Secret Society (album)

Secret Society
Studio album by Europe
Released	October 25, 2006
Recorded	Kingside Studios, Stockholm, Sweden 2006
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock
Length	45:58
Label	Sanctuary Records
Producer	Europe
Europe chronology
The Final Countdown Tour 1986 (2004) Secret Society (2006) Extended Versions (2007)
Singles from Secret Society
"Always the Pretenders" Released: October 11, 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Secret Society is the seventh studio album by the Swedish rock band Europe. It was released on October 25, 2006, by Sanctuary Records. "We think it's one of the strongest albums that Europe has ever done," vocalist Joey Tempest said, "There is definitely some more melodic stuff on this one. Start from the Dark was very raw and made a statement, which is cool but for us it felt like a debut album in a way, so we wanted to branch out a bit on this one and take it to new levels."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Secret Society" (Joey Tempest) – 3:37
2. "Always the Pretenders" (Tempest, John Levén) – 3:55
3. "The Getaway Plan" (Tempest, John Norum) – 3:53
4. "Wish I Could Believe" (Tempest, Mic Michaeli) – 3:35
5. "Let the Children Play" (Tempest, Michaeli) – 4:12
6. "Human After All" (Tempest, Norum) – 4:14
7. "Love Is Not the Enemy" (Tempest, Norum) – 4:19
8. "A Mother's Son" (Tempest) – 4:49
9. "Forever Travelling" (Tempest, Michaeli) – 4:12
10. "Brave and Beautiful Soul" (Tempest) – 3:48
11. "Devil Sings the Blues" (Tempest, Michaeli) – 5:24

Japanese edition bonus track

1. "Start from the Dark" (live) - bonus track on Japanese edition (VICP-63631).

Personnel

• Joey Tempest – vocals, acoustic guitars, Pro Tools programming and additional engineering
• John Norum – guitars
• John Levén – bass
• Mic Michaeli – keyboards, Pro Tools programming and additional engineering
• Ian Haugland – drums
• Archie Lamprell – choir vocals on "Let the Children Play"
• Europe – producer
• Lennart Östlund – engineer
• Stefan Glaumann – mixing
• George Marino – mastering
• Peer Stappe – logic programming
• StormStudios – cover design and photography
• Lee Baker – artwork
• Dan Abbott – illustrations
• Erik Weiss – photography

Chart positions

Year	List	Peak	Week
2006	Swedish Album Chart	4	4
	Swiss Album Chart	91	1
	France Album Chart	195	1

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r868138
2. "RATHOLE.com - Fireworks Magazine: Issue 26". RATHOLE.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23.