Total Control (John Norum album)

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Total Control
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Studio album by
John Norum
Released29 October 1987
RecordedStockholm Recording Studios; mastered at Polar Studios, Stockholm
Genre
Length40:55
LabelCBS, Epic
ProducerJohn 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]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock Hard8/10 stars[4]

Total Control is the first solo album by John Norum, best known as the guitarist for Swedish pop-metal band Europe. It was released after Norum left Europe following the release of 1986's The Final Countdown and the tour that followed.

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]

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

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"

Production

  • John Norum – producer
  • Thomas Witt – producer
  • Per Blom – co-producer, engineer, mixing
  • Mats Lindfors – engineer, Mixing
  • Peter Dahl – mastering

Charts[]

Album[]

Year Chart Position
1988 SWE[6] 4

Singles[]

Year Single Chart Position
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.


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