Reflections of a Shadow

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{{Infobox album

| name = Reflections of a Shadow

| type = Studio album

| artist = Rage

| cover = Rage-Reflections Of A Shadow.jpg

| alt =

| released = 4 December 1990

| recorded = July–September 1990

| studio = Sky Trak Studios, Berlin

| genre = *Power metal

| length = 56:20

| label = Noise

| producer = Armin Sabol

| prev_title = Secrets in a Weird World

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Extended Power

| next_year = 1991

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 =AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web | url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/reflections-of-a-shadow-r16035/review | title = Rage Reflections of a Shadow review | accessdate = 12 September 2011 | last=Rivadavia | first= Eduardo | publisher = AllMusic}}

| rev2 =Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal

| rev2Score = 8/10{{cite book | last = Popoff | first = Martin | author-link1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = August 1, 2007 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | page=359|isbn = 978-1-894959-62-9}}

| rev3 = Kerrang!

| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Rage - 'Reflections of a Shadow' |magazine=Kerrang! |date=19 January 1991 |last=Arnopp |first=Jason |issue=324| page=24|issn=0262-6624 |url=https://issuu.com/obarnes/docs/kerrang_324 |accessdate=2022-08-05 }}

| noprose = yes

}}

Reflections of a Shadow is the sixth full-length album by the German heavy metal band Rage. It was released in 1990. The album was remastered by Noise/Sanctuary in 2002 with slightly altered cover art, and five bonus tracks, largely taken from the EP Extended Power.{{cite web | url = http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Rage/Reflections_of_a_Shadow/2473 | title = Rage - Reflections of a Shadow | accessdate = 13 September 2011 | publisher = Encyclopaedia Metallum}}

Track listing

{{Tracklisting

| title1 = Introduction (A Bit More of Green)

| writer1 = Peter Wagner

| length1 = 1:33

| title2 = That's Human Bondage

| writer2 = Wagner

| length2 = 4:26

| title3 = True Face in Everyone

| writer3 = Manni Schmidt, Wagner

| length3 = 5:12

| title4 = Flowers That Fade in My Hand

| writer4 = Schmidt, Wagner

| length4 = 7:40

| title5 = Reflections of a Shadow

| writer5 = Schmidt, Wagner

| length5 = 3:53

| title6 = Can't Get Out

| writer6 = Wagner

| length6 = 5:03

| title7 = Waiting for the Moon

| writer7 = Schmidt, Wagner

| length7 = 4:40

| title8 = Saddle the Wind

| writer8 = Wagner

| length8 = 4:06

| title9 = Dust

| writer9 = Wagner

| length9 = 4:49

| title10 = Nobody Knows

| writer10 = Schmidt, Wagner

| length10 = 3:50

}}

{{Tracklisting

| headline = Remastered CD edition bonus tracks

| title11 = Faith

| writer11 = Schmidt, Wagner

| length11 = 5:42

| title12 = Wild Seed

| writer12 = Schmidt, Wagner

| length12 = 5:26

| title13 = Woman

| writer13 = Wagner

| length13 = 3:47

| title14 = Ashes

| writer14 = Wagner

| length14 = 5:02

| title15 = Bottlefield

| writer15 = Jochen Schroeder, Wagner

| length15 = 2:37

| title16 = What's Up?

| writer16 = Schmidt, Wagner

| length16 = 3:36

| title17 = Woman

| note17 = Acoustic Version

| writer17 = Wagner

| length17 = 4:44

}}

Personnel

;Band members

  • Peavy Wagner – lead and backing vocals, bass, classical guitar
  • Manni Schmidt – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
  • Chris Ephthimiadis – drums

;Additional musicians

  • Ulli Köllner – keyboards, organ, backing vocals

;Production

  • Armin Sabol – producer, mixing at Sky Track Studios, Berlin
  • Sven Conquest – engineer, mixing
  • Ralf Krause – mixing
  • Karl-Ulrich Walterbach – executive producer
  • Peter Lohde – artwork
  • John Scarpati – illustration

References

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Category:1990 albums

Category:Rage (German band) albums

Category:Noise Records albums

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