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Released
  
29 October 1987

Artist
  
John Norum

Label
  
CBS Records International

Length
  
40:55

Release date
  
29 October 1987

Genre
  
Hard rock

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Recorded
  
Stockholm Recording Studios, Mastered at Polar Studios, Stockholm

Producer
  
John Norum, Thomas Witt, Per Blom

Total Control (1987)
  
Live in Stockholm (1990)

Similar
  
Face the Truth, Another Destination, Slipped into Tomorrow, Worlds Away, Live in Stockholm

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Total Control is the first solo album by John Norum, the guitarist in the Swedish hard rock band Europe. It was released in 1987.

Contents

The album features two cover songs, "Back on the Streets", written by former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent with country artist Richard Kinky Friedman and originally recorded by the band 3-Speed for a 1984 movie soundtrack, and "Wild One" by Thin Lizzy.

The album´s producer Thomas Witt is/was Norum´s stepfather, a former drummer for Eddie Meduza and a high-ranking manager at CBS/Sony in Sweden at the time.

Total Control is dedicated to Tommy Östervik, one of John's friends and heroes, who died in a drowning accident the same night as Europe played a concert that later was broadcast on Swedish television.

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Track listing

All songs were written by John Norum and Marcel Jacob, except where noted. Most of the Norum/Jacob credited songs can be found in earlier demo form with Jacob´s former band Power.

  1. "Let Me Love You" – 3:23
  2. "Love Is Meant to Last Forever" – 3:40
  3. "Too Many Hearts" – 3:12
  4. "Someone Else Here" – 4:13 (Norum, Jacob, Peter Hermansson)
  5. "Eternal Flame" – 3:14
  6. "Back on the Streets" – 4:11 (Vinnie Vincent, Richard Friedman)
  7. "Blind" – 3:53
  8. "Law of Life" – 4:22 (Max Lorentz, Mats Lindfors)
  9. "We'll Do What It Takes Together" – 3:25
  10. "In Chase of the Wind" – 3:02
  11. "Wild One" (bonus track) – 4:20 (Phil Lynott)

Personnel

  • John Norum – Guitars, lead and backing vocals
  • Göran Edman – Lead vocals on "Love Is Meant to Last Forever," "Eternal Flame" and "Back on the Streets", backing vocals
  • Marcel Jacob – Bass guitar

    • Guest Musicians:

  • Per Blom – Keyboards
  • Peter Hermansson – Drums
  • Micke Larsson – Fretless bass on "Too Many Hearts"
  • Mats Lindfors – Backing vocals on "Law of Life"
  • Max Lorentz – Hammond organ on "Law of Life"

    • Album credits

  • John Norum - Producer
  • Thomas Witt - Producer
  • Per Blom - Co-producer, engineer, mixing
  • Mats Lindfors - Engineer, Mixing
  • Peter Dahl - Mastering

    • Songs

    1Let Me Love You3:21
    2Love Is Meant to Last Forever3:39
    3Too Many Hearts3:11

    References

    Total Control (John Norum album) Wikipedia
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