Ocean 2: The Answer

Ocean 2: The Answer
Studio album by Eloy
Released	9 October 1998
Recorded	August 1997 - July 1998
Length	57:50
Label	GUN Records
Producer	Frank Bornemann
Eloy chronology
The Best of Eloy Vol.II - The Prime 1976-1979 (1996) Ocean 2: The Answer (1998) Timeless Passages (2003)

Ocean 2: The Answer is the sixteenth studio album by German rock band Eloy, released in 1998. It was the conceptual and, some would say, musical follow-up to the band's 1977 album Ocean.

This album saw the addition to the band of drummer Bodo Schopf.

Track listing

• Lyrics by Frank Bornemann. Music as indicated.

1. "Between Future and Past" (Michael Gerlach) – 2:43
2. "Ro Setau" (Bornemann) – 7:09
3. "Paralysed Civilization" (Bornemann/Gerlach) – 9:28
4. "Serenity" (Bornemann/Gerlach/Klaus-Peter Matziol) – 3:09
5. "Awakening of Consciousness" (Bornemann/Gerlach) – 6:03
6. "Reflections from the Spheres Beyond" (Bornemann/Gerlach) – 12:59
7. "Waves of Intuition" (Bornemann/Matziol) – 4:56
8. "The Answer" (Bornemann) – 11:19

Personnel

• Frank Bornemann — vocals, guitar
• Michael Gerlach — keyboards, backing vocals
• Klaus-Peter Matziol — bass
• Bodo Schopf — drums & percussion
• Produced by Frank Bornemann

Guest musicians

• Steve Mann — slide guitar on "The Answer"
• Susanne Schätzle — backing vocals
• Tina Lux — backing vocals
• Hannes Folberth — MiniMoog on "Ro Setau"
• Volker Kuinke — recorder (flute) on "Paralysed Civilization", "Waves of Intuition", and "The Answer"
• Peter Beckett and Tom Jackson — choir on "The Answer"
• Daniela Wöhler, Frederike Stübner and Susanne Moldenhauer — soprano voices on "The Answer"
• Prague Philharmonic Choir on "The Answer"