Starfire (album)

Starfire
Studio album by Jorn
Released	21 November 2000
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	47:53
Label	Frontiers
Jorn chronology
Starfire (2000) Worldchanger (2001)Worldchanger2001

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Hard Rock Hideout	[2]
ByrdTribute	(8.7/10) [3]

Starfire is the debut album of hard rock/heavy metal singer and former Vagabond, The Snakes and Masterplan vocalist Jørn Lande. It was released on 21 November 2000.
It features mainly a melodic hard rock sound and several cover songs of his favorite bands. It was released under his solo name Jorn and feature members of his two then-current bands Ark and Millenium.

Jorn stated in interviews that the album is more of a demo thing than a full-length album with high production, which was much more improved on his next albums.

Track listing

Music and lyrics written by Jørn Lande except where noted.

1. "Starfire" - 4:50
2. "Edge of the Blade" (Jonathan Cain/Steve Perry/Neal Schon) (Journey cover) - 4:21
3. "Break It Up" (Mick Jones) (Foreigner cover) - 4:16
4. "Forever Yours" (Jørn Lande, Jon Anders Narum) - 3:56
5. "The Day the Earth Caught Fire" (Mason/Slamer/Thomas) (City Boy cover) - 5:12
6. "Gate of Tears" - 5:05
7. "Burn" (Blackmore/Coverdale/Lord/Paice) (Deep Purple cover) - 6:13
8. "End Comes Easy" (Jørn Lande, Jon Anders Narum) - 4:08
9. "Just the Same" (Chaquico/Jeannette Sears/VanSoest) (Jefferson Starship cover) - 5:29
10. "Abyss of Evil" - 4:23

Personnel

• Jørn Lande - lead vocals
• John Macaluso - drums
• Dag Stokke - keyboards
• Sid Ringsby - bass

Guest musicians

• Tore Moren - guitar on tracks 1, 6 and 10
• Willy Bendiksen - drums on tracks 1, 6 and 10
• Ralph Santolla - guitar on track 2
• Shane French - guitar on track 3
• Jon A. Narum - drums, guitar, bass, samples, melotrone on tracks 4 and 8
• Ronni Le Tekrø - guitar on track 5
• Tore Østby - guitar, additional bass on tracks 7 and 9
• Randy Coven - bass on track 1 (uncredited)

References