Lost Whispers
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{{Infobox album
| name = Lost Whispers
| type = compilation
| artist = Evanescence
| cover = Evanescence - Lost Whispers.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2016|12|9}}
| recorded = 2002–2016
| studio = MSR, New York City{{efn|Track 2}}
| genre =
| length = {{duration|m=42|s=16}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lost-whispers-mw0003020529 |title=Lost Whispers – Evanescence |website=AllMusic |accessdate=May 19, 2017}}
| label = The Bicycle Music Company
| producer = Various
| prev_title = Evanescence
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Synthesis
| next_year = 2017
}}
Lost Whispers is a compilation album by American rock band Evanescence. It was released on December 9, 2016 on digital music platforms, and included in the six-LP vinyl box set The Ultimate Collection released on February 17, 2017, by The Bicycle Music Company. The album is a collection of B-sides, outtakes, bonus tracks, and two new recordings: "Lost Whispers", a 2009 tour intro, and a re-recording of "Even in Death", originally on their 2000 demo album, Origin.
Background and release
After the world tour for their 2011 self-titled third studio album, Evanescence took a hiatus from November 2012 to April 2015, during which the members pursued their own projects.{{refn|{{cite news |url=http://loudwire.com/amy-lee-says-evanescence-will-take-extended-break-after-current-tour/ |title=Amy Lee Says Evanescence Will Take Extended Break After Current Tour |work=Loudwire |first=Chad |last=Bowar |date=September 19, 2012 |access-date=November 8, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024225944/http://loudwire.com/amy-lee-says-evanescence-will-take-extended-break-after-current-tour/ |archive-date=October 24, 2012}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/evanescence-2015-ozzfest-japan-first-concert-three-years-6553101/|title=Evanescence Announces Its First Concert in Three Years|magazine=Billboard|date=April 30, 2015|access-date=October 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420075915/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/evanescence-2015-ozzfest-japan-first-concert-three-years-6553101/|archive-date=April 20, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |title=Amy Lee Talks Evanescence Reunion, New Music Plans |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/amy-lee-talks-evanescence-reunion-new-music-plans-31576/|magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 30, 2015 |access-date=August 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012010107/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/amy-lee-talks-evanescence-reunion-new-music-plans-31576/|archive-date=October 12, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-evanescence-came-back-from-the-brink |title=How Evanescence Came Back From The Brink |magazine=Metal Hammer|first=Raziq |last=Rauf |issue=223 |date=October 4, 2016|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225053556/https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-evanescence-came-back-from-the-brink|archive-date=February 25, 2021}}}} During that period, Evanescence also parted ways with their long-term record label Wind-up Records.{{cite web |last=Hartmann |first=Graham |url=https://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-first-time-13-years-free-independent-artist/|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee: 'For the First Time in 13 Years, I Am a Free and Independent Artist' |work=Loudwire |date=March 20, 2014 |access-date=August 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901101026/https://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-first-time-13-years-free-independent-artist/|archive-date=September 1, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/evanescence-end-three-year-hiatus-with-november-tour-60458/|title=Evanescence End Three-Year Hiatus With November Tour|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 20, 2015|access-date=November 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026215722/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/evanescence-end-three-year-hiatus-with-november-tour-60458/|archive-date=October 26, 2021|url-status=live}} Amy Lee stated that she was working on solo projects, and there were no current plans for new Evanescence music yet, but the band would continue to tour.{{refn|{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/evanescence-announce-fall-tour-w435484 |title=Evanescence Announce Fall Tour |magazine=Rolling Stone |first=Daniel |last=Kreps |date=August 22, 2016 |accessdate=August 15, 2017}}{{cite news |url=http://loudwire.com/amy-lee-evanescence-future/ |title=Amy Lee: 'There Is Evanescence in the Future' |work=Loudwire |last=Hartmann |first=Graham |date=October 3, 2016 |access-date=August 15, 2017}}}} In February 2016, Lee said the band was working on a vinyl box set.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/AmyLeeOfficial/posts/pfbid02puFgRcp1YrL5pSARGMMuYbQgAZGUbyXZRboowwR6BAybEyHK1dwX3qToBSszRRsal?comment_id=1021194744614972&reply_comment_id=458439514348663|title=Leave your questions below!|publisher=Amy Lee|via=Facebook|date=February 29, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2022|quote=We've also got an Evanescence vinyl boxset in the works with some unexpected surprises}}
On October 11, 2016, the band announced the six-LP vinyl box set The Ultimate Collection.{{cite web|url=https://www.evanescence.com/ultimate-collection-evanescence/|title=Evanescence: The Ultimate Collection|website=Evanescence.com|access-date=November 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917160549/https://www.evanescence.com/ultimate-collection-evanescence/|archive-date=September 17, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=http://loudwire.com/evanescence-the-ultimate-collection-vinyl-box-set-december/ |title=Evanescence to Release 'The Ultimate Collection' Vinyl Box Set in December |work=Loudwire |first=Chad |last=Bowar |date=October 11, 2016 |accessdate=August 15, 2017}} It includes all three Evanescence studio albums—Fallen (2003), The Open Door (2006), and Evanescence (2011)—the previously-unreleased 2000 demo CD Origin, the compilation album Lost Whispers, a studio version of the tour intro "Lost Whispers", a studio recording of the song "Even In Death", as well as a 52-page casebound book with art, handwritten lyrics, photos and rarities.{{cite web |last=Bowar |first=Chad |url=https://loudwire.com/evanescence-the-ultimate-collection-vinyl-box-set-december/|title=Evanescence to Release 'The Ultimate Collection' Vinyl Box Set in December |work=Loudwire |date=October 11, 2016 |access-date=August 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123050823/https://loudwire.com/evanescence-the-ultimate-collection-vinyl-box-set-december/|archive-date=November 23, 2022|url-status=live}} On December 9, 2016, Lost Whispers was independently made available for streaming and download on several music platforms, including the iTunes Store, Spotify and Anghami.{{cite web |url=https://play.spotify.com/album/55VNOaV0zcQqGSrjOBHKVG |title=Lost Whispers |publisher=Spotify |accessdate=February 18, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://play.anghami.com/album/2216761 |title=Lost Whispers - Evanescence |date=January 2016 |publisher=Anghami |accessdate=February 18, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/lost-whispers/1203520468 |title=Lost Whispers by Evanescence |publisher=iTunes Store (US) |access-date=August 15, 2017}} It includes a recording of the intro "Lost Whispers", originally performed in a 2009 concert; the re-recorded and reworked "Even in Death"; the song "Missing" from their first live album Anywhere but Home (2004); and B-sides, outtakes, and bonus tracks from all three of their studio albums. The six-LP box set was released on February 17, 2017, by The Bicycle Music Company.{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/new-song-premiere-evanescence-even-in-death-2016|title=New Song Premiere: Evanescence's 'Even In Death (2016)'|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=February 16, 2017|access-date=November 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116114231/https://blabbermouth.net/news/new-song-premiere-evanescence-even-in-death-2016|archive-date=November 16, 2022|url-status=live}}
A song from 1996,{{cite web|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee Explains Decision To Release Pre-'Fallen' Material|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-amy-lee-explains-decision-to-release-pre-fallen-material|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=October 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721070124/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-amy-lee-explains-decision-to-release-pre-fallen-material/|archive-date=July 21, 2021|url-status=live}} "Even in Death" was a "rough demo" that Lee wanted to re-record and include on Fallen.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/12/05/evanescence-amy-lee-stories-behind-songs/|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee reveals stories behind the songs|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=December 5, 2016|accessdate=November 17, 2022}}{{cite magazine|magazine=Metal Edge|title=Evanescence: New Royalty|first=Cathy|last=Campagna|date=2003|pages=21–24}} Lee said re-recording it felt "like that song was truly redeemed because the early recording we have is not an enjoyable recording, but I really love that song. It was a beautiful experience to be able to take that and live in it now and give it the treatment I would give to any one of our songs with the ability I have now. Now I'm in love with that song again."{{cite web |url=http://hiddenjamsmusic.com/2017/02/02/evanescence-lost-whispers-updated-even-in-death/ |title=Hear Evanescence's "Lost Whispers" & Updated "Even In Death" |publisher=Hidden Jams |date=February 2, 2017 |accessdate=May 19, 2017}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/evanescence-six-lp-vinyl-collection-interview-amy-lee-7581371/|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee Talks 6-LP Vinyl Collection & Possibility of a New Album|magazine=Billboard|date=November 18, 2016|access-date=October 30, 2022}} The recording of "Even in Death" was uploaded on the band's official YouTube account on February 16, 2017.
Craft Recordings released a stand-alone re-issue of Lost Whispers on blue translucent vinyl for Record Store Day on April 21, 2018, limited to 2,500 copies.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Evanescence-To-Reissue-LOST-WHISPERS-on-421-20180320|title=Evanescence To Reissue Lost Whispers on 4/21|website=BroadwayWorld|date=March 20, 2018|accessdate=February 19, 2023}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 42:16
| title1 = Lost Whispers
| note1 = intro
| writer1 = Amy Lee
| length1 = 0:59
| title2 = Even in Death
| note2 = 2016 version
| writer2 = {{hlist|Lee|Ben Moody|David Hodges}}
| length2 = 4:22
| title3 = Missing
| note3 = from Anywhere but Home
| writer3 = {{hlist|Lee|Moody|Hodges}}
| length3 = 4:16
| title4 = Farther Away
| note4 = Fallen outtake
| writer4 = {{hlist|Lee|Moody|Hodges}}
| length4 = 3:59
| title5 = Breathe No More
| note5 = from Anywhere but Home
| writer5 = Lee
| length5 = 3:49
| title6 = If You Don't Mind
| note6 = The Open Door outtake
| writer6 = {{hlist|Lee|Will Boyd|Terry Balsamo}}
| length6 = 2:57
| title7 = Together Again
| note7 = The Open Door outtake
| writer7 = Lee
| length7 = 3:19
| title8 = The Last Song I'm Wasting on You
| note8 = The Open Door outtake
| writer8 = Lee
| length8 = 4:07
| title9 = A New Way to Bleed
| note9 = from Evanescence
| writer9 = {{hlist|Lee|Balsamo}}
| length9 = 3:46
| title10 = Say You Will
| note10 = from Evanescence
| writer10 = {{hlist|Lee|Tim McCord|Balsamo}}
| length10 = 3:41
| title11 = Disappear
| note11 = from Evanescence
| writer11 = {{hlist|Lee|Balsamo|McCord|Will Hunt|Troy McLawhorn}}
| length11 = 3:06
| title12 = Secret Door
| note12 = from Evanescence
| writer12 = {{hlist|Lee|William B. Hunt}}
| length12 = 3:54
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Release history
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| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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| scope="row" rowspan="2"| Various
| December 9, 2016 | rowspan="2"| The Bicycle Music Company |
| February 17, 2017
| LP {{small|(as part of The Ultimate Collection)}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="1"| United States
| April 21, 2018 | LP | rowspan="1"| Craft Recordings | align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://recordstoreday.com/UPC/888072050389 |title=Lost Whispers|publisher=Record Store Day |accessdate=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130133353/https://recordstoreday.com/UPC/888072050389|archive-date=November 30, 2022|url-status=live}} |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Lost Whispers.{{cite AV media notes |title=Lost Whispers|type=liner notes |others=Evanescence|publisher=Concord Music Group|year=2016}}
- Amy Lee – performer {{small|(1, 2)}}, production {{small|(1, 2)}}, mixing {{small|(1, 2)}}, engineering {{small|(1)}}
- Dave Eggar – performer {{small|(2)}}
- Dave Fortman – production {{small|(3–8)}}
- Nick Raskulinecz – production {{small|(9–12)}}
- Derik Lee – engineering {{small|(2)}}
- Ryan Dorn – mastering {{small|(1, 2)}}
Notes
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References
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