{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox album | name = Network | type = Studio album | artist = [[Saga (band)|Saga]] | cover = Saga - Network (2004) Front Cover.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = November 30, 2004 | recorded = Sound Image Studios, [[Van Nuys, Los Angeles|Van Nuys]], [[California]], 2004 | venue = | studio = | genre = *[[Progressive rock]] *[[neo-prog]] | length = 49:44 | label = [[SPV GmbH|SPV/Steamhammer]]<br/>[[Inside Out Music]] | producer = Jim Crichton | prev_title = [[Marathon (Saga album)|Marathon]] | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = [[The Chapters Live]] | next_year = 2005 }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = [[Allmusic]] | rev1Score = (not rated)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/network-mw0000672494 |title=''Network'' overwiew |first=Rob |last=Theakston |publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref> | rev2 = ProgressiveWorld.net | rev2Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.progressiveworld.net/html/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=2465 |title=''Network'' overwiew |first=Joshua |last=Turner |publisher=ProgressiveWorld.net}}</ref> }}

'''''Network''''' is the sixteenth studio album by Canadian rock band [[Saga (band)|Saga]], released in the fall of 2004. A two-disc version was released on November 8, 2005, comprising the original CD and a DVD containing a [[surround sound|5.1 mix]] of the original album.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saga - Network (Special Edition) |url=https://www.insideoutshop.de/Item/Saga_-_Network_-Special_Edition-/15394 |website=www.insideoutshop.de |access-date=April 17, 2021}}</ref> It is the only Saga album to feature drummer Christian Simpson, who had replaced original drummer [[Steve Negus]].

==Concept== ''Network'' appears to be a partial [[concept album]] about television; the opening number is entitled "On the Air", and it features songs like "Keep It Reel" and "Live at Five", which make references to television programming. In addition, the cover artwork features a television set depicting five earlier Saga covers on the screen (the [[Saga (album)|debut album]] prominently in the middle, ''[[Images at Twilight]]'' top left, ''[[Silent Knight (album)|Silent Knight]]'' bottom right, ''[[Full Circle (Saga album)|Full Circle]]'' bottom left and ''[[House of Cards (Saga album)|House of Cards]]'' top right). On the back cover, the song titles were prefaced with "Channel 1", "Channel 2", "Channel 3" and so on, recalling the Chapters series that had closed with the previous album, ''[[Marathon (Saga album)|Marathon]]''.

==Track listing== {{tracklist | all_music = Saga | title1 = On the Air | length1 = 6:25 | title2 = Keep It Reel | length2 = 4:18 | title3 = I'm Back | length3 = 5:01 | title4 = If I Were You | length4 = 3:48 | title5 = Outside Looking In | length5 = 4:13 | title6 = Don't Look Now | length6 = 5:05 | title7 = Live at Five | length7 = 5:15 | title8 = Back Where We Started | length8 = 4:16 | title9 = Believe | length9 = 4:56 | title10 = Don't Make a Sound | length10 = 6:18 }}

==Credits== ;Saga *Michael Sadler&nbsp;– vocals *Jim Crichton&nbsp;– bass *Ian Crichton&nbsp;– guitar *Jim Gilmour&nbsp;– keyboards, vocals *Christian Simpson&nbsp;– drums

;Production *Produced by Jim Crichton *Engineered by Jim Crichton *Mixed by Jim Crichton assisted by Michael Sadler *Recorded and Mixed at Sound Image Studios, Van Nuys, California, US *Additional recording done at: **Dangling Carrot Studios, Brantford, Ontario, Canada **Good Sheppard Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada **Canyon Studios, Malibu Canyon, California, US *Mastered by Brian Foraker, Autumnwood Mastering, Nashville, Tennessee, US *Cover Concept by Jim Crichton *Cover Design by Penny Crichton for Imagestockaid

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2004) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{album chart|Germany|78|artist=Saga|album=Network|id=24884|rowheader=true|access-date=July 20, 2024}} |}

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