{{short description|2004 studio album by Sonata Arctica}} {{Infobox album | name = Reckoning Night | type = studio | artist = Sonata Arctica | cover = Reckoningnight.jpg | alt = | released = 22 September 2004 | recorded = April – June 2004 | venue = | studio = Tico Tico Studio | genre = Power metal | length = 55:20 | label = Nuclear Blast | producer = Sonata Arctica, Markus Staiger | prev_title = Winterheart's Guild | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = Unia | next_year = 2007 }} {{Music ratings |rev1 = Allmusic |rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r726877|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> |rev2 = Metal Storm |rev2score = {{Rating|9|10}}<ref>[http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/album.php?album_id=2670&band_id=166&bandname=Sonata+Arctica Metal Storm review]</ref> |rev3 = Lords of Metal |rev3score = (9.2/10)<ref>[http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=4505&lang=en Lords of Metal review]</ref> }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot--> '''''Reckoning Night''''' is the fourth full-length studio album by the Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica, as well as the first to feature keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg. The track "Don't Say a Word" continues the so called Caleb saga, a series of songs that started on ''Silence''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "The End of This Chapter" and is continued on ''Unia''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Caleb", ''The Days of Grays''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Juliet", ''The Ninth Hour''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Till Death's Done Us Apart",<ref>{{cite web|title=Sonata Arctica reveals details about Finnish Tour 2018|url=https://www.facebook.com/sonataarctica/photos/a.10150531618642969.391685.21128872968/10155843846652969/?type=3&theater|website=Sonata Arctica's official Facebook page|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=12 December 2017|date=11 December 2017}}</ref> and ''Talviyö''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "The Last of the Lambs".<ref name="hysteria">{{cite web |last1=Giffin |first1=Brian |title=SONATA ARCTICA // A Little Understanding |url=https://www.hysteriamag.com/sonata-arctica-little-understanding/ |website=Hysteria Magazine |publisher=Hysteria Media PTY LTD |accessdate=7 September 2019 |date=3 September 2019}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{track listing | notes = yes | total_length = 55:20 | all_writing = Tony Kakko, except for "My Selene" by Jani Liimatainen<ref>{{cite web|title=Reckoning Night - Sonata Arctica - The Official Website|url=http://www.sonataarctica.info/discography/reckoning-night}}</ref> | title1 = Misplaced | length1 = 4:42 | title2 = Blinded No More | length2 = 5:33 | title3 = Ain't Your Fairytale | length3 = 5:26 | title4 = Reckoning Day, Reckoning Night... | length4 = 3:21 | title5 = Don't Say a Word | length5 = 5:48 | title6 = The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Real Puppet | length6 = 4:44 | title7 = My Selene | length7 = 5:28 | title8 = Wildfire | length8 = 4:36 | title9 = White Pearl, Black Oceans... | length9 = 8:47 | title10 = Shamandalie | length10 = 4:04 | title11 = Wrecking the Sphere | note11 = Japanese Bonus Track | length11 = 7:02 | title12 = Jam | note12 = Hidden Track | length12 = 2:51 }}
*The hidden track "Jam" is on all albums, but is often mistaken for the Japanese/Korean-only bonus track "Wrecking the Sphere". "Jam" is a jammed Flamenco-style tune (as the name implies) and is significantly shorter than "Wrecking the Sphere", which is a typical song. *Also released as limited and numbered seabag (1,000 copies, available only per Nuclear Blast mailorder) with digipack CD, T-Shirt and gimmicks.
==Personnel== *Tony Kakko – Vocals *Jani Liimatainen – Guitars *Henrik Klingenberg – Keyboards, Deep/harsh backing vocals (on "Wildfire") *Marko Paasikoski – Bass *Tommy Portimo – Drums * Nik Van-Eckmann – Male voice (on "Don't Say a Word", "White Pearl, Black Oceans..." and "Wildfire")
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col"| Chart (2004) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Finland|2|artist=Sonata Arctica|album=Reckoning Night|rowheader=true|access-date=12 September 2022}} |- {{album chart|France|132|artist=Sonata Arctica|album=Reckoning Night|rowheader=true|access-date=12 September 2022}} |- {{album chart|Germany|71|artist=Sonata Arctica|album=Reckoning Night|id=5202|rowheader=true|access-date=12 September 2022}} |- !scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref name="JPN">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref> | align="center"| 14 |- {{album chart|Sweden|57|artist=Sonata Arctica|album=Reckoning Night|rowheader=true|access-date=12 September 2022}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|85|artist=Sonata Arctica|album=Reckoning Night|rowheader=true|access-date=12 September 2022}} |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|artist=Sonata Arctica|title=Reckoning Night|type=album|award=Gold|domestic=true|salesamount=19,733}} {{end}}
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