The Name of the Rose (album)
The Name of the Rose is the second studio album released by English melodic hard rock band Ten. The album was released only four months apart from the band's first album X, since the songs were already written and recorded.
Track listing
All songs written by Gary Hughes except where noted.- "The Name of the Rose" – 8:31
- "Wildest Dreams" – 5:33
- "Don't Cry" – 5:00
- "Turn Around" – 3:52
- "Pharaoh's Prelude: Ascension to the Afterlife" – 3:54
- "Wait For You" – 5:31
- "The Rainbow" – 6:03
- "Through the Fire" – 8:19
- "Goodnight Saigon" – 7:02
- "Wings of the Storm" – 5:02
- "Standing In Your Light" – 7:18
- "The Quest" – 4:52
- "You're My Religion" – 6:48
- "The Quest" - 4:52
- "Round & Round" - 5:27
Personnel
- Gary Hughes – vocals
- Vinny Burns – Lead guitars
- John Halliwell – Rhythm guitars
- Ged Rylands – keyboards
- Martin "Shelley" Shelton – bass guitar
- Greg Morgan – drums
- Mark Harrison – bass guitar
- Brian Cox (physicist) – keyboards
- Howard Smith – keyboards
- Andy Thompson – keyboards
- Jason Thanos – backing vocals
- Oliver Bowden – backing vocals
- Thierey Cardinet – backing vocals
- Damien Guasp – backing vocals
- Jee Jacquet – backing vocals
Production
- Executive Producers – Mark Ashton and Vinny Burns
- Mixing – Mike Stone
- Engineer – Mike Stone, Audu Obaje and Ray Brophy
Concepts
- "Wildest Dreams" is about a utopic perfect woman.
- "Pharaoh's Prelude" and "Wait for You" are based on Egyptian Mythology.
- "The Rainbow" tells the story of a socialite that commits suicide.
- "Goodnight Saigon" is about the Vietnam War.