Collection: The Shrapnel Years (Vinnie Moore album)

This article is about the Vinnie Moore album. For albums with similar titles, see Collection.

Collection: The Shrapnel Years
Greatest hits album by Vinnie Moore
Released	2006
Recorded	1986–2001 at various locations
Genre	Instrumental rock, neo-classical metal
Length	65:06
Label	Shrapnel
Producer	Mike Varney, Steve Fontano, Vinnie Moore
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Vinnie Moore chronology
Defying Gravity (2001) Collection: The Shrapnel Years (2006) To the Core (2009)

Collection: The Shrapnel Years is a compilation album by guitarist Vinnie Moore, released in 2006 through Shrapnel Records.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Vinnie Moore. 

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"In Control"	Mind's Eye	4:39
2.	"Daydream"	Mind's Eye	4:31
3.	"Lifeforce"	Mind's Eye	4:04
4.	"Hero Without Honor"	Mind's Eye	7:21
5.	"The Maze"	The Maze	8:43
6.	"Cryptic Dreams"	The Maze	5:33
7.	"Defying Gravity"	Defying Gravity	5:06
8.	"Last Road Home"	Defying Gravity	4:27
9.	"Alexander the Great"	Defying Gravity	5:06
10.	"Out and Beyond"	Defying Gravity	6:45
11.	"Meltdown" (live)	Live!	3:36
12.	"Check It Out!" (live)	Live!	5:15
Total length:			65:06

Personnel

• Vinnie Moore – electric guitar, mixing, production
• Wayne Findlay – electric guitar (tracks 11–12), keyboard (tracks 11–12)
• Tony MacAlpine – keyboard (tracks 1–6)
• David Rosenthal – keyboard (tracks 7–10)
• Tommy Aldridge – drums (tracks 1–4)
• Shane Gaalaas – drums (tracks 5–6, 11–12), percussion (tracks 5–6, 11–12)
• Steve Smith – drums (tracks 7–10)
• Andy West – bass guitar (tracks 1–4)
• Dave LaRue – bass guitar (tracks 5–10)
• Barry Sparks – bass guitar (tracks 11–12)
• Steve Fontano – engineering, production
• Dino Alden – engineering
• Mark Rennick – engineering
• Noah Landis – engineering
• James Murphy – engineering
• Gustavo Venegas – engineering
• Robert M. Biles – engineering
• Mat Diamond – engineering
• Phil Edwards – engineering
• Paul Orofino – mixing, mastering
• R.B. Hunter – mixing
• George Horn – mastering
• Christopher Ash – mastering
• Tim Gennert – remastering
• Mike Varney – production, executive production