Total Control (John Norum album)

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Total Control
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Studio album by
Released29 October 1987
RecordedStockholm Recording Studios; mastered at Polar Studios, Stockholm
Genre Hard rock
Length40:55
Label CBS, Epic
Producer John Norum, Thomas Witt, Per Blom
John Norum chronology
Total Control
(1987)
Live in Stockholm
(1990)
Singles from Total Control
  1. "Let Me Love You"
    Released: 1987 [1]
  2. "Love Is Meant to Last Forever"
    Released: 1987 [2]
  3. "Back on the Streets"
    Released: 1988 [3]
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Total Control is the first solo album by Europe guitarist John Norum. It was released after Norum left Europe following the release of 1986's The Final Countdown and the tour that followed.

Contents

Track listing

All songs were written by John Norum and Marcel Jacob, except where noted.

  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

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [5]

Guest musicians

Production

Charts

Album

YearChartPosition
1988 SWE [6] 4

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
1987"Let Me Love You" SWE [7] 4
1988"Back on the Streets" Mainstream Rock [8] 34

References

  1. "John Norum - Let Me Love You - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. "John Norum - Love Is Meant To Last Forever - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. "John Norum - Back On The Streets - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. "JOHN NORUM - Total Control". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. Total Control - John Norum | Credits | AllMusic , retrieved 30 June 2021
  6. "Swedish Album Chart". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  7. "Swedish Singles Chart". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  8. "Billboard Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2021.