The Essential Collection 1995–2005

The Essential Collection 1995–2005 is a compilation studio album released by the melodic hard rock band Ten. The double compact disc is a re-recording of songs from the Ten catalog, the original versions being available on previous releases. The new versions were recorded by the personnel listed below.

The Essential Collection 1995-2005
Compilation album by Ten
Released	November 23, 2005
Genre	Hard rock
Length	130:20
Label	Avalon MICP-90020
Producer	Gary Hughes
Ten chronology
Return to Evermore (2004) The Essential Collection 1995-2005 (2005) The Twilight Chronicles (2006)

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According to Ten leader Gary Hughes, "The tracks included are completely fresh recordings of the songs and more in keeping with the way the current line-up play the material, with new ideas on the old themes."

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Hughes.

Disc one - Rockers

1. "The Name of the Rose/Wildest Dreams" – 14:03
2. "The March of the Argonauts/Fear the Force" – 7:53
3. "Ten Fathoms Deep" – 7:10
4. "Apparition" – 8:46
5. "After the Love Has Gone" – 5:52
6. "Remembrance For the Brave/Red" – 8:08
7. "Spellbound" – 5:16
8. "The Robe" – 10:09
9. "Evermore" – 4:48

Disc two - Ballads

1. "Till the End of Time" – 5:03
2. "You're In My Heart" – 6:31
3. "Yesterday Lies In the Flames" – 5:18
4. "Virtual Reality" – 5:55
5. "We Rule the Night" – 5:36
6. "Silent Rain" – 6:12
7. "Through the Fire" – 6:56
8. "Sail Away" – 5:12
9. "Rainbow In the Dark" – 5:25
10. "Valentine" – 6:07

• Tracks listed are for the Asian version; the European version (FR CD 272) omits track 9 on disc two.

Personnel

• Gary Hughes – vocals
• Chris Francis – lead guitars
• John Halliwell – rhythm guitars
• Paul Hodson – keyboards
• Steve McKenna – bass guitar
• Lee Morris – drums

Production

• Mixing – Gary Hughes
• Engineering – Gary Hughes, Roger Smith, Simon Brayshaw, Chris Francis, Paul Hodson, John Halliwell and Mark Sumner

External links

• Heavy Harmonies page