Lost Whispers

Lost Whispers is a compilation album by American rock band Evanescence. It was released on December 9, 2016, by The Bicycle Music Company. The album is a career-spanning collection of B-sides and two new recordings: "Lost Whispers", the intro from the band's 2009 tour and a new version of "Even in Death", originally on their 2000 demo album, Origin.

Lost Whispers
Compilation album by Evanescence
Released	December 9, 2016
Recorded	2002–2016
Studio	MSR, New York City[lower-alpha 1]
Genre	Alternative metal
Length	42:16[1]
Label	The Bicycle Music Company
Producer	Various
Evanescence chronology
Evanescence (2011) Lost Whispers (2016) Synthesis (2017)

Background

Since the release of their self-titled third studio album in 2011 and the accompanying world tour (2011–2012), Evanescence took a three-year music hiatus, during which each member pursued their own projects.[2] During that period, the band also parted ways with their long-term record label Wind-up Records.[3] In November 2015, Evanescence made its return to stage, performing at the Ozzfest in Tokyo.

At that time, Lee announced that there were no future plans for recording new material with the band and that the group would only tour and rejoin its fans through concerts in the following year. She further added that she focused on making music as a solo artist and exploring a side to her different from the one when she worked with Evanescence.[2] In 2016, more dates were added to their tour with concerts taking place in the US.[4][5]

Development

On September 13, 2016, the band announced a vinyl box set titled The Ultimate Collection.[6] The set was released on February 17, 2017, by The Bicycle Music Company,[7] including all three of the band's studio albums—Fallen (2003), The Open Door (2006), and Evanescence (2011)—the demo Origin recorded early on in their career, a 52-page case-bound book featuring art, handwritten lyrics and photos as well as the compilation set Lost Whispers.[8] On December 9, 2016, Lost Whispers was independently made available for streaming and download on several music platforms, including the iTunes Store, Spotify and Anghami.[9][10][11]

The album opens with the song "Lost Whispers" which was used during the band's 2009 tour concerts. The second song is a rework of the band's earlier song "Even in Death", originally from their demo album, Origin (2000). Speaking about the re-recorded version, Amy Lee said: "It really felt like redemption, like that song was truly redeemed because the early recording we have is not an enjoyable recording, but I really love that song. It was a beautiful experience to be able to take that and live in it now and give it the treatment I would give to any one of our songs with the ability I have now. Now I'm in love with that song again."[12] The song "Missing", taken from the band's first live album Anywhere but Home (2004), is also included. The remaining tracks are all B-sides, bonus tracks or outtakes from all three of their studio albums, namely two songs are Fallen outtakes, three songs are The Open Door outtakes and four songs are bonus tracks from the deluxe edition of Evanescence; they are chronologically ordered following the first three tracks.

The rework of "Even in Death" was uploaded on the band's official YouTube account on February 16, 2017.[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lost Whispers" (intro)	Amy Lee	0:59
2.	"Even in Death" (2016 version)	David Hodges Lee Ben Moody	4:22
3.	"Missing" (from Anywhere but Home)	Lee Moody Hodges	4:16
4.	"Farther Away" (Fallen outtake)	Lee Moody Hodges	3:59
5.	"Breathe No More" (from Elektra: The Album)	Lee	3:49
6.	"If You Don't Mind" (The Open Door outtake)	Terry Balsamo Will Boyd Lee	2:57
7.	"Together Again" (The Open Door outtake)	Lee	3:19
8.	"The Last Song I'm Wasting on You" (The Open Door outtake)	Lee	4:07
9.	"A New Way to Bleed" (from Evanescence)	Lee Balsamo	3:46
10.	"Say You Will" (from Evanescence)	Tim McCord Lee Balsamo	3:41
11.	"Disappear" (from Evanescence)	McCord Lee Balsamo Troy McLawhorn	3:06
12.	"Secret Door" (from Evanescence)	Lee William B. Hunt	3:54
Total length:			42:16

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	December 9, 2016	Digital download	The Bicycle Music Company	[11]
	February 17, 2017	LP (as part of The Ultimate Collection)		[7]
United States	April 21, 2018	LP	Craft Recordings	[13]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Lost Whispers.

• Amy Lee – production (1, 2), performer (1, 2), engineering (1), mixing (1, 2)
• Dave Fortman – production (3–8)
• Nick Raskulinecz – production (9–12)
• Dave Eggar – performer (2)
• Derik Lee – engineering (2)
• Ryan Dorn – mastering (1, 2)

Notes

1. Track 2

References

1. "Lost Whispers – Evanescence". AllMusic. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
2. Spanos, Brittany (October 30, 2015). "Amy Lee Talks Evanescence Reunion, New Music Plans". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
3. Hartmann, Graham (March 20, 2014). "Evanescence's Amy Lee: 'For the First Time in 13 Years, I Am a Free and Independent Artist'". Loudwire. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
4. Hartmann, Graham (October 3, 2016). "Amy Lee: 'There Is Evanescence in the Future'". Loudwire. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
5. Kreps, Daniel (August 22, 2016). "Evanescence Announce Fall Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
6. Bowar, Chad (October 11, 2016). "Evanescence to Release 'The Ultimate Collection' Vinyl Box Set in December". Loudwire. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
7. "The Ultimate Collection (6LP Set)". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
8. "New Song Premiere: Evanescence's 'Even In Death (2016)'". Blabbermouth.net. February 16, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
9. "Lost Whispers". Spotify. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
10. "Lost Whispers - Evanescence". Anghami. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
11. "Lost Whispers by Evanescence". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved August 15, 2017.
12. "Hear Evanescence's "Lost Whispers" & Updated "Even In Death"". Hidden Jams. February 2, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
13. "Evanescence". recordstoreday.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.