Somewhere Back in Time

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Background

The album was released in conjunction with the band's Somewhere Back In Time World Tour to allow new fans to listen to a selection of the band's material that was played on the tour. The cover artwork by Derek Riggs features the Pharaoh Eddie monument from Powerslave and Cyborg Eddie from Somewhere in Time.

A number of tracks were taken from the band's 1985 live album, Live After Death, because the band preferred to use recordings which featured current Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson rather than Paul Di'Anno, who sang on their first two studio releases.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com 3.5/5 stars[2]
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars[3]
Classic Rock 9/10[4]
Kerrang! 5/5[5]
Metal Hammer 9/10[6]
Rocksound 8/10[7]

Reviews for the compilation were generally positive, with Kerrang! commenting that "metal collections don't come much more solid than this."[5] Classic Rock deemed it "a relentless, 70-minute crowd pleaser marathon," containing "timeless anthems that still make the adrenalin surge and the sinews stiffen after all these years."[4] Metal Hammer, on the other hand, praised it for being "a reminder of why Iron Maiden became the most important band on the planet back in the 1980s - and why, once again, they've reclaimed that crown."[6]

AllMusic, however, were more critical of the release, deeming the album "merely adequate" and decrying the band's decision to avoid using the original versions of songs featuring Paul Di'Anno on lead vocals.[3]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Original album Length
1. "Churchill's Speech"     Live After Death - segues into the next song 0:49
2. "Aces High" (live) Steve Harris Live After Death; Originally from Powerslave 4:36
3. "2 Minutes to Midnight"   Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson Powerslave 6:00
4. "The Trooper"   Harris Piece of Mind 4:11
5. "Wasted Years"   Smith Somewhere in Time 5:06
6. "Children of the Damned"   Harris The Number of the Beast 4:35
7. "The Number of the Beast"   Harris The Number of the Beast 4:53
8. "Run to the Hills"   Harris The Number of the Beast 3:53
9. "Phantom of the Opera" (live) Harris Live After Death; Originally from Iron Maiden 7:21
10. "The Evil That Men Do"   Smith, Harris, Dickinson Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 4:34
11. "Wrathchild" (live) Harris Live After Death; Originally from Killers 3:07
12. "Can I Play with Madness"   Smith, Dickinson, Harris Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 3:31
13. "Powerslave"   Dickinson Powerslave 6:47
14. "Hallowed Be Thy Name"   Harris The Number of the Beast 7:12
15. "Iron Maiden" (live) Harris Live After Death; Originally from Iron Maiden 4:50
Total length:
 71:25

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[1]

Iron Maiden
Production

Chart performance

Country Chart (2008) Peak
position
Austria Ö3 Austria Top 40 26[8]
Belgium (Flanders) Ultratop 19[9]
Belgium (Wallonia) 36[10]
Finland The Official Finnish Charts 3[11]
Germany Media Control Charts 84[12]
Japan Oricon 39[13]
Netherlands MegaCharts 74[14]
New Zealand RIANZ 24[15]
Norway VG-lista 4[16]
Spain PROMUSICAE 36[17]
Sweden Sverigetopplistan 2[18]
Switzerland Swiss Hitparade 31[19]
United Kingdom Official Albums Chart 14[20]
United States Billboard 200 58[21]
Country Chart (2009) Peak
position
Mexico Top 100 Mexico 47[22]
Country Chart (2010) Peak
position
Greece IFPI Greece 56[23]

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[24] Gold 11,815[24]
Sweden (GLF)[25] Gold 20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Gold 100,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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