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{{Infobox album
| name         = Elements Pt. 1
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Stratovarius]]
| cover        = Elements, Pt. 1 cover.jpg
| border       = yes
| alt          =
| caption      = Cover art by [[Derek Riggs]]
| released     = {{Start date|2003|1|27|df=y}}<ref name=finnishcharts>[http://www.finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Stratovarius&titel=Elements+Pt.+1&cat=a "Stratovarius - Elements Pt. 1 (album)"]. ''finnishcharts.com''. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-11-27.</ref>
| recorded     = April–September 2002
| venue        =
| studio       = [[Finnvox Studios]], [[Helsinki]]
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Power metal]]|[[symphonic metal]]|[[neoclassical metal]]}}
| length       = {{Duration|m=61|s=58}}<ref>''Elements Pt. 1'' (CD release "Nuclear Blast 27361 10372").</ref>
| label        = [[Nuclear Blast]]
| producer     = [[Timo Tolkki]]
| prev_title   = [[Intermission (Stratovarius album)|Intermission]]
| prev_year    = 2001
| next_title   = [[Elements, Pt. 2|Elements Pt. 2]]
| next_year    = 2003
| misc         = {{Singles
| name        = Elements Pt. 1
| type        = studio
| single1     = Eagleheart
| single1date = 25 November 2002<ref name=finnishchartssingle>[http://www.finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Stratovarius&titel=Eagleheart&cat=s "Stratovarius - Eagleheart (song)"]. ''finnishcharts.com''. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-03.</ref>
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1       = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score  = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=allmusic>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/elements-pt-1-mw0001331929 "Elements, Pt. 1 - Stratovarius"]. ''[[AllMusic]]''. [[Rovi Corporation]]. Retrieved 2014-01-03.</ref>
}}
'''''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 [[The Official Finnish Charts|Finnish albums chart]],<ref name=finnishcharts/> 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.<ref name=finnishchartssingle/>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing = [[Timo Tolkki]], except where noted
| title1 = Eagleheart
| note1 = lyrics: Tolkki, [[Timo Kotipelto]]
| length1 = 3:50
| title2 = Soul of a Vagabond
| length2 = 7:22
| title3 = Find Your Own Voice
| length3 = 5:12
| title4 = Fantasia
| length4 = 9:56
| title5 = Learning to Fly
| length5 = 6:22
| title6 = Papillon
| length6 = 7:00
| title7 = Stratofortress
| note7 = instrumental
| length7 = 3:25
| title8 = Elements
| length8 = 12:00
| title9 = A Drop in the Ocean
| length9 = 6:51
| total_length = 61:58
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = French edition bonus track
| title10 = Papillon
| note10 = French language version
| length10 = 7:00
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese edition bonus track
| title10 = Into Deep Blue
| length10 = 5:41
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = StratoShop limited edition bonus disc
| title1 = Eagleheart
| note1 = demo
| length1 = 3:50
| title2 = Soul of a Vagabond
| note2 = demo
| length2 = 7:22
| title3 = Find Your Own Voice
| note3 = demo
| length3 = 5:12
| title4 = Fantasia
| note4 = demo
| length4 = 9:56
| title5 = Learning to Fly
| note5 = demo
| length5 = 6:22
| title6 = Papillon
| note6 = demo
| length6 = 7:00
| title7 = Stratofortress
| note7 = demo
| length7 = 3:25
| title8 = Elements
| note8 = demo
| length8 = 12:00
| title9 = A Drop in the Ocean
| note9 = demo
| length9 = 5:20
| title10 = Run Away
| note10 = "Eagleheart" B-side
| length10 = 4:54
| total_length = 65:21
}}
==Personnel==
;Stratovarius
*[[Timo Kotipelto]] – lead vocals
*[[Timo Tolkki]] – guitar, [[audio engineer|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 instrument|percussion]]
*Riku Niemi – orchestral percussion, [[conducting]], production (orchestra)
*Hilkka Kangasniemi – [[choir]]master
*Mikko Karmila – engineering, [[mixing engineer|mixing]]
*Petri Pyykkönen – engineering (orchestra)
*Juha Heininen – engineering (choir)
*Mika Jussila – [[mastering engineer|mastering]]
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Finland|2|artist=Stratovarius|album=Elements Pt. 1|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|France|42|artist=Stratovarius|album=Elements Pt. 1|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|27|artist=Stratovarius|album=Elements Pt. 1|id=4368|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="JPN">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]]|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref>
| align="center"| 22
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|46|artist=Stratovarius|album=Elements Pt. 1|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|91|artist=Stratovarius|album=Elements Pt. 1|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.stratovarius.com/pages/albums.php?item=6 Elements Part1] at stratovarius.com
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[[Category:Nuclear Blast albums]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at Finnvox Studios]]