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One
Studio album by
Neal Morse
ReleasedNovember 2, 2004
Recorded2004
StudioThe Morse House, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreProgressive rock
Length79:55
LabelMetal Blade
Radiant Records
ProducerBill Evans and Neal Morse
Neal Morse chronology
Testimony Live (DVD)
(2004) 		One
(2004) 		God Won't Give Up
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Tollbooth(Extremely positive)[1]
Allmusic[2]

One is a Christian progressive rock concept album by multi-instrumentalist Neal Morse and his fourth studio album. Released in 2004, this was released as both a single-CD album and a special edition double-CD with deleted tracks and cover songs. The album is based on the Parable of the Prodigal Son.

The band is Neal, Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), and Randy George (Ajalon) with guest Phil Keaggy.

Track listing

Credits adapted from CD booklet.

All tracks are written by Neal Morse, except where noted

Regular Release
No.TitleWriter(s)LyricsLength
1."The Creation"
I. "One Mind"
II. "In a Perfect Light"
III. "Where Are You?"
IV. "Reaching From the Heart"
  • George
  • Morse
18:23
2."The Man's Gone"  2:51
3."Author of Confusion" 
  • George
  • Morse
9:31
4."The Separated Man
I. "I'm in a Cage"
II. "I Am the Man"
III. "The Man's Gone (Reprise)"
IV. "Something Within Me Remembers"		  17:59
5."Cradle to the Grave" 
  • George
  • Morse
4:56
6."Help Me/The Spirit and the Flesh" 
  • George
  • Morse
11:14
7."Father of Forgiveness"  5:47
8."Reunion
I. "No Separation"
II. "Grand Finale"
III. "Make Us One"
  • George
  • Morse
  • Portnoy
  • George
  • Morse
9:11
Total length:79:52
Special Edition Bonus CD
No.TitleWriter(s)LyricsLength
1."Back to the Garden"  4:26
2."Nothing to Believe"  3:29
3."Cradle to the Grave (Neal's Vocal)" 
  • George
  • Morse
4:55
4."King Jesus"  4:48
5."What Is Life?" (George Harrison)
  • George Harrison
  • George Harrison
4:28
6."Where the Streets Have No Name" (U2)
  • Paul Hewson
5:46
7."Day After Day" (Badfinger)
  • Pete Ham
3:25
8."Chris Carmichael's Aria"  1:07
9."I'm Free/Sparks" (The Who)
  • Pete Townshend
6:36
Total length:39:14

Restored track list

This is the track list as described by Neal Morse with bonus tracks in their original place.[3]

No.TitleLength
1."The Creation"18:22
2."The Man's Gone"2:50
3."Nothing to Believe"3:29
4."Author of Confusion"9:30
5."The Separated Man"17:58
6."Cradle to the Grave"4:55
7."Help Me/The Spirit and the Flesh"11:13
8."King Jesus"4:48
9."Father of Forgiveness"5:46
10."Reunion"9:11
Total length:88:02

Critical reception

In 2018, One was ranked number 3 all time in the Neal Morse discography behind Sola Scriptura and The Similitude of a Dream.[4]

Personnel

Technical personnel

Additional musicians and special guests

Release details

References

  1. ^ "A Review of The Phantom Tollbooth". tollbooth.org. 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. ^ "One - Neal Morse". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  3. ^ "Neal Morse 2004: One Under Construction", Inner Circle DVD July 2012, Radiant Records
  4. ^ "Prog Report Ranking – Neal Morse Albums". Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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