''Total Control'' is the first solo album by

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

guitarist

John Norum John Terry Norum (born 23 February 1964) is a Norwegian-born Swedish guitarist and one of the founders of the rock band Europe. Concurrent to his role with Europe, he also maintains a career as a solo artist. Biography As an infant, Norum moved ...

. It was released after Norum left Europe following the release of 1986's '' The Final Countdown'' and the tour that followed.

Track listing

All songs were written by John Norum and

Marcel Jacob Marcel Karl Jacob (30 January 1964 – 21 July 2009) was a Swedish musician, best known as the founder, chief songwriter, and bassist of the hard rock band Talisman. For a brief period, he also played in the band Europe and with Yngwie Malmstee ...

, except where noted. # "Let Me Love You" – 3:23 # "Love Is Meant to Last Forever" – 3:40 # "Too Many Hearts" – 3:12 # "Someone Else Here" – 4:13 (Norum, Jacob,

Peter Hermansson Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

) # "Eternal Flame" – 3:14 # " Back on the Streets" – 4:11 (

Vinnie Vincent Vincent John Cusano (born August 6, 1952), better known by his stage name Vinnie Vincent, is an American guitarist. He is a former member of the rock band Kiss from 1982 until mid-1984 during the band's transition out of their 1973–1983 makeu ...

, Richard Friedman) # "Blind" – 3:53 # "Law of Life" – 4:22 (

Max Lorentz Max Lorentz (born in Täby, November 16, 1962) is a Swedish musician, songwriter and producer. He has also worked as a session-musician with artists including Ulf Lundell, Sanne Salomonsen, Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Skifs, E-Type, Eldkvarn, ...

, Mats Lindfors) # "We'll Do What It Takes Together" – 3:25 # "In Chase of the Wind" – 3:02 # "Wild One" (bonus track) – 4:20 (

Phil Lynott Philip Parris Lynott (, ; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the hard rock band Thin Lizzy. He was known for his distinctive ...

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Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. *John Norum – guitars, lead and backing vocals *Marcel Jacob – bass *

Göran Edman Göran Edman (born 28 April 1956) is a Swedish rock singer. He is notable for his session work with many artists through the years but mainly for his early work with guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. He has also recorded with bands and artists such a ...

– lead vocals on "Love Is Meant to Last Forever", "Eternal Flame" and "Back on the Streets", backing vocals Guest musicians *Per Blom – keyboards *Peter Hermansson – drums *Micke Larsson –

fretless bass A fretless bass is an electric bass guitar whose neck lacks frets and thus is smooth like traditional string instruments, and like the neck of an acoustic double bass. While the fretless bass is played in all styles of music, it is most common in ...

on "Too Many Hearts" *Mats Lindfors – backing vocals on "Law of Life" *Max Lorentz –

Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert, first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding #Drawbars, drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, sound was created ...

on "Law of Life" Production *John Norum – producer *Thomas Witt – producer *Per Blom – co-producer, engineer, mixing *Mats Lindfors – engineer, Mixing *Peter Dahl – mastering

Track listing

Personnel

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Singles

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