Origin (album)

Origin is the first album released by Evanescence on the Big-Wig Enterprises label. Released in 2000, Origin was only sold to audiences in their hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. Only 2,500 albums were printed, but due to the band's recent popularity, the number of overpriced and pirated versions of Origin have sky-rocketed. Evanescence has been reported to say that they prefer their fans to copy/download the CD and the two EPs rather than buy it. They also prefer it to be considered a "dressed up" demo CD rather than their debut album.

Evanescence rerecorded three songs from this album for their more widespread album Fallen. While "Whisper" and "My Immortal" are fundamentally the same on both albums, "Imaginary" exhibited a major change in structure between Origin and Fallen. In addition to these three songs, the band continued to play "Even in Death" in concert until late 2003.

Track listing

1. "Origin" (instrumental intro)
2. "Whisper" (NOTE: Different from the one in Fallen)
3. "Imaginary" (NOTE: Different from the one in Fallen)
4. "My Immortal" (piano only version, this is without the orchestral arrangements of Fallen)
5. "Where Will You Go"
6. "Field of Innocence"
7. "Even In Death"
8. "Anywhere"
9. "Lies"
10. "Away From Me"
11. "Eternal" (instrumental)

"Listen to the Rain" and "Demise" were originally reported as being hidden tracks on this record. However, this is not so. They are bonus tracks, added by bootleggers on the internet, and were not present on the original recording. Some sources report that those 2 tracks are outtakes from the final version.

Rewinding from first track will reveal a hidden track, featuring a short, humorous outtake from the recording of the song "Anywhere".