''Strange and Beautiful'' is the third studio album from progressive metal band

Crimson Glory Crimson Glory was an American heavy metal band that formed in 1983 in Sarasota, Florida. They started in 1979 under the monikers 'Pierced Arrow', then 'Beowulf', before settling on Crimson Glory. The classic line-up consisted of vocalist Midnig ...

. Signed to

Atlantic Records Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most i ...

in 1991, this album was a marked stylistic departure from their previous albums' decidedly progressive metal sound to a more bluesy, hard rock sound. It was the first album without longtime members, guitarist Ben Jackson and drummer Dana Burnell and it was also the last to feature vocalist

Midnight Midnight is the transition time from one day to the next – the moment when the date changes, on the local official clock time for any particular jurisdiction. By clock time, midnight is the opposite of noon, differing from it by 12 hours. ...

. Two songs were co-written with former

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Associate Professor and entertainment attorney, Marcy Rauer Wagman, while the first single "The Chant" was written by outside songwriters M. McKinley & Marti Frederiksen. Midnight departed the band prior to the tour and was replaced by future

Michael Schenker Group The Michael Schenker Group (often abbreviated as MSG) are a guitar-oriented hard rock band, formed in London in 1979 by former Scorpions and UFO guitarist Michael Schenker. In 1986, Schenker and vocalist Robin McAuley formed the McAuley Schenke ...

frontman, David Van Landing. It was the only album in their canon to feature drummer Ravi Jakhotia and the band went on hiatus following the supporting tour.

Track listing

Personnel

– lead vocals, background vocals * Jon Drenning – guitars, background vocals *

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– bass, background vocals * Ravi Jakhotia – drums, percussion Additional musicians * John Avarese – keyboards * Annette Hardeman, Charlene & Paula Holloway – background vocals * Ric Sandler – grand piano * Daryl Burgee – percussion * Ron Kerber – saxophone * Babatunde Olatunji – intro vocal to "Promise Land" Production *Jon Drenning - producer, mixing *Mitch Goldfarb – producer, engineer, mixing *Brook Hendricks – second engineer *Brian Stover, John Fairhead, Jeff Chestek, Cherri Parker – assistant engineers *

George Marino George Marino (April 15, 1947 – June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s. Biography Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He at ...

– mastering at

Sterling Sound George Marino (April 15, 1947 – June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s. Biography Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He at ...

, New York *Justice Mitchell – artwork

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* {{Authority control Crimson Glory albums 1991 albums Atlantic Records albums Roadrunner Records albums