Elements Pt. 1

Elements Pt. 1 is the ninth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 27 January 2003 through Nuclear Blast. The album reached No. 2 on the Finnish albums chart, as well as reaching the top 100 in four other countries. "Eagleheart" was released as a single, also reaching No. 2 on the Finnish singles chart.

Personnel

 * Stratovarius
 * Timo Kotipelto – lead vocals
 * Timo Tolkki – guitar, engineering, record producer
 * Jens Johansson – keyboards
 * Jörg Michael – drums
 * Jari Kainulainen – bass guitar


 * Additional credits
 * Jonas Rannila – choir vocals (track 6)
 * Veijo Laine – accordion (track 4), arrangement (Joensuu City Orchestra), production (orchestra)
 * Juha Ikonen – orchestral leading
 * Mongo Aaltonen – orchestral percussion
 * Riku Niemi – orchestral percussion, conducting, production (orchestra)
 * Hilkka Kangasniemi – choirmaster
 * Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
 * Petri Pyykkönen – engineering (orchestra)
 * Juha Heininen – engineering (choir)
 * Mika Jussila – mastering