Delusion Rain
Delusion Rain is the sixth studio album by the Canadian rock band Mystery, released in November 2015 on Unicorn Digital. The album features a new studio lineup for the band, with guitarist and keyboardist Michel St-Père, keyboardist Benoît Dupuis, bassist François Fournier, guitarist Sylvain Moineau, drummer Jean-Sébastien Goyette, and singer Jean Pageau.[2]
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| Released | November 1, 2015 [1] | |||
| Genre | Symphonic rock, hard rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 61:46 | |||
| Label | Unicorn Digital | |||
| Producer | Michel St-Père | |||
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The album also features two guest musicians: Antoine Michaud on guitars who played guitars for Mystery during their 2014 tour and subsequently became their keyboardist in 2016, and Sylvain Descoteaux who is a member of Huis along with St-Père.[2]
Most of the songs on the album were new compositions, with the exception of "The Willow Tree" and "Wall Street King", which originate from around the time of Theatre of the Mind.[3]
The album reached number 20 on the Official Charts Official Progressive Albums Chart Top 30 for the month of December 23, 2015 through January 26, 2016.[4]
The cover art for the album was created by photographer Leszek Bujnowski, who also created the artwork for The World is a Game and Tales from the Netherlands, and is entitled Delusion Rain.[5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Rock Hard |   [6] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Delusion Rain" | Michel St-Père | 10:04 |
| 2. | "If You See Her" | Michel St-Père | 6:11 |
| 3. | "The Last Glass of Wine" | Michel St-Père | 6:47 |
| 4. | "The Willow Tree" | Michel St-Père | 19:30 |
| 5. | "Wall Street King" | Michel St-Père | 6:39 |
| 6. | "A Song for You" | Michel St-Père | 12:35 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Delusion Rain (live version)" (recorded April 3rd 2016 at Cultuurpodium Boerderij) | Michel St-Père | 10:12 |
| 8. | "A Song for You (live version)" (recorded April 3rd 2016 at Cultuurpodium Boerderij) | Michel St-Père | 12:23 |
Personnel
- Mystery
- Jean Pageau - vocals, keyboards, flute
- Michel St-Père - electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards
- Benoît Dupuis - keyboards
- François Fournier - bass guitar, Taurus pedals, keyboards
- Sylvain Moineau - electric guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar
- Jean-Sébastien Goyette - drums
- Additional musicians
- Antoine Michaud - guitars
- Sylvain Descôteaux - piano
Release information
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalog |
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| Worldwide | November 1, 2015 | Digital | Unicorn Digital | UNCR-5110 |
| Germany | November 6, 2015 | CD | ||
| United Kingdom | November 13, 2015 | |||
| Worldwide | November 15, 2015 | |||
| Worldwide | August 26, 2017 | Vinyl | Oskar | 003/4 LP |
References
- Mystery. "MYSTERY - Delusion Rain". Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- Mystery. "MYSTERY Delusion Rain". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- Dome, Malcolm (February 26, 2016). "Mystery: Delusion Rain". Prog. Future plc. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- "Official Progressive Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts. Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- B., Leszek. "Delusion Rain". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- "Rock Hard - MYSTERY - Delusion Rain Overview". Rock Hard. Retrieved 28 May 2022.