Tracklist:
1 The Voyage 2:06
2 Cape Horn 3:33
3 What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor (trad.) 4:18
4 Sailing the Seven Seas 4:29
5 Have Some Whisky! 4:00
6 The Piper and the Mermaid 3:00
7 Champion of the Seas (W. MacDonald)/ Crossing the Minch (D. MacLeod) 3:56
8 Jolly Roger 3:25
9 Cork Hill/ The Goat Herd (trad.) 3:58
10 Loch Lomond/ Paddy´s Leather Breeches (trad.) 2:59
11 The Last Voyage of the Great Michael 3:16
12 Celtica Goes to Hollywood 5:37 Themes fromTitanic (J. Horner), Lord of the Rings (H. Shore), Last of the Mohicans (T. Jones), Star Wars (J. Williams), Braveheart (J. Horner), Pirates of the Caribbean (H. Zimmer)
13 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 3:33
14 Aye,Aye Capt´n 3:59
15 WhiteWhale 3:52
16 Amazing Grace (J. Newton) 2:29
17 Coming Home 3:53
Total Time: 1:02:32

Credits:
All songs composed by G. Stappen except 3, 7, 9, 10, 12 & 16; Produced by Gajus Stappen
Duncan Knight: Great Highland Bagpipe, vocals, whistle
Gwendolen Rowe: Great Highland Bagpipe, vocals
Gajus Stappen: Guitars, percussion, vocals
Josy Svajda: Vocals, keyboards, percussion, fire juggling
Harald Weinkum: Bass, keyboards, percussion, vocals
Lukas Rausch: Drums
Guest musicians:
Dr. Edith Heinrich: Violin, Mag. Johannes Settele: Cello, Christian Skokan: Accordion, Stewart Cook: Vocals “The Voyage”

Drums recorded by Kurt Schenk at Stellar Sound Studios
Accordion recorded at GI Studio
Lead vocals recorded at Black Raven Studio
Bass recorded at Hynes Home, Phoenix/ AZ, and Mobile/ AL
Harald Weinkum plays Elixir Strings (http://www.elixirstrings.com)
Text and Whistle recorded by Jack Weir at Relugas Road /Edinburgh/UK
Pipes, guitars, backing vocals recorded by G. Stappen at Solaris III, Vienna/ AUT
Strings, vocals & keyboards arranged by G. Stappen
“Celtica Goes To Hollywood” arranged by Josy Svajda & G. Stappen
Mixed by Dieter Libuda & Gajus Stappen at Liblab Studio
Mastered by Harald Piarits
Photos: Erwin Preuner, Thomas Lieser, Tomaz Strmcnik, Benedikt Habiger, Jenny Pitzl, Paul Bütikofer, Dejan Bulut

The CPR!´s debut album “Rising“ has 50 minutes of uplifting ”good-mood Rock“. The long and intensive work on arrangements paid off in the end: Hard rocking tunes,exciting new arrangements and expressive playing make this music great to rock to, and to listen to closely. Not only the arrangements, but also the awesome sound showcases the quality of this album. Great Scottish tunes and Rock Classics like Highway To Hell and I love Rock `n`Roll merge in an awesome new way. On Suo Gan, a Welsh lullaby, tender female voices contrast wonderfully with the powerful pipes. “We arranged the songs on purpose like the live arrangements, but we also used the facilities of the studio to realize our sound intentions – like a live performance under the best conditions.” explains Gajus, guitarist and producer, of the studio work.

Credits:
CPR!/ musician:
John McLean Allan: Great Highland Bagpipe
Gwendolen Rowe: Great Highland Bagpipe
Gajus Stappen, L.o.t.S.: Guitars, Percussion
Harry Weinkum: Bass, Percussion
Nick “The Stick” Sartorius: Drums
Josy Svajda: Fire, Vocals, Percussion
G. Stappen: keyboards, percussion-programming
Josy Svajda: Vocals “Suo Gan”
Special guests: Pamela Stephens, Tenor Drums
Roy Cameron, Vocals “Rising”
Drums recorded by Dieter Libuda at Liblab Studio
John: Tracks 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, Gwendolen: 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 16
John´s Bagpipe recorded by J. McLean Allan at The Green Room, Glendale/ L.A.
All other instruments recorded by G.Stappen at Solaris III/Vienna, The Green Room & The Queen Mary/ L.A., Hyne´s Home & Renaissance Villas/ Phoenix, DRURY INN/ Houston
Mixed by Dieter Libuda and G. Stappen, Mastered by Harald Pairits
Produced by Gajus Stappen