Trilogy_(Yngwie_Malmsteen_album)
Trilogy (Yngwie Malmsteen album)
1986 studio album by Yngwie Malmsteen
Trilogy is the third studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released in October 1986 through Polydor Records.[1] The album reached No. 44 on the US Billboard 200[2] and charted within the top 60 in the Netherlands and Sweden.[1] In the liner notes, Malmsteen dedicates the album to the memory of the late Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, who was assassinated on 28 February 1986.
| Trilogy | ||||
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| Released | October 1986 (1986-10) | |||
| Studio | The Village, Los Angeles | |||
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| Length | 40:58 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Yngwie Malmsteen | |||
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| Singles from Trilogy | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[4] |
Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Trilogy four stars out of five, calling it Malmsteen's second best album after his 1984 debut Rising Force. Malmsteen's compositional and lyrical skills were described as being at their peak on Trilogy, while his guitar work was praised as "jaw-droppingly fast and technically demanding". Huey listed "Dark Ages", "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget" and "Trilogy Suite Op: 5" as highlights.[3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget" | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Liar" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Queen in Love" | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Crying" (instrumental) | 5:04 |
| 5. | "Fury" | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Fire" | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Magic Mirror" | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Dark Ages" | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Trilogy Suite Op: 5" (instrumental) | 7:16 |
| Total length: | 40:58 | |
All tracks are written by Yngwie Malmsteen
- Yngwie Malmsteen – guitar, Moog Taurus, bass, conducting, arrangement, mixing, production
- Mark Boals – vocals
- Jens Johansson – keyboard, arrangement assistance (track 9; section 2)
- Anders Johansson – drums
- Ricky DeLena – engineering, mixing
- Jimmy Hoyson – engineering assistance
- Robin Levine – engineering assistance
Weekly charts
| Chart (1986–1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (RPM)[5] | 80 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] | 60 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] | 16 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 18 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 44 |
| US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[10] | 44 |
- "Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Trilogy (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- "Trilogy - Yngwie Malmsteen | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- Huey, Steve. "Trilogy - Yngwie Malmsteen". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- "RPM Weekly – RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 29 November 1986. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Yngwie J. Malmsteen – Trilogy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Yngwie J. Malmsteen – Trilogy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- "Yngwie Malmsteen Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- "Yngwie Malmsteen Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- Trilogy, 1986 at yngwiemalmsteen.com
- In Review: Yngwie J. Malmsteen "Trilogy" at Guitar Nine Records