Odyssey (Yngwie Malmsteen album)
Odyssey is the fourth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on 8 April 1988 through Polydor Records.<ref name=finnishcharts>"Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force - Odyssey (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-12.</ref> The album reached No. 40 on the US Billboard 200<ref name=allmusicawards>"Odyssey - Yngwie Malmsteen | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-06.</ref> and remained on that chart for eighteen weeks,<ref name=billboard>[[[:Template:BillboardURLbyName]] "Yngwie Malmsteen - Chart history"]. Billboard. Retrieved 2014-12-27.</ref> as well as reaching the top 50 in five other countries.<ref name=finnishcharts/> As of 2021 it remains Malmsteen's highest-charting release on the Billboard 200.<ref name=billboard/>
Critical reception
[edit]Template:Album ratings Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Odyssey two stars out of five, calling it "a more subdued, polished collection seemingly designed for mainstream radio airplay", but that it "shows little difference in approach from [Malmsteen's] previous output". He praised Joe Lynn Turner's vocals and Malmsteen's guitar work, but remarked that the latter sounds "constrained and passionless" due in part to his recovery from a near-fatal car accident in 1987.<ref name=allmusic/>
Track listing
[edit]Personnel
[edit]- Yngwie Malmsteen – guitar, Moog Taurus, bass (tracks 3–7, 10–12), arrangement, producer
- Joe Lynn Turner – vocals (except for tracks 5, 11 & 12)
- Jens Johansson – keyboard
- Anders Johansson – drums
- Bob Daisley – bass (tracks 1, 2, 8, 9)
- Jeff Glixman – engineer, producer
- John Rolio – engineer
- Scott Gordon – assistant engineer, assistant mixing engineer
- Steve Thompson – mixing
- Michael Barbiero – mixing
- George Cowan – assistant mixing engineer
- Jim Lewis – executive producer
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> | 75 |
| European Albums (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 40 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref name="Oricon">Template:Cite book</ref> | 19 |
| US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 40 |
Certifications and sales
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References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Odyssey, 1988 at yngwiemalmsteen.com
- In Review: Yngwie J. Malmsteen "Odyssey" at Guitar Nine Records