---
title: "Black Clouds & Silver Linings by Dream Theater"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/ba5ef564-b2f8-3bb5-9d8f-57828cfa767c"
artist: "Dream Theater"
year: 2009
label: "Roadrunner Records"
---

# Black Clouds & Silver Linings

**Black Clouds & Silver Linings** is an album by Dream Theater, released in 2009 on Roadrunner Records.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | Black Clouds & Silver Linings |
| Artist | Dream Theater |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 2009 |
| Label | Roadrunner Records |
| Catalog number | 1686-178835 |
| Tracks | 18 |
| Place in discography | 14 of 22 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | A Nightmare to Remember | 16:10 |
| 2 | A Rite of Passage | 8:36 |
| 3 | Wither | 5:25 |
| 4 | The Shattered Fortress | 12:49 |
| 5 | The Best of Times | 13:09 |
| 6 | The Count of Tuscany | 19:16 |
| 7 | Stargazer | 8:11 |
| 8 | Tenement Funster / Flick of the Wrist / Lily of the Valley | 8:18 |
| 9 | Odyssey | 8:00 |
| 10 | Take Your Fingers From My Hair | 8:18 |
| 11 | Larks Tongues in Aspic, Part 2 | 6:32 |
| 12 | To Tame a Land | 7:15 |
| 13 | A Nightmare to Remember (instrumental) | 15:39 |
| 14 | A Rite of Passage (instrumental) | 8:36 |
| 15 | Wither (instrumental) | 5:28 |
| 16 | The Shattered Fortress (instrumental) | 12:47 |
| 17 | The Best of Times (instrumental) | 13:20 |
| 18 | The Count of Tuscany (instrumental) | 18:47 |

## Genres

[Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Release tags

Progressive Metal · Heavy Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Systematic Chaos (2007)](https://themetalnet.com/album/44aef5b4-36fc-3b45-b58b-59f2ca69d453)
- Next release: [Wither (2009)](https://themetalnet.com/album/90452cf4-5d78-4d26-af1b-bbb54835971a)

## Artist

- [Dream Theater](https://themetalnet.com/band/dream-theater)

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