Instant Clarity

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Instant Clarity
Studio album by Michael Kiske
Released	August 17, 1996
Genre	Rock
Label	Victor (Japan)
Producer	Michael Kiske
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Michael Kiske chronology
Instant Clarity (1996) Readiness to Sacrifice (1999)

Instant Clarity is the first solo album of Michael Kiske. It was reissued in 2006 containing four bonus tracks.

The song Always is dedicated to Ingo Schwichtenberg, a former Helloween drummer who committed suicide in 1995.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 2.1 Band members 2.2 Guest musicians

[edit] Track listing

1. "Be True to Yourself" (Kiske)
2. "The Calling" (Kiske, Adrian Smith)
3. "Somebody Somewhere" (Ciriaco Taraxes, Michael Kiske)
4. "Burned Out" (Taraxes)
5. "New Horizons" (Smith, Kiske, Kai Hansen)
6. "Hunted" (Kiske, Taraxes)
7. "Always" (Kiske)
8. "Thanx a Lot!" (Kiske)
9. "Time's Passing By" (Kay Rudi Wolke, Taraxes)
10. "So Sick" (Kiske)
11. "Do I Remember a Life?" (Kiske, Taraxes)
12. "A Song Is Just a Moment" (Kiske)
13. "I Don't Deserve Love" (Kiske)
14. "Sacred Grounds" (Kiske)
15. "Can't Tell" (Kiske)

Tracks 12-15 appear on the 2006 reissue only.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Credits

[edit] Band members

• Michael Kiske – vocals, guitar, keyboard, sound effects
• Ciriaco Taraxes – guitar
• Jens Mencl – bass guitar
• Kay Rudi Wolke – drums, guitar ("Time's Passing By")

[edit] Guest musicians

• Kai Hansen – guitar
• Adrian Smith – guitar
• Norbert Krietemeyer – flute