Inspiration (Yngwie Malmsteen album)

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Inspiration is the ninth studio album by Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on 14 October 1996.<ref name=finnishcharts>"Yngwie Malmsteen - Inspiration (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-14.</ref> 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.<ref name=allmusic/>

Personnel

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

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Europe	14 October 1996	Music for Nations<ref name=finnishcharts/>
Japan		Pony Canyon
United States		Foundation
United States (reissue)	2000	Spitfire<ref name=spitfire>"Yngwie Malmsteen* – Inspiration". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-01-14.</ref>
Europe (remaster)	2003	SPV/Steamhammer

Charts

Chart (1996)	PeakTemplate:Breakposition
Finnish albums chart<ref name=finnishcharts/>	16
Swedish albums chart<ref name=finnishcharts/>	35

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