Trilogy (Yngwie Malmsteen album)

Trilogy is the third studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on 4 November 1986 through Polydor Records.[1] The album reached No. 44 on the US Billboard 200[2] and charted within the top 60 in the Netherlands and Sweden.[1] In the liner notes, Malmsteen dedicates the album to the memory of the late Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, who was assassinated on 28 February 1986.

Trilogy
Studio album by Yngwie Malmsteen
Released	4 November 1986
Studio	The Village, Los Angeles
Genre	Heavy metal neoclassical metal
Length	40:58
Label	Polydor
Producer	Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen chronology
Marching Out (1985) Trilogy (1986) Odyssey (1988)
Singles from Trilogy
"You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget" / "Crying" Released: 1986

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Martin Popoff	[4]

Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Trilogy four stars out of five, calling it Malmsteen's second best album after his 1984 debut Rising Force. Malmsteen's compositional and lyrical skills were described as being at their peak on Trilogy, while his guitar work was praised as "jaw-droppingly fast and technically demanding". Huey listed "Dark Ages", "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget" and "Trilogy Suite Op: 5" as highlights.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yngwie Malmsteen.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget"	4:30
2.	"Liar"	4:09
3.	"Queen in Love"	4:04
4.	"Crying" (instrumental)	5:04
5.	"Fury"	3:56
6.	"Fire"	4:12
7.	"Magic Mirror"	3:53
8.	"Dark Ages"	3:54
9.	"Trilogy Suite Op: 5" (instrumental)	7:16
Total length:		40:58

Personnel

• Yngwie Malmsteen – guitar, Moog Taurus, bass, conducting, arrangement, mixing, production
• Mark Boals – vocals
• Jens Johansson – keyboard, arrangement assistance (track 9; section 2)
• Anders Johansson – drums
• Ricky DeLena – engineering, mixing
• Jimmy Hoyson – engineering assistance
• Robin Levine – engineering assistance

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for Trilogy

Chart (1986–1987)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (RPM)[5]	80
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6]	60
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7]	16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8]	18
US Billboard 200[9]	44
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[10]	44

References

1. "Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Trilogy (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
2. "Trilogy - Yngwie Malmsteen | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
3. Huey, Steve. "Trilogy - Yngwie Malmsteen". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
4. Popoff, Martin (2005-11-01). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
5. "RPM Weekly – RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 29 November 1986. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Yngwie J. Malmsteen – Trilogy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
7. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
8. "Swedishcharts.com – Yngwie J. Malmsteen – Trilogy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
9. "Yngwie Malmsteen Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
10. "Yngwie Malmsteen Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

External links

• Trilogy, 1986 at yngwiemalmsteen.com
• In Review: Yngwie J. Malmsteen "Trilogy" at Guitar Nine Records