Odyssey (Yngwie Malmsteen album)

Odyssey
Studio album by Yngwie Malmsteen
Released	1988
Recorded	Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles, California; House of Music Studios in West Orange, New Jersey; Studio D in Austin, Texas
Genre	Neo-classical metal, heavy metal
Length	50:42
Label	Polydor
Producer	Jim Lewis, Jeff Glixman, Yngwie Malmsteen
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Yngwie Malmsteen chronology
Trilogy (1986) Odyssey (1988) Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad (1989)

Odyssey is the fourth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released in 1988 through Polydor Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Rising Force"	Joe Lynn Turner	Yngwie Malmsteen	4:24
2.	"Hold On"	Turner	Malmsteen	5:12
3.	"Heaven Tonight"	Turner	Malmsteen	4:07
4.	"Dreaming (Tell Me)"	Turner	Malmsteen	5:22
5.	"Bite the Bullet"	(instrumental)	Malmsteen	1:35
6.	"Riot in the Dungeons"	Turner	Malmsteen	4:26
7.	"Deja Vu"	Turner	Malmsteen	4:17
8.	"Crystal Ball"	Turner	Malmsteen	4:56
9.	"Now Is the Time"	Turner	Malmsteen	4:34
10.	"Faster than the Speed of Light"	Turner	Malmsteen	4:30
11.	"Krakatau"	(instrumental)	Malmsteen	6:06
12.	"Memories"	(instrumental)	Malmsteen	1:14
Total length:				50:42

Personnel

• Yngwie Malmsteen – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Moog Taurus, bass guitar (tracks 3–7, 10–12), production
• Joe Lynn Turner – vocals
• Jens Johansson – keyboard
• Anders Johansson – drums
• Bob Daisley – bass guitar (tracks 1–2, 8–9)
• Jeff Glixman – engineering, production
• Scott Gordon – engineering, mixing
• John Rolio – engineering
• Steve Thompson – mixing
• Michael Barbiero – mixing
• George Cowan – mixing
• Jim Lewis – executive production

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1988	Billboard 200	40