X/The Name of the Rose explained

X/The Name of the Rose
Type:	Compilation album
Artist:	Ten
Cover:	XTheNameOfTheRose.jpg
Released:	November 22, 1999^[1]
Genre:	Pop/Rock
Length:	02:36:39
Label:	Frontiers Records FR CD 039
Producer:	Gary Hughes
Prev Title:	Spellbound
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Babylon
Next Year:	2000

X/The Name of the Rose is a compilation album released by the hard rock band Ten.^[2] The double compact disc contains the debut Ten studio album X originally released in 1996 and the band's second album The Name of the Rose, along with a number of bonus tracks, which were only available on the band's Japanese exclusive EP, The Name of the Rose.

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Hughes except where noted.

Disc one-X

1. The Crusades/It's All About Love" – 8:07 (Hughes/Vinny Burns)
2. After the Love Has Gone" – 5:27
3. Yesterday Lies in the Flames" – 5:06
4. The Torch" – 5:25
5. Stay With Me" – 5:52
6. Close Your Eyes and Dream" – 6:24
7. Eyes of a Child" – 5:02
8. Can't Slow Down" – 5:29
9. Lamb to the Slaughter" – 4:50
10. Soliloquy/The Loneliest Place in the World" – 10:28
11. When Only Love Can Ease the Pain" – 5:07
12. After the Love Has Gone" (Live version) – 5:21
13. Can't Slow Down" (Live version) – 6:17

Disc two-"The Name Of The Rose"

1. The Name of the Rose" – 8:31
2. Wildest Dreams" – 5:33
3. Don't Cry" – 5:00
4. Turn Around" – 3:52
5. Pharaoh's Prelude: Ascension to the Afterlife" – 3:54
6. Wait For You" – 5:31
7. The Rainbow" – 6:03 (G. Hughes/Zoe Hughes)
8. Through the Fire" – 8:19
9. Goodnight Saigon" – 7:02
10. Wings of the Storm" – 5:02
11. Standing In Your Light" – 7:18
12. The Quest" – 4:52
13. You're My Religion" – 6:48

Personnel

X

• Gary Hughes – vocals and programming
• Vinny Burns – guitars and programming
• Greg Morgan – drums and percussion
• Mark Harrison – bass guitar
• Lee Goulding – keyboards
• Howard Smith – keyboards
• Andy Thompson – keyboards
• Francis Cummings – first violin
• Peter Leighton-Jones – first violin
• John Wade – first violin
• Fiona Payne – second violin
• Julia Parsons – second violin
• Jean Ambrose – viola
• Anne Morrison – viola
• Anna Frazer – cello

The Name of the Rose

• Gary Hughes – vocals and programming
• Vinny Burns – guitars and programming
• Ged Rylands – keyboards
• Martin "Shelley" Shelton – bass guitar
• Greg Morgan – drums and percussion
• Mark Harrison – bass guitar
• Brian Cox – keyboards
• Howard Smith – keyboards
• Andy Thompson – keyboards
• Jason Thanos – backing vocals (Track 9)
• Oliver Bowden – backing vocals (Track 11)
• Thierey Cardinet – backing vocals (Track 11)
• Damien Guasp – backing vocals (Track 11)
• Jee Jacquet – backing vocals (Track 11)

Production

• Mixing – Mike Stone
• Engineer – Mike Stone, Audu Obaje and Ray Brophy
• Executive Producers – Mark Ashton and Vinny Burns

Notes and References

1. News: X/The Name of the Rose. AllMusic. November 14, 2011.
2. Web site: Ten Official. Home page. Dec 9, 2016.