Yngwie Malmsteen "Inspiration (Japan, Pony Canyon, PCCY-01009)"

Inspiration is the ninth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on 14 October 1996. It is a tribute album consisting entirely of covers of various bands who influenced Malmsteen. Featured on vocals are Jeff Scott Soto, Mark Boals and Joe Lynn Turner, all of whom performed on Malmsteen's first four studio albums.

Tracklist:

1. Carry On Wayward Son (Kansas cover) 05:09
2. Pictures of Home (Deep Purple cover) 04:56
3. Gates of Babylon (Rainbow cover) 07:12
4. Manic Depression (Jimi Hendrix cover) 03:39  
5. In the Dead of Night (U.K. cover) 06:11
6. Mistreated (Deep Purple cover) 07:29
7. The Sails of Charon (Scorpions cover) 05:05  
8. Demon's Eye (Deep Purple cover) 04:53
9. Anthem (Rush cover) 04:18  
10. Child in Time (Deep Purple cover) 08:07   
11. Spanish Castle Magic (Jimi Hendrix cover) 03:07  

Time:  01:00:06  

Jens Johansson performed keyboards on "Gates of Babylon", but credit was mistakenly assigned to David Rosenthal.

Rereleased in '97 as "Expanded Version of Inspiration", including one bonus CD.

Recording information:

Produced by Yngwie Malmsteen, 

Co-produced by Chris Tsangarides.

Recorded at Studio 308, Miami, Florida.

Drums recorded at Heptagon Studios, Malmo, Sweden.

Mixed at Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida.

Chris Tsangarides – engineering

Keith Rose – engineering