Nightwish - Highest Hopes (The Best Of Nightwish)

Tracklist

1	Wish I Had An Angel	4:04
2	Stargazers	4:26
3	The Kinslayer	4:01
4	Ever Dream	4:44
5	Elvenpath	4:38
6	Bless The Child	6:12
7	Nemo	4:35
8	Sleeping Sun (2005 Version)	4:24
9	Dead To The World	4:19
10	Over The Hills And Far Away	5:00
11	Deep Silent Complete	3:57
12	Sacrament Of Wilderness	4:10
13	Walking In The Air	5:27
14	Wishmaster	4:23
15	Dead Boy's Poem	6:48
16	High Hopes	7:20

Companies, etc.

• Mixed At – Finnvox
• Mastered At – Finnvox
• Made By – EDC, Germany – 51649261

Credits

• Arranged By – Nightwish (tracks: 1 to 9, 11, 12, 14, 15), Tero Kinnunen (tracks: 1 to 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
• Backing Vocals – Tony Kakko (tracks: 10), Tuomas Holopainen (tracks: 10)
• Bass – Emppu Vuorinen (tracks: 5), Marco Hietala (tracks: 1, 4, 6 to 9, 16), Sami Vänskä (tracks: 2, 3, 10 to 15)
• Cover – Janne Pitkänen
• Drums, Percussion – Jukka Nevalainen
• Guitar – Emppu Vuorinen
• Keyboards, Piano – Tuomas Holopainen
• Lyrics By – David Gilmour (tracks: 16), Polly Anne Samson* (tracks: 16), Tuomas Holopainen (tracks: 1 to 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
• Mastered By – Mika Jussila
• Mixed By – Mikko Karmila (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9 to 16), Risto Hemmi (tracks: 8), Tero Kinnunen (tracks: 5)
• Music By – David Gilmour (tracks: 16), Emppu Vuorinen (tracks: 12), Tuomas Holopainen (tracks: 1 to 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
• Painting [Band Painting] – Gina Pitkänen
• Producer – Tero Kinnunen, Tuomas Holopainen
• Vocals – Marco Hietala (tracks: 1, 4, 9, 16), Tarja Turunen (tracks: 1 to 15)
• Voice [Dead Boy's Voice] – Sam Hardwick (tracks: 15)
• Voice [Kinslayer] – Ike Vil (tracks: 3)
• Voice [Spoken Words] – Sam Hardwick (tracks: 6)
• Written-By – Gary Moore (tracks: 10), Howard Blake (tracks: 13)

Notes

The back cover doesn't state that track 16 is a live track.
The booklet has Spinefarm Category mispressed as Spi243cd.

Mixed at Finnvox Studios.
Mastered at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland.
(P) 2005 Spin-Farm Ltd.
Made in Germany.

A special edition of this compilation is also available including a DVD with music videos.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0602498700587
• Barcode (Printed): 0 602498 700587
• Barcode (Scanned): 602498700587
• Matrix / Runout: 06024 987005-8 04 * 51649261
• Matrix / Runout (Mould): Made in Germany by EDC D
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV26
• Rights Society: N(C)B • TEOSTO

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
none	Nightwish	Highest Hopes (The Best Of Nightwish) ‎(16xFile, AAC, Comp, 320)	Spinefarm Records	none	US	2005
9871720	Nightwish	Highest Hopes (The Best Of Nightwish) ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	Spinefarm Records, Universal	9871720	Argentina	Unknown
UICN-15008	Nightwish = ナイトウィッシュ*	Nightwish = ナイトウィッシュ* - Highest Hopes (The Best Of Nightwish) = ハイエスト・ホープス~ザ・ベスト・オブ・ナイトウィッシュ ‎(CD, Comp, RE, SHM)	Spinefarm Records, Universal Music, Thunderball667	UICN-15008	Japan	2012
SPI234CD, 987 372-1	Nightwish	Highest Hopes (The Best Of Nightwish) ‎(CD, Comp + DVD-V + Ltd)	Spinefarm Records, Spinefarm Records	SPI234CD, 987 372-1	Finland	2006
602498740712	Nightwish	Highest Hopes (The Best Of Nightwish) ‎(2xCD, Comp + DVD-V)	Spinefarm Records	602498740712	Europe	2005

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