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
"Let Me Love You" Released: 1987 "Back on the Streets" Released: 1987 "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", written by former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent and originally recorded by the band 3-Speed for a 1984 movie soundtrack, 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

• John Norum – Guitars, lead and backing vocals
• Göran Edman – Lead vocals on "Love Is Meant to Last Forever," "Eternal Flame" and "Back on the Streets", backing vocals
• Marcel Jacob – Bass guitar

Guest Musicians:

• Per Blom – Keyboards
• Peter Hermansson – Drums
• Micke Larsson – Fretless bass on "Too Many Hearts"
• Mats Lindfors – Backing vocals on "Law of Life"
• Max Lorentz – Hammond organ on "Law of Life"

Album credits

• John Norum - Producer
• Thomas Witt - Producer
• Per Blom - Co-producer, engineer, mixing
• Mats Lindfors - Engineer, Mixing
• Peter Dahl - Mastering