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1	The Root Of All Evil	8:07
2	The Answer Lies Within Cello – 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 Sons Cello – 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	Octavarium Cello – 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 By – Warner Music Japan Inc.
• Distributed By – Warner Music Japan Inc.

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

Produced for JaM Progductions.
Recorded at the Hit Factory, NYC November 2004 - February 2005.
Mixed for MBH Productions.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 943674 057078
• Rights Society: JASRAC

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	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

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