Europe (Europe album)

Europe

Studio album by Europe

Released

14 March 1983

Recorded

The Electra Studio, Stockholm, Sweden

Genre

Heavy metal, hard rock

Length

39:42

Label

Hot (Sweden)
Victor (Japan)
Epic (rest of the world)

Producer

Europe, Erik Videgård, Thomas Erdtman

Europe chronology

Europe
(1983)

Wings of Tomorrow
(1984)

Singles from Europe

"Seven Doors Hotel" / "Words of Wisdom"
Released: 31 March 1983

CD re-issue cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Metal Forces	(8/10)^[2]
Martin Popoff	^[3]

Europe is the first studio album by the Swedish heavy metal band Europe. It was released on March 14, 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

Chart positions

Year	List	Peak	Week
1983	Swedish Album Chart	8	5

References

↑ "Europe - Europe". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
↑ Reynolds, Dave (August 1983). "Europe - Europe". Metal Forces (1): 22. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.

Europe

Joey Tempest John Norum John Levén Mic Michaeli Ian Haugland Tony Reno Peter Olsson Marcel Jacob Kee Marcello

Studio albums	Europe (1983) Wings of Tomorrow (1984) The Final Countdown (1986) Out of This World (1988) Prisoners in Paradise (1991) Start from the Dark (2004) Secret Society (2006) Last Look at Eden (2009) Bag of Bones (2012) War of Kings (2015)

EPs	On the Loose (1985)

Live albums	The Final Countdown Tour 1986 (1986) Extended Versions (2007) Almost Unplugged (2009) Live! At Shepherd’s Bush, London (2011) Live Look at Eden (2011) Live at Sweden Rock – 30th Anniversary Show (2013)

Compilations	1982–1992 (1993) Definitive Collection (1997) 1982–2000 (1999) Rock the Night: The Very Best of Europe (2004) The Final Countdown: The Best of Europe (2009)

Videography	The Final Countdown Tour 1986 (2004) Rock the Night: Collectors Edition (2004) Live from the Dark (2005) The Final Countdown Tour 1986: Live in Sweden – 20th Anniversary Edition (2006) Almost Unplugged (2009) Live! At Shepherd’s Bush, London (2011) Live at Sweden Rock – 30th Anniversary Show (2013)

Related articles	Discography On the Loose Swedish music abroad

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