Europe (Europe album)
Appearance
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Europe | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 14 March 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
Studio | The Electra Studio, Stockholm, Sweden | |||
Genre | Heavy metal[1][2] | |||
Length | 39:42 | |||
Label | Hot (Sweden) Victor (Japan) Epic (rest of the world) | |||
Producer | Europe, Erik Videgård, Thomas Erdtman | |||
Europe chronology | ||||
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Singles from Europe | ||||
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CD re-issue cover | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[4] |
Metal Forces | (8/10)[5] |
Europe is the first studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Europe, released on 14 March 1983 by Hot Records.
Track listing
All songs were written by Joey Tempest, except where noted.
- Side one
- "In the Future to Come" – 5:00
- "Farewell" – 4:16
- "Seven Doors Hotel" – 5:16
- "The King Will Return" – 5:35
- "Boyazont" [instrumental] (John Norum, Eddie Meduza) – 2:32
- Side two
- "Children of This Time" – 4:55
- "Words of Wisdom" – 4:05
- "Paradize Bay" – 3:53
- "Memories" – 4:32
Personnel
Europe
- Joey Tempest – vocals, acoustic guitars, keyboards
- John Norum – guitars, background vocals
- John Levén – bass
- Tony Reno – drums
Production
- Europe – producer
- Erik Videgård – co-producer, engineer
- Thomas Erdtman – co-producer
- Lennart Dannstedt – photography
- Camilla B. – cover design
Charts
Year | Chart | Position |
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1983 | Swedish Album Chart[6] | 8 |
Japanese Albums Chart[7] | 62 |
References
- ^ Reynolds, Dave (August 1983). "Europe - Europe". Metal Forces (1): 22. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ^ "Europe - Europe". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ^ Reynolds, Dave (August 1983). "Europe - Europe". Metal Forces (1): 22. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Europe - Europe (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ AA.VV. (25 April 2006). Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970~2005. Tokyo, Japan: Oricon. ISBN 978-487-1-31077-2.