Savatage "From the Gutter to the Stage: The Best of Savatage 1981-1995"

From the Gutter to the Stage is a compilation CD composed of Savatage's songs from 1985 to 1995. A limited edition version that included a bonus disc was also released.

Track listing

CD 1

1. "Sirens" (recorded live in 1988) Criss Oliva, Jon Oliva Ghost in the Ruins (1995) 3:50
2. "Power of the Night" (edit) J. Oliva Power of the Night (1985) 4:21
3. "Prelude to Madness" (instrumental) Edvard Grieg, C. Oliva, Paul O'Neill Hall of the Mountain King (1987) 3:12
4. "Hall of the Mountain King" C. Oliva, J. Oliva, Johnny Lee Middleton, O'Neill Hall of the Mountain King 5:33
5. "24 Hours Ago" C. Oliva, J. Oliva, Middleton, O'Neill Hall of the Mountain King 4:55
6. "Gutter Ballet" C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill Gutter Ballet (1989) 6:19
7. "When the Crowds Are Gone" C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill Gutter Ballet 5:45
8. "Silk and Steel" (instrumental) C. Oliva, Paul Silver Gutter Ballet 2:47
9. "New York City Don't Mean Nothing" C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill Streets: A Rock Opera (1991) 4:03
10. "Agony and Ecstasy" C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill Streets: A Rock Opera 3:34
11. "Believe" C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill Streets: A Rock Opera 5:41
12. "Edge of Thorns" C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill Edge of Thorns (1993) 5:56
13. "Chance" J. Oliva, .O'Neill Handful of Rain (1994) 7:49
14. "Mozart and Madness" (instrumental) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, J. Oliva, O'Neill Dead Winter Dead (1995) 5:02
15. "One Child" J. Oliva, O'Neill Dead Winter Dead 5:14

CD 2 (Limited Edition only)

1. "Shotgun Innocence" J. Oliva 3:31
2. "Forever After" C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill 4:19
3. "This is Where You Should Be" J. Oliva 4:55
4. "D.T. Jesus" C. Oliva, J. Oliva, O'Neill 4:53

Comes with a small Savatage black patch. 

Booklet contains liner notes, credits, band history and lyrics. 

The album cover was previously used as the back cover on "Streets". 

The songs on the second disc are rarities: 

"Shotgun Innocence": originally released as a bonus track on the Japanese release of "Edge of Thorns"; the last song Criss Oliva recorded.

"Forever After": also a Japanese bonus track, originally sung by Jon Oliva as was, "Damien", before being turned over to Zak Stevens his own interpretation.

"This Is Where You Should Be": recorded during the "Hall of the Moutain King" sessions, never released before.

"D.T. Jesus": early version of "Jesus Saves".