''Inspiration'' is the ninth 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 on 14 October 1996."Yngwie Malmsteen - Inspiration (album)"
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consisting entirely of

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s of various bands who influenced Malmsteen. Featured on vocals are

Jeff Scott Soto Jeff Scott Soto (born November 4, 1965) is an American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for being the vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteen's first two albums, and (briefly) the lead vocalist for Journey in 2006–2007. Soto also ...

Mark Boals Mark Robert Boals (born December 5, 1958) is an American heavy metal vocalist and occasional bassist, best known for his vocals with Yngwie Malmsteen. He is currently a member of the band Foundry. Boals' first album with Malmsteen, 1986's '' ...

and

Joe Lynn Turner Joe Lynn Turner (born Joseph Arthur Mark Linquito, August 2, 1951) is an American singer known for his work in the hard rock bands Rainbow, Yngwie J. Malmsteen and Deep Purple. During his career, Turner fronted and played guitar with pop ro ...

, all of whom performed on Malmsteen's first four studio albums.

Track listing

Personnel

–

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(track 4),

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, bass (except track 1),

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– lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 6), engineering *

– lead vocals (tracks 2, 8, 11) *

– lead vocals (tracks 5, 7, 9, 10) * David Rosenthal –

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(tracks 1, 3, 10) *

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 (tracks 2, 6) *

Jens Johansson Jens Ola Johansson (born 2 November 1963 in Stockholm) is a Swedish keyboardist and pianist who currently plays in the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius and Ritchie Blackmore's rock project Rainbow. He is notable for his high-speed neoclas ...

– keyboard (tracks 5, 8) * Anders Johansson –

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, engineering *

Marcel Jacob Marcel Karl Jacob (30 January 1964 – 21 July 2009), professionally known as Marcel Jacob, was a Swedish musician, best known as the founder, chief songwriter, and bassist of the hard rock band Talisman. For a brief period, he also played in th ...

– bass (track 1) *

Chris Tsangarides Christopher Andrew Tsangarides (17 August 1956 – 6 January 2018) was a British Grammy-nominated record producer, sound engineer, and mixer of Greek Cypriot origin. He was best known for his work with many heavy metal artists, including G ...

– engineering *Keith Rose – engineering

Release history

Charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links

Inspiration, 1996
at yngwiemalmsteen.com
Inspiration (expanded set, disc 2)
at yngwiemalmsteen.com

at Guitar Nine Records {{DEFAULTSORT:Inspiration (Yngwie Malmsteen Album) Yngwie Malmsteen albums 1996 albums Music for Nations albums Pony Canyon albums Spitfire Records albums Covers albums Tribute albums Albums produced by Chris Tsangarides