John Norum
Total Control
The Story
The first solo album from John Norum, guitarist in the Swedish hard rock band Europe, is entitled "Total Control" and features 11 songs including "Let Me Love You", "Too Many Hearts", and the bonus track "Wild One". The album, released in 1987, is much harder than anything Europe released, with Norum's blistering, fleet-fingered soloing getting tons of air space. You will be cranking your speaker system to 11 as you air guitar through these hard rock numbers. "Total Control" holds up well after over 20 years, albeit musically, even if you've figured out that perhaps "Love Is Meant To Last Forever" is not to be taken quite literally. Michael Schenker Group and Gary Moore fans take note.
The Music
| 03:21 | Let Me Love You | Vocal |
| 03:39 | Love Is Meant To Last Forever | Vocal |
| 03:11 | Too Many Hearts | Vocal |
| 04:11 | Someone Else Here | Vocal |
| 03:12 | Eternal Flame | Vocal |
| 04:09 | Back On The Streets | Vocal |
| 03:51 | Blind | Vocal |
| 04:20 | Law Of Life | Vocal |
| 03:23 | We'll Do What It Takes Together | Vocal |
| 03:00 | In Chase Of The Wind | Vocal |
| 04:18 | Wild One | Vocal |
The Artists
| John Norum | Guitars, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Production |
| Marcel Jacob | Bass |
| Goran Edman | Lead Vocals on "Love Is Meant To Last Forever", "Back On The Streets", "Eternal Flame", Backing Vocals |
| Peter Hermansson | Drums |
| Per Blom | Keyboards, Production, Engineering, Mixing |
| Micke Larsson | Fretless Bass on "Too Many Hearts" |
| Mats Lindfors | Backing Vocals on "Law Of Life", Engineering and Mixing Assistance |
| Max Lorentz | Hammond Organ on "Law Of Life" |
| Thomas Witt | Production |
| Peter Dahl | Mastering |
| Goran Lindsjoo | Cover Photography |
| Andrew Chen | Inner Sleeve Photography |
| Michael Johansson | Inner Sleeve Photography |
| Madeleine Grondahl | Design |
| Recorded and mixed at Stockholm Recording Studios.
Mastered at Polar Studios. |
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