Inspiration (Yngwie Malmsteen album)

Inspiration
Studio album by Yngwie Malmsteen
Released	14 October 1996 (1996-10-14)
Studio	Studio 308 in Miami; Heptagon Studios in Malmö
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock, progressive rock, neoclassical metal
Length	56:59
Label	Music for Nations
Producer	Yngwie Malmsteen, Chris Tsangarides
Yngwie Malmsteen chronology
Magnum Opus (1995) Inspiration (1996) Facing the Animal (1997)
Alternative cover
2000 reissue
Alternative cover
2003 remastered edition

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Inspiration is the ninth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on 14 October 1996. It is a tribute album consisting entirely of covers of various bands who influenced Malmsteen. Featured on vocals are Jeff Scott Soto, Mark Boals and Joe Lynn Turner, all of whom performed on Malmsteen's first four studio albums.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist(s)	Length
1.	"Carry On Wayward Son"	Kerry Livgren	Kansas	5:09
2.	"Pictures of Home"	Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice	Deep Purple	4:56
3.	"Gates of Babylon"	Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow	7:12
4.	"Manic Depression"	Jimi Hendrix	The Jimi Hendrix Experience	3:39
5.	"In the Dead of Night"	Eddie Jobson, John Wetton	U.K.	6:11
6.	"Mistreated"	Blackmore, David Coverdale	Deep Purple	7:29
7.	"The Sails of Charon"	Uli Jon Roth	Scorpions	5:05
8.	"Demon's Eye"	Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice	Deep Purple	4:53
9.	"Anthem"	Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart	Rush	4:18
10.	"Child in Time"	Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice	Deep Purple	8:07
Total length:				56:59

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist(s)	Length
11.	"Spanish Castle Magic"	Hendrix	The Jimi Hendrix Experience	3:07

Personnel

• Yngwie Malmsteen – lead vocals (track 4), guitar, bass (except track 1), sitar, engineering, production
• Jeff Scott Soto – lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 6), engineering
• Joe Lynn Turner – lead vocals (tracks 2, 8, 11)
• Mark Boals – lead vocals (tracks 5, 7, 9, 10)
• David Rosenthal – keyboard (tracks 1, 3, 10)
• Mats Olausson – keyboard (tracks 2, 6)
• Jens Johansson – keyboard (tracks 5, 8)
• Anders Johansson – drums, engineering
• Marcel Jacob – bass (track 1)
• Chris Tsangarides – engineering
• Keith Rose – engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Europe	14 October 1996	Music for Nations
Japan		Pony Canyon
United States		Foundation
United States (reissue)	2000	Spitfire
Europe (remaster)	2003	SPV/Steamhammer

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Finnish albums chart	16
Swedish albums chart	35

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)	Gold	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

External links

• Inspiration, 1996 at yngwiemalmsteen.com
• Inspiration (expanded set, disc 2) at yngwiemalmsteen.com
• In Review: Yngwie J. Malmsteen "Inspiration" at Guitar Nine Records