On April 17, 1996, “Toshiba EMI” label released “True Obsessions”, the fourth Marty Friedman studio album. It was recorded November 1995 – February 1996, at “Far Planet Studios” in Los Angeles,”Jai Winding Studios” in Santa Monica, California, “Vintage Recorders,” in Phoenix, Arizona, “Wilkinson Productions” in Sun Valley, Los Angeles, and was produced by Marty Friedman and Steve Fontano.

Personnel:

• Marty Friedman– guitar, synthesizer
• Stanley Rose – vocals
• Brian BecVar – keyboard, piano
• Tony Franklin– bass
• Jimmy Haslip– bass
• Nick Menza– drums
• Greg Bissonette– drums
• Carmine Appice– drums
• Alex Wilkinson – orchestral instrumentation, percussion
• Tom Gattis – backing vocals
• Steve Fontano – engineer, mixing
• Ryan Dorn – engineer
• Brian Kinkel – engineer
• Billy Moss – engineer
• Larry Jacobson – engineer
• Zach Blackstone – mixing
• Mike Tacci – mixing
• Wally Traugott – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Marty Friedman except where noted.

1. Rock Box
2. Espionage
3. Last September – Steve Fontano, Marty Friedman, Stanley Rose
4. Intoxicated
5. Shine on Me
6. Hands of Time
7. Rio
8. Live and Learn – Steve Fontano, Marty Friedman, Stenley Rose
9. Glowing Path
10. The Yearning
11. Farewell