Tales from the Twilight World

{{Track listing

|all_lyrics=Hansi Kürsch, except for "To France"

|title1 = Traveler in Time

|music1 = Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich

|length1 = 6:02

|title2 = Welcome to Dying

|music2 = Kürsch, Olbrich

|length2 = 4:50

|title3 = Weird Dreams

|note3=instrumental

|music3 = Olbrich

|length3 = 1:22

|title4 = Lord of the Rings

|music4 = Kürsch, Marcus Siepen

|length4 = 3:18

|title5 = Goodbye My Friend

|music5 = Kürsch, Olbrich, Thomas "Thomen" Stauch

|length5 = 5:36

|title6 = Lost in the Twilight Hall

|music6 = Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch

|length6 = 6:02

|title7 = Tommyknockers

|length7 = 5:13

|music7 = Kürsch, Olbrich

|title8 = Altair 4

|length8 = 2:27

|music8 = Kürsch, Olbrich

|title9 = The Last Candle

|length9 = 6:02

|music9 = Kürsch, Olbrich

}}

{{Track listing

|headline = Japanese LP and CD bonus track{{Ref|Bonus track|[a]}}

|title10=Run for the Night

|note10= Live

|length10 = 3:42

|music10 = Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch

}}

{{Track listing

|headline = 2003 re-release bonus tracks

|title11 = Lords of the Rings

|note11 = Demo

|length11 = 3:57

|writer11 = Kürsch, Siepen

|title12 = To France

|note12 = Mike Oldfield cover

|writer12 = Mike Oldfield

|length12 = 4:39

}}

{{Track listing

|headline = 2007 re-release bonus tracks

|title11 = Lost in the Twilight Hall

|note11 = Demo

|music11 = Kürsch, Olbrich, Siepen, Stauch

|length11 = 5:58

|title12 = Tommyknockers

|note12 = Demo

|music12 = Kürsch, Olbrich

|length12 = 5:09

}}

:a. {{Note|Bonus track||Recorded live in Braunschweig in 1989.}}

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• "Traveler in Time" is based on Frank Herbert's Dune
• "Welcome to Dying" is based on Peter Straub's Floating Dragon
• "Lord of the Rings" is based on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
• "Tommyknockers" and "Altair 4" are based on Stephen King's The Tommyknockers
• "Goodbye My Friend" is inspired by the film E.T.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-05 |title=Tales From the Twilight World - Blind Guardian |url=https://www.blind-guardian.com/tales-from-the-twilight-world-abum/ |website=blind-guardian.com}}
• "Lost in the Twilight Hall" is about the time spent "between worlds" by the wizard Gandalf the Grey after defeating the Balrog of Moria before his reincarnation as Gandalf the White.
• "The Last Candle" talks about places and events of Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Dragonlance universe, specially from the "Chronicles" and "Legends" trilogies.

Blind Guardian

• Hansi Kürsch – vocals, bass
• André Olbrich – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Thomas "Thomen" Stauch – drums

Guest appearances

• Kai Hansen (Iron Savior, Helloween, Gamma Ray) – backing vocals, vocals on "Lost in the Twilight Hall", guitar solo on "The Last Candle"
• Piet Sielck (Iron Savior, Savage Circus) – backing vocals, effects
• Mathias Wiesner – effects, keyboards
• Rolf Köhler, "Hacky" Hackmann and Kalle Trapp – backing vocals

Production

• Kalle Trapp – production, mixing, recording
• Piet Sielck – second engineer
• Charley Rinne – executive producer
• Andreas Marshall – cover paintings and idea
• Buffo/Charley Rinne – pictures

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scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}} | align="center"| 40

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scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak position
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