Tarja announces first-ever “Best Of: Living The Dream” and releases brand-new song “Eye Of The Storm” today

Tarja has chosen this moment in her life to release her first-ever “Best Of: Living The Dream”.

Looking back on 15 extremely successful years of the Finnish singer’s solo career, the Best Of contains not only Tarja’s most well-known tracks, many of them newly remastered at “Sterling Sound”, and personal favorites from all six studio albums – ‘My Winter Storm’, ‘What Lies Beneath’, ‘Colours in the Dark’, ‘The Brightest Void’, ‘The Shadow Self’ and ‘In the Raw’ – but also the never-before-heard song “Eye Of The Storm”.
 

“After all these years, I still really can’t believe it’s time for me to release a proper Best Of album,” Tarja says. “So many beautiful moments, unbelievable. It has been a dream to put together this collection. And I really hope that you will enjoy this as much as I did while making it.”
 

The compilation hand-picked by Tarja herself, will be released on December 2nd, 2022 on earMUSIC in a wide variety of formats. Each featuring exclusive rarities and/or the previously unreleased 2 hour “Circus Life” concert, eagerly awaited by fans, as well as upgraded versions of Tarja’s music videos. Rounded out by high-quality artwork, deluxe liner notes and many formats to choose from, this collection is a delight for casual fans as well as superfans.
 

Today also marks the release of Tarja’s previously unreleased single “Eye Of The Storm”. The brand-new song unites Tarja ́s trademark sound to a powerful, emotional anthem:

“It was the right time to finally release this song. It has a very deep feeling of closure in it. It’s been influenced by two very important countries in my life, Finland and Argentina. It’s an internal battle inside of me. Because at that time in life, I was really searching for my place in this world, where I belong as a person, as an individual,” Tarja explains.

LISTEN TO THE NEW SINGLE “EYE OF THE STORM” HERE

“Best Of: Living The Dream” will be released on 1CD Jewelcase, Ltd. 2CD+Blu-ray Mediabook, 2LP (Gatefold, 180g, black), Ltd. Coloured 2LP (Gatefold, 180g, crystal clear), Ltd. Box Set and on Digital.

The standard version of the CD and both vinyls contain 16 tracks (including the brand-new single) as well as deluxe liner notes. The strictly limited Mediabook holds 13 further tracks and the previously unreleased, 2 hours live show “Circus Life”. The strictly limited box set contains an additional 19 tracks selection of Tarja’s projects including Outlanders, 4 Picture Disc, 6 art prints, 2 posters and a fine art print signed by Tarja!

 

Contents / Tracklistings:

1CD Jewelcase / 2LP Gatefold (180g, black) / Ltd. 2LP Gatefold (180g, crystal clear)

• 16 Tracks, handpicked by Tarja

Ltd. 2CD+Blu-ray Mediabook (48pages)

• CD1:  16 tracks (=1CD Jewelcase)
• CD2:  13 further rare tracks from Tarja’s career (B-sides, rarities etc.)
• Blu-ray: 2 hours of previously unreleased live show “Circus Life”. Filmed January 23rd, 2020, at the Circul Metropolitan, Bucharest, Romania + all official music video clips

Ltd. Box Set 3CD+BD earBOOK (36pages)

• CD1:  16 tracks (=1CD Jewelcase)
• CD2:  13 further rare tracks from Tarja’s career (B-sides, rarities etc.)
• CD3:  19 tracks selection of Tarja’s classical side projects and Outlanders
• Blu-ray:previously unreleased, 2 hours full live concert “Circus Life” on video. Filmed January 23rd, 2020 at the Circul Metropolitan, Bucharest, Romania + all official music video clips)
• Picture Disc (incl. CD1+CD2)
• 6x art prints
• 2x posters
• 1x fine art print signed by Tarja

CD1 / LP1+2

 

1. Eye Of The Storm (brand new song)
2. I Walk Alone (Single Version)
3. Die Alive (Alternative Version)
4. Enough
5. Falling Awake feat. Jason Hook
6. Until My Last Breath (Single Version)
7. I Feel Immortal (Radio Remix)
8. Victim Of A Ritual
9. 500 Letters
10. Never Enough
11. Innocene (Radio Edit)
12. Demons In You feat. Alissa White-Gluz
13. Diva
14. Dead Promises feat. Björn “Speed” Strid
15. Tears In Rain
16.  You And I (Band Version)
     

CD2 / Picture Disc 3+4

1. Oasis
2. Sing For Me
3. Anteroom Of Death (Edit Version)
4. In For A Kill
5. Naiad
6. Crimson Deep
7. Mystique Voyage
8. Deliverance
9. Into The Sun
10. Eagle Eye feat. Chad Smith
11. Too Many
12. Love To Hate
13. Shadow Play

Blu-ray:

1. Mystique Voyage (Box Set representation)
2. 500 Letters
3. Naiad
4. Diva
5. You And I
6. Love To Hate
7. Demons In You
8. Never Enough
9. Falling Awake
10. I Feel Immortal
11. I Walk Alone
12. Victim Of Ritual
13. Innocence
14. Die Alive
15. Tears In Rain
16. Dead Promises
17. Until My Last Breath
18. Shadow Play

 

CD3:

1. Rukous, Op. 40 : N°2
2. Oi, Kiitos Sa Luojani Armollinen
3. Ave Maria (Camille Saint-Saëns)
4. Ave Maria (Giulio Caccini)
5. Ave Maria (Tarja Turunen)
6. Walking In The Air
7. You Would Have Loved This
8. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
9. Together
10. O Tannenbaum
11. What Child Is This
12. Varpunen Jouluaamuna
13. Heinillä Härkien
14. En Etsi Valtaa Loistoa
15. Witch-Hunt
16. You Take My Breath Away
17. I Feel Pretty
18. The Cruellest Goodbye
19. World in My Eyes