Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | The Root Of All Evil | 8:07 |
| 2 | The Answer Lies WithinCello – Richard LockerViola – Vincent LiontiViolin [First] – Elena BarereViolin [Second] – Carol Webb |
5:20 |
| 3 | These Walls | 6:59 |
| 4 | I Walk Beside You | 4:29 |
| 5 | Panic Attack | 7:16 |
| 6 | Never Enough | 6:33 |
| 7 | Sacrificed SonsCello – Jeanne LeBlanc, Richard LockerConcertmaster – Elena BarereFlute – Pamela SklarFrench Horn – Joe Anderer*, Stewart RoseViola – Karen Dreyfus, Vincent LiontiViolin – Ann Lehmann, Catherine Ro, Katherine Fong, Katherine Livolsi-Stern, Laura McGinniss, Ricky Sortomme*, Yuri Vodovoz |
10:42 |
| 8 | OctavariumCello – Jeanne LeBlanc, Richard LockerConcertmaster – Elena BarereFlute – Pamela SklarFrench Horn – Joe Anderer*, Stewart RoseViola – Karen Dreyfus, Vincent LiontiViolin – Ann Lehmann, Catherine Ro, Katherine Fong, Katherine Livolsi-Stern, Laura McGinniss, Ricky Sortomme*, Yuri Vodovoz |
24:00 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured For – BMG Direct – D161223
Credits
- Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Jamshied Sharifi
- Bass – John Myung
- Drums, Vocals, Percussion – Mike Portnoy
- Engineer – Doug Oberkircher
- Engineer [Assistant] – Colleen Culhane, Kaori Kinoshita , Ryan Simms
- Guitar, Vocals – John Petrucci
- Keyboards, Performer [Continuum], Steel Guitar [Lap] – Jordan Rudess
- Mastered By – George Marino
- Mixed By – Michael H. Brauer
- Producer – John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy
- Vocals – James La Brie*
Notes
US Club Edition (BMG Direct)Produced for JaM Progductions.
Recorded at the Hit Factory, NYC November 2004 - February 2005.
Mixed for MBH Productions.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC.
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7567-83793-2 | Dream Theater | Octavarium (CD, Album) | Atlantic | 7567-83793-2 | Europe | 2005 |
| 7567-83793-2 | Dream Theater | Octavarium (CD, Album, Unofficial) | Atlantic | 7567-83793-2 | Russia | 2005 |
| WPCR-13491 | Dream Theater | Octavarium (CD, Album, RE) | Atlantic, Warner Music | WPCR-13491 | Japan | 2009 |
| 83793-4, 07567 83793 4 5 | Dream Theater | Octavarium (Cass, Album) | Atlantic, Atlantic | 83793-4, 07567 83793 4 5 | United Arab Emirates | 2005 |
| R1 83793 | Dream Theater | Octavarium (2xLP, Album) | Atlantic | R1 83793 | US | 2013 |












