Released 23 September 1991 Length 54:57 | Recorded 1990-1991 Release date 23 September 1991 | |
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Prisoners in Paradise is the fifth studio album by the Swedish rock band Europe. It was released on 23 September 1991, by Epic Records and spawned hits such as the title track, "Prisoners in Paradise" and "I'll Cry for You". The album did not chart in the USA, which is unusual for a major label follow-up to two recent (multi)platinum albums.
Contents
- Europe prisoners in paradise with lyrics
- Track listing
- Europe
- Additional musicians
- Production
- Songs
- References
The band's guitarist Kee Marcello states in his 2011 biography that Bob Rock was the first choice for producer for this album, and agreed initially but pulled out to work on Metallica´s eponymous album instead. The large number of finished bonus tracks is also explained in this book: the first version of this album, called "Seventh Sign" was rejected by the label in 1990 and the band had to write and record new songs. Five more tracks were demoed in addition to the 25 listed below; two of them were rewritten and became "New Love in Town" on Last Look at Eden and "Bring it All Home" on Bag of Bones. Most of the unreleased songs down below can be found on YouTube as demo recordings. Two of the previously unreleased tracks will be re-recorded for Kee Marcello´s 2016 solo album on Frontiers Records.
Europe prisoners in paradise with lyrics
Track listing
(Note: These unreleased demos for some reason; can be heard on YouTube thus an accurate time length for the songs was acquired.)
Europe
Additional musicians
Production
Songs
1All Or Nothing3:55
2Halfway to Heaven4:07
3I'll Cry For You5:21