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Streets: A Rock Opera
Streets: A Rock Opera is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Savatage, released on 15 October 1991 through Atlantic. It follows Gutter Ballet from 1990 and tells the rise and fall of DT Jesus, a fictional musician. That makes it a full concept record, and one that sits in the progressive end of the band's metal.
The making of it was a long haul. Pre-production began in October 1990, and recording stretched across almost a year. It also marks a turning point in the band's story, as it was Jon Oliva's last album as lead vocalist until Dead Winter Dead in 1995. On that record and on 1997's The Wake of Magellan, he shared the singing with Zak Stevens, who took lead on two songs from each. Oliva then returned as sole lead vocalist on Poets and Madmen in 2001. For anyone curious about Savatage's story-driven side, this is the place to start.
Streets: A Rock Opera: tracklist, credits and charts
12 tracks · 1:08:33Tracklist
- 1StreetsO’Neill, Oliva, Oliva6:51
- 2Jesus SavesO’Neill, Oliva, Oliva5:14
- 3Tonight He Grins Again / Strange RealityO’Neill, Oliva, Oliva8:28
- 4A Little Too FarPaul O’Neill3:26
- 5You’re Alive / Sammy and TexO’Neill, Oliva, Oliva5:00
- 6St. Patrick’sPaul O’Neill4:18
- 7Can You Hear Me NowO’Neill, Oliva, Oliva5:11
- 8New York City Don’t Mean NothingPaul O’Neill4:03
- 9Ghost in the RuinsO’Neill, Oliva, Oliva5:34
- 10If I Go AwayO’Neill, Oliva, Oliva5:18
- 11Agony and Ecstasy / Heal My SoulO’Neill, Oliva, Oliva6:11
- 12Somewhere in Time / BelieveO’Neill, Oliva, Oliva8:59
- Produced by
- Paul O’Neill
- Recorded at
- 321 Studios, 321 Studios in New York City
- Recorded
- January–July 1991
- Mixed at
- 321 Studios
- Engineered by
- Scott Burns, James A. Ball, Noah Baron, Tim Hatfield, John Kayne, Judd Packer
- Label
- Atlantic
- Length
- 1:08:33
Line-up
- Johnny Lee Middleton · bass guitar
- Criss Oliva · guitar, guitar family
- Jon Oliva · piano, lead vocals
- Steve Wacholz · drums (drum set), membranophone
- Robert Kinkel · keyboard
- Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus · choir vocals · guest
- Abi Reid · background vocals
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| German Albums · 2022 | 9 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1991-10-14 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 14 October 1991 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 15 October 1991 | |
| Wikidata | 15 October 1991 | |
| US release | 15 October 1991 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 14 October 1991 | earliest UK or European date |
14 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | CA | Atlantic | 075678232060 | other |
| 1991 | US | Atlantic | 075678232022 | other |
| 1991 | US | Atlantic | 0208314303206 | other |
| 14 October 1991 | XE | Atlantic | 075678232015 | original |
| 15 October 1991 | US | Atlantic | 075678232022 | other |
| 15 October 1991 | DE | Atlantic | 075678232022 | other |
| 28 November 1991 | JP | Atlantic | 4988029030443 | other |
| 1997 | DE | Concrete | 4009880894521 | other |
| 3 June 2002 | DE | Steamhammer | 693723740423 | other |
| 2011 | AU | Riot Entertainment | 9340650009215 | other |
| 25 February 2011 | — | earMUSIC | 4029759040620 | other |
| 25 February 2011 | DE | earMUSIC | 4029759040620 | other |
| 27 September 2013 | — | earMUSIC | 4029759091127 | other |
| 27 September 2013 | DE | earMUSIC | 4029759089124 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| coverartarchive | 1024×1024 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |