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Return to the Centre of the Earth is a studio album by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman. It was released on 15 March 1999 on EMI Classics and is the sequel to his 1974 concept album Journey to the Centre of the Earth, itself based on the same-titled science fiction novel by Jules Verne. It tells a new story of three unnamed travellers who attempt to follow the original journey 200 years later, but from a different entrance. It is narrated by actor Patrick Stewart.

Ideas for a sequel developed in 1991 with initial plans for a 1994 release, the twentieth anniversary of the original. After Wakeman produced a demo tape of songs, he caught the interest of EMI Classics who signed him to a recording deal and supplied an advance to record it. The album features the London Symphony Orchestra, the English Chamber Choir, and guest performances by Ozzy Osbourne, Bonnie Tyler, Tony Mitchell, Trevor Rabin, Justin Hayward, and Katrina Leskanich.



Tracklist:

1. A Vision
2. The Return Overture
3. Mother Earth
4. Buried Alive
5. The Enigma
6. Is Anybody There?
7. The Ravine
8. The Dance Of A Thousand Lights
9. The Shepherd
10. Mr. Slow
11. Bridge Of Time
12. Never Is A Long Long Time
13. Tales From The Lidenbrook Sea
14. The Kill
15. Timeless History
16. Still Waters Run Deep
17. Time Within Time
18. Ride Of Your Life
19. Floating
20. Floodflames
21. The Volcano
22. The End Of The Return 



Zowel in FLAC als in MP3 (320kbit).