The Big Bang: The Essential Collection

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The Big Bang: The Essential Collection
Greatest hits album by
TNT
Released2003
Recorded1982–2003
GenreHard rock, heavy metal, glam metal
Length78:08
LabelUniversal
ProducerBjørn Nessjø, Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø
TNT chronology
Transistor
(1999) 		The Big Bang: The Essential Collection
(2003) 		My Religion
(2004)

The Big Bang: The Essential Collection is a compilation album by the Norwegian rock band TNT, released in 2003. The compilation mainly focuses on the studio albums the band released in the 1980s, from TNT (1982) to Intuition (1989).[1] Guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø had suggested for the inclusion of several tracks from the 1992 album Realized Fantasies, however only the single "Downhill Racer" was included.[1] No material was included from the band's most recent albums at the time, Firefly (1997) and Transistor (1999).[1] The compilation also includes two newly recorded tracks, "Hey Love" and "Satellite", and an outtake from the Tell No Tales sessions, "Destiny".[1]

The compilation went gold in Norway.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)From albumLength
1."Harley-Davidson" (UK version)Dag Ingebrigtsen, Gustav Alfheim, SteelTNT4:06
2."Eddie" (US version)Dag Ingebrigtsen, Steel, TNTKnights of the New Thunder4:44
3."10,000 Lovers (In One)"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø, Diesel DahlTell No Tales2:56
4."Intuition"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le TekrøIntuition4:18
5."As Far as the Eye Can See"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le TekrøTell No Tales3:44
6."Tonight I'm Falling"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le TekrøIntuition3:54
7."Everyone's a Star"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le TekrøTell No Tales3:22
8."Take Me Down (Fallen Angel)"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le TekrøIntuition4:26
9."Seven Seas"TNTKnights of the New Thunder4:16
10."Downhill Racer"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø, Morty BlackRealized Fantasies4:49
11."Forever Shine On"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø, Morty BlackIntuition4:47
12."Break the Ice"Dag Ingebrigtsen, Tony Harnell, Diesel DahlKnights of the New Thunder2:24
13."Listen to Your Heart"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le TekrøTell No Tales3:18
14."Last Summer's Evil"TNT, Tony Harnell, Ronni Le TekrøKnights of the New Thunder2:36
15."Caught Between the Tigers"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le TekrøIntuition4:14
16."Knights of the Thunder"TNT, Tony Harnell, Diesel DahlKnights of the New Thunder4:11
17."Sapphire" (instrumental)Tony Harnell, Ronni Le TekrøTell No Tales1:16
18."End of the Line"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le TekrøIntuition4:20
19."Hey Love"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø, Anne Vada, Amund EngerNew song3:44
20."Satellite"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le TekrøNew song3:01
21."Destiny"TNTouttake from Tell No Tales3:42

Personnel

Band

Additional personnel

  • Bård Svendsen – keyboards, programming and background vocals
  • Håkon Iversen – background vocals
  • Bjørn Nessjø – keyboards and programming
  • Carlos Waadeland – keyboards and programming
  • Kjetil Bjerkestrand – keyboards
  • Joe Lynn Turner – background vocals
  • Dag Stokke – keyboards
  • Rich Tancredi – keyboards
  • T.J. Kopetic – keyboards

Production

  • Bjørn Nessjø – producer (tracks 1–18)
  • Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø – producers (tracks 19–20)
  • Rune Nordahl – engineer
  • Björn Engelmann at
    Cutting Room Studios
    – mastering, remastering
  • Tommy Hansen – mixing
  • John Cappadona – front cover artwork
  • Tor-Erik Ledang – cover design and additional artwork

Sources

References

  1. ^ a b c d Dahle, Jan (April 2003). "Nye eksplosiver fra den gamle gjengen". Scream Magazine (in Norwegian). No. 75. pp. 4–5.
  2. ^ "Puls – TNT: The Big Bang: The Essential Collection". puls.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 March 2011.
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