Elements of Persuasion

Elements of Persuasion, released March 29, 2005, is Dream Theater singer James LaBrie's first solo album under his name and his third solo project, with his first two being Keep It to Yourself and MullMuzzler 2, which were released under his band MullMuzzler.

LaBrie hired new musicians, including guitarist Marco Sfogli from Italy and Richard Chycki as sound engineer. Despite the lineup change, the album maintains the same general style used on the previous two albums, albeit with a much heavier sound. This is the last of LaBrie's solo albums to feature drummer Mike Mangini, who would join Dream Theater five years later.