A Farewell to Arms (album)
| A Farewell to Arms (Japan) Engine (US/Scandinavia) | ||||
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| Released | 15 December 2010 (Japan) 27 December 2010 (Norway) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 38:10 | |||
| Label | TNT | |||
| Producer | Ronni Le Tekrø | |||
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| Alternative Cover | ||||
 Engine cover | ||||
A Farewell to Arms is the twelfth studio album by the Norwegian hard rock band TNT, released on 15 December 2010 in Japan. The album is in stark contrast to the previous two TNT albums, being a very 1980s-melodic rock-oriented album.[citation needed] The album is titled Engine in the US and Scandinavia.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Engine" | Ronni Le Tekrø | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Refugee" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Mills | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Ship in the Night" | Ronni Le Tekrø | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Take It Like a Man – Woman!" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Caputo, Tony Mills | 3:01 |
| 5. | "Come" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Mills | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Barracuda" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Mills | 2:39 |
| 7. | "A Signature on a Demon's Self-portrait" (instrumental) | Ronni Le Tekrø | 0:57 |
| 8. | "Don't Misunderstand Me" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Mills | 3:28 |
| 9. | "A Farewell to Arms" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Mills | 2:39 |
| 10. | "Someone Else" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Mills | 4:21 |
| 11. | "God Natt, Marie" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Mills | 4:28 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "June" (live) | Ronni Le Tekrø, Tony Mills | 3:56 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Harley-Davidson" | Dag Ingebrigtsen, Ronni Le Tekrø, Gustav Alfheim, Tony Mills | 3:35 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Not Only Lonely" | Ronni Le Tekrø, Carina Helene Tekrø Hermstad | 3:39 |
Personnel
- TNT
- Tony Mills – vocals
- Ronni Le Tekrø – guitars
- Victor Borge – bass guitar
- Diesel Dahl – drums and percussion
- Additional personnel
- Dag Stokke – keyboards on "God Natt, Marie"
- Bård Svendsen – backing vocals, organ on "Barracuda"
- Production
- Ronni Le Tekrø – producer, mixing
- Tommy Hansen – mixing, mastering
- Kjartan Hesthagen – engineer
- Erland Hvalby – executive producer
Reception
Pre-release press has given the album high praise. Melodicrock.com, who had given the band's previous two releases highly negative reviews, said on a front page update "there's something a little different about this album. It rocks!"
Reception for the album has been generally well received. Hardrock Haven's Derrick Miller gave the album 8.9/10. Scream magazine gave a similar score.
References
- A Farewell to Arms at AllMusic. Retrieved 13:44, 2 May 2021 (UTC).