This release is intended to be a truly Special Edition and hopefully the definitive version. This release contains ALL of the recordings from the two Ballad Collection single CDs along with a bonus track: Lana"s magnificent cover of Marillion"s Seasons End, previously available only in Japan. Total running time for disc one is 57:22, disc two 52:14. That"s almost 110 minutes of music in total with no repetition! The 2-disc set is packaged in a Slimline jewel case along with a stellar 20-page booklet with full color throughout. The booklet contains all of the English text from the single CD editions along with additional liner notes by producer Erik Norlander. Several color photos are also included. The cover art image is by Judson Huss who painted the fantastic cover art on the Erik Norlander - Into the Sunset CD. (The same painting appears on the Japanese Volume Two edition, although the Lana Lane and title logos are different as you can see in the images above.) The back of the Special Edition booklet also contains the astounding Jacek Yerka painting from the Japanese Volume One edition cover. Our idea with this release is to provide as complete an edition as possible. Please note that Pseudonym Records in Holland released a near-identical version of the Ballad Collection Special Edition. The only difference between the Pseudonym European version and the American Think Tank Media version is that the Pseudonym European version was packaged in the thick-style double CD jewel case instead of the Slimline 2CD jewel case that the American Think Tank Media version uses. The European Pseudonym Records version has been out of print since 2005.