Testimony 2

Testimony 2
Studio album by Neal Morse
Released	23 May 2011
Recorded	The Morse House, Nashville 2010/2011
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	115:09
Label	Metal Blade Radiant Records
Producer	Neal Morse
Neal Morse chronology
So Many Roads: Live in Europe (2009) Testimony 2 (2011) Momentum (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Testimony 2 is a progressive rock concept album by Neal Morse, his eighth studio album. It was released on 23 May 2011 as a continuation of his first Christian prog album (Testimony) and contains three sections detailing the composer's life and conversion to Christianity. Morse returns with his normal solo-album bandmates Mike Portnoy and Randy George, but he also features many guests, including a vocal reunion of Spock's Beard in the song "Time Changer", which focuses on Morse's past with his original band.

The album comes with a second disc of unrelated original songs, one of which is the epic "Seeds Of Gold", featuring a guitar solo by Steve Morse. The Special Edition includes a third disc, a Making Of DVD which runs over 60 minutes and chronicles the writing and recording of this album.

Also released with the album is Morse's first book titled Testimony - The inspirational and spiritual journey of a prog rock musician.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Neal Morse.

Disc One

Part 6

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mercy Street"	5:12
2.	"Overture No. 4"	5:26
3.	"Time Changer"	6:08
4.	"Jayda"	6:05
Total length:		22:51

Part 7

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nighttime Collectors"	4:26
2.	"Time Has Come Today"	4:55
3.	"Jesus' Blood"	5:27
4.	"The Truth Will Set You Free"	8:07
Total length:		22:55

Part 8

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Chance of a Lifetime"	7:02
2.	"Jesus Bring Me Home"	4:59
3.	"Road Dog Blues"	3:07
4.	"It's for You"	5:42
5.	"Crossing Over/Mercy Street Reprise"	11:46
Total length:		32:36

Disc Two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Absolute Beginner"	4:41
2.	"Supernatural"	6:12
3.	"Seeds of Gold"	25:59
Total length:		36:52

Disc Three (Special Edition)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Making of Testimony 2 DVD"	64:28

Personnel

• Neal Morse - producer, composer, guitars, synth, piano, organ, vocals
• Mike Portnoy - drums
• Randy George - bass

Additional musicians

• Steve Morse - guitar solo on "Seeds of Gold"
• Paul Bielatowicz - guitar solo on "Overture No. 4" and "It's For You"
• Matthew Ward - background vocals and soulful wailing
• Debbie Bressee, April Zachary, Mark Pogue, Mita Pogue - background vocals
• Jim Hoke - saxophones
• Mark Leniger - solo saxophone
• Kenny Barnd - violin on "Jesus Bring Me Home"
• Chris Carmichael - violin, viola and cello on all of Disc One
• Eric Brenton - electric violin solo on "Time Changer"
• Nick D'Virgilio - vocals on "Time Changer"
• Alan Morse - vocals on "Time Changer"
• Dave Meros - vocals on "Time Changer"

Technical personnel

• Rich Mouser - mixing (CD1)
• Jerry Guidroz - mixing (CD2)

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[2]	67
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3]	55
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[4]	46

References

1. Heaney, Gregory (2011). "Testimony Two - Neal Morse | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
2. "Dutchcharts.nl – Neal Morse – Testimony 2" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
3. "Officialcharts.de – Neal Morse – Testimony 2". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
4. "Neal Morse Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 September 2014.