Total Control (John Norum album)

Total Control
Studio album by John Norum
Released 29 October 1987
Recorded Stockholm Recording Studios, Mastered at Polar Studios, Stockholm
Genre Hard rock
Length 40:55
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
  2. "Back on the Streets"
    Released: 1987
  3. "Love Is Meant to Last Forever"
    Released: 1987

Total Control is the first solo album by John Norum, the guitarist in the Swedish hard rock band Europe. It was released in 1987.

The album features two cover songs, "Back on the Streets" originally recorded by Vinnie Vincent Invasion, Göran Edman´s former band, and "Wild One" by Thin Lizzy.

The album´s producer Thomas Witt is/was Norum´s stepfather, a former drummer for Eddie Meduza and a high ranking manager at CBS/Sony in Sweden at the time.

Total Control is dedicated to Tommy Östervik, one of John's friends and heroes, who died in a drowning accident the same night as Europe played a concert that later was broadcast on Swedish television.

Track listing

All songs were written by John Norum and Marcel Jacob, except where noted. Most of the Norum/Jacob credited songs can be found in earlier demo form with Jacob´s former band Power.

  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

Guest Musicians:

Album credits