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True Obsessions is the fourth studio album by guitarist Marty Friedman, released on April 17, 1996 through Toshiba EMI (Japan) and October 8, 1996 through Shrapnel Records (United States). It was also the last to feature Nick Menza on drums.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Marty Friedman except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rock Box" | 2:38 |
| 2. | "Espionage" | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Last September" (Steve Fontano, Friedman, Stanley Rose) | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Intoxicated" | 5:56 |
| 5. | "Shine on Me" | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Hands of Time" | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Rio" | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Live and Learn" (Fontano, Friedman, Rose) | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Glowing Path" | 6:21 |
| 10. | "The Yearning" | 3:46 |
| 11. | "Farewell" | 5:26 |
| Total length: | 49:40 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rio" | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Espionage" | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Last September" | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Rock Box" | 2:38 |
| 5. | "The Yearning" | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Live and Learn" | 4:03 |
| 7. | "Glowing Path" | 6:21 |
| 8. | "Intoxicated" | 5:56 |
| 9. | "Farewell" | 5:26 |
| 10. | "Thunder March" (demo) | 3:52 |
| Total length: | 45:26 | |
Personnel
- Marty Friedman – guitar, synthesizer, production
- Stanley Rose – vocals
- Brian BecVar – keyboard, piano
- Nick Menza – drums
- Greg Bissonette – drums ("Last September", "Intoxicated", "Hands of Time")
- Carmine Appice – drums ("Shine on Me", "Live and Learn)"
- Tony Franklin – bass
- Jimmy Haslip – bass ("Intoxicated")
- Alex Wilkinson – orchestral instrumentation, percussion
- Tom Gattis – background vocals
- Steve Fontano – engineering, mixing, production
- Zach Blackstone – mixing
- Mike Tacci – mixing
- Ryan Dorn – engineering
- Brian Kinkel – engineering
- Billy Moss – engineering
- Larry Jacobson – engineering
- Wally Traugott – mastering