of a young

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. To date, there's been no official compilation of the chapters in their studio incarnation.

Track listing

All credits adapted from the original release.

Personnel

;Saga * Michael Sadler – lead vocals, keyboards,

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on "It's Time!" * Ian Crichton – electric and

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s * Gregg Chadd – keyboards, backing vocals, Moog synthesizer,

* Jim Crichton – bass guitar, Moog Taurus bass synthesizer * Steve Negus –

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;Production * Paul Gross – producer * Alan Thorne, Mick Walsh – recording engineers * Mark Wright – re-mixing engineer * Jeff Stobbs, Robin Brouwers – re-mixing engineer assistants * Zoran Busic – album graphic concept and design * Cover illustration by Tony Roberts, Young Artists, London, England

References

External links

Saga - ''Images at Twilight'' (1979) album credits & user reviews
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Saga - ''Images at Twilight'' (1979) album to be listened
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