- A Place to Call Home (album)
Infobox Album
Name = A Place to Call Home
Type = studio
Artist =Joey Tempest
Released = April 20, 1995
Recorded =
Genre = Country rock
Length = 47:25
Label = Polar, Polydor
Producer = Dan Sundquist
Reviews =
Last album =
This album = "A Place to Call Home"
(1995)
Next album = "Azalea Place "
(1997)
Misc = Singles
Name = A Place to Call Home
Type = Studio
single 1 = A Place to Call Home
single 1 date = 1995
single 2 = Under the Influence
single 2 date = June 19, 1995
single 3 = We Come Alive
single 3 date = October 2, 1995
single 4 = Don't Go Changin' on Me
single 4 date = 1996"A Place to Call Home" is the first solo album by
Joey Tempest , the vocalist in the Swedishhard rock band Europe. It was released on April 20, 1995 and presented a different sound compared to Europe."I needed a change from the Europe sound," Tempest said in an interview, "I wanted to prove myself as a singer/songwriter for sure, but for me it was more of a journey to learn about making music. I went to see a lot of new young artists .. got into stuff like
Van Morrison andBob Dylan ." cite web |url=http://www.rathole.com/fireworks/18/1.asp |title=RATHOLE.com - Fireworks Magazine: Issue 18 |accessdate=2008-03-31 |format= |work=RATHOLE.com ]Europe guitarist
John Norum made a guest appearance on the song "Right to Respect".Track listing
# "We Come Alive" – 4:48 (Joey Tempest)
# "Under the Influence" – 4:41 (Joey Tempest)
# "A Place to Call Home" – 3:42 (Joey Tempest)
# "Pleasure and Pain" – 3:55 (Joey Tempest)
# "Elsewhere" – 3:56 (Joey Tempest)
# "Lord of the Manor" – 3:46 (Joey Tempest)
# "Don't Go Changin' on Me" – 3:26 (Joey Tempest)
# "Harder to Leave a Friend Than a Lover" – 3:49 (Joey Tempest)
# "Right to Respect" – 2:50 (Joey Tempest)
# "Always a Friend of Mine" – 4:01 (Joey Tempest)
# "How Come You're Not Dead Yet" – 4:29 (Joey Tempest)
# "For My Country" – 3:50 (Joey Tempest)Personnel
*Joey Tempest – Lead vocals, guitars
*Jonas Isacsson, Staffan Astner, Jesper Lindberg, John Norum – Guitars
*Dan Sundquist – Guitars, bass, piano
*Svanté Henryson, Sven Lindvall – Bass
*Mats Asplen – Organ
*Nicci Wallin, Per Lindvall, Christer Jansson – Drums cite web |url=http://glory.metalkings.ru/bands/t/joey-tempest.htm |title=Joey Tempest (Sweden) |accessdate=2008-03-31 |format= |work=Rock Warriors - Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Discographies ]Album credits
*Dan Sundqvist - Producer
*Alar Suuma - Mixing
*Pontus Olsson - Mixing on tracks 3, 7, engineer
*Nick Hopkins - Engineer
*Robert Wellerfors - Mastering
*Dan Håfström - Production assistant
*Joel Berg - Art direction
*John Scarisbrick - Photography
*Per Zennström - PhotographyReferences
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