Imaginator

Imaginator
Studio album by Nelson
Released	December 18, 1996 (Japan) 1998 (US)
Recorded	1992
Studio	Granny's House (Reno, Nevada) Cherokee Studios and Nichols Canyon Studios (Los Angeles, California) Blue Dog Studios (Sherman Oaks, California) Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, California) Santa Fe Studios (Valencia, California) Cactus Studios (Hollywood, California) Enterprise Studios (Burbank, California) Ocean Recording Studios (Ocean Gate, New Jersey)
Genre	Hard rock
Length	49:43
Label	Victor Entertainment (Japan) Fuel 2000 (US)
Producer	Matthew Nelson, Gunnar Nelson
Nelson chronology
Because They Can (1995) Imaginator (1996) The Silence is Broken (1997)

Imaginator is the third album from American rock group Nelson. It was released in Japan through Victor Entertainment in 1996, and later in the US through Fuel 2000 in 1998.

The album is notable for being the second album recorded by the band, after the success of their debut album, After the Rain. The album was planned to be released around 1993. However, the album was rejected by John Kalodner and the executives at Geffen Records for being too heavy and dark. They gave the band the choice to either record another album, or they would be released from their contract. The band decided to return to the studio again and recorded a third album, Because They Can, which ended up being released by Geffen in 1995. The band broke up with Geffen shortly after the release of that album and released Imaginator through a deal with Victor.^[1][2]