Face the Truth (John Norum album)
Appearance
Face the Truth | ||||
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Released | 1992 (Europe / Japan) 1994 (USA) | |||
Recorded | Total Accessing Recording, Redondo Beach, California | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 43:37 (Europe / Japan) 41:31 (USA) | |||
Label | CBS, Epic (Europe / Japan) Shrapnel (USA) | |||
Producer | John Norum, Wyn Davis | |||
John Norum chronology | ||||
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Face the Truth is the second solo album by John Norum, the guitarist in the Swedish hard rock band Europe. It was released in 1992.
Former Black Sabbath / Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes sang several of the songs on the album. The song "Opium Trail" is a cover version of the Thin Lizzy song. "We Will Be Strong" is a duet with Europe vocalist Joey Tempest, which is not included on the American edition of the album.
The Swedish special edition contains a biography for John Norum, written in Swedish.
Track listing
European, Japanese Pressings
- "Face the Truth" – 4:17 (Glenn Hughes, John Norum)
- "Night Buzz" – 3:22 (Norum, Henrik Hildén, Michelle Meldrum)
- "In Your Eyes" – 3:45 (Hughes, Norum, Peter Baltes)
- "Opium Trail" – 4:00 (Brian Downey, Phil Lynott, Scott Gorham)
- "We Will Be Strong" – 4:12 (Norum, Joey Tempest, Billy Haggerty)
- "Good Man Shining" – 3:04 (Hughes, Norum, Mats Attaque, Micke Höglund, Thomas Broman)
- "Time Will Find the Answer" – 5:02 (Hughes, Norum, Billy White)
- "Counting on Your Love" – 3:16 (Göran Edman, Hughes, Tempest, Norum, Peter Hermansson)
- "Endica" – 2:44 (Norum, Baltes)
- "Still the Night" – 3:58 (Hughes, Pat Thrall, Paul Delph)
- "Distant Voices" – 5:46 (Norum, Hughes, Baltes, White)
US Pressing
- "Distant Voices" – 5:46 (Norum, Hughes, Baltes, White)
- "Opium Trail" – 4:00 (Downey, Lynott, Gorham)
- "Night Buzz" – 3:22 (Norum, Hildén, Meldrum)
- "Good Man Shining" – 3:04 (Hughes, Norum, Attaque, Höglund, Broman)
- "Endica" – 2:44 (Norum, Baltes)
- "Face the Truth" – 4:17 (Hughes, Norum)
- "In Your Eyes" – 3:45 (Hughes, Norum, Baltes)
- "Time Will Find the Answer" – 5:02 (Hughes, Norum, White)
- "Counting on Your Love" – 3:16 (Edman, Hughes, Tempest, Norum, Hermansson)
- "Don't Believe a Word" (recorded live) – 3:13 (Lynott)
- "Free Birds in Flight" (recorded live) – 3:00 (Norum)
Personnel
- John Norum – Guitars, lead and backing vocals
- Glenn Hughes – Lead vocals
- Peter Baltes – Bass
- Henrik Hildén – Drums
- Joey Tempest - Vocals on "We Will Be Strong"
- Billy White - Rhythm guitar on "Time Will Find the Answer"
- Mikkey Dee - Drums on "Distant Voices"
- John Schreiner - Keyboards
- Andy Lorber - Additional backing vocals
Album credits
- Produced by: John Norum and Wyn Davis
- Engineered by: Wyn Davis and Melissa Sewell
- Mixed by: Max Norman and Wyn Davis
- Mastered by: Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk
- Assistant Engineer: Doug Drury
- Recorded at: Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, CA
- Mixed at: One on One, The Grey Room and The Enterprice [sic], Studio City, CA
- Logo Design by Johan Jäger / Drömfabriken
- Cover Design by: John Norum and Johan Jäger