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Prisoners in Paradise

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Released
  
23 September 1991

Length
  
54:57

Artist
  
Europe

Producer
  
Beau Hill

Recorded
  
1990-1991

Prisoners in Paradise (1991)
  
1982–1992 (1993)

Release date
  
23 September 1991

Label
  
Epic/Sony Records

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Studio
  
Enterprise Studios, Burbank, California, United States

Genres
  
Hard rock, Heavy metal, Glam metal

Similar
  
Europe albums, Hard rock albums

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

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

  • Joey Tempest – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kee Marcello – lead guitar, background vocals
  • John Levén – bass
  • Mic Michaeli – keyboards, background vocals
  • Ian Haugland – drums
  • Additional musicians

  • Nate Winger, Paul Winger – background vocals
  • Production

  • Beau Hill – producer, mixing
  • Jimmy Hoyson – engineer, mixing
  • Martin Horenburg – assistant engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Jeff Katz – photography
  • Mark Wilkinson – illustrations
  • Tony Sellari – art direction
  • Songs

    1All Or Nothing3:55
    2Halfway to Heaven4:07
    3I'll Cry For You5:21

    References

    Prisoners in Paradise Wikipedia