Total Control (John Norum album)

Infobox Album
Name = Total Control
Type = studio
Artist = John Norum


Released = October 29, 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
Reviews =
Last album =
This album = "Total Control"
(1987)
Next album = "Live in Stockholm"
(1990)
Misc = Singles
Name = Total Control
Type = Studio
single 1 = Let Me Love You
single 1 date = 1987
single 2 = Back on the Streets
single 2 date = 1987
single 3 = Love Is Meant to Last Forever
single 3 date = 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" originally recorded by Vinnie Vincent Invasion and "Wild One" by Thin Lizzy.

"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 broadcasted on Swedish television.

Track listing

# "Let Me Love You" – 3:23 (John Norum / Marcel Jacob)
# "Love Is Meant to Last Forever" – 3:40 (John Norum / Marcel Jacob)
# "Too Many Hearts" – 3:12 (John Norum / Marcel Jacob)
# "Someone Else Here" – 4:13 (John Norum / Marcel Jacob / Peter Hermansson)
# "Eternal Flame" – 3:14 (John Norum / Marcel Jacob)
# "Back on the Streets" – 4:11 (Vinnie Vincent / Richard Freedman)
# "Blind" – 3:53 (John Norum / Marcel Jacob)
# "Law of Life" – 4:22 (John Norum / Max Lorentz)
# "We'll Do What It Takes Together" – 3:25 (John Norum / Marcel Jacob)
# "In Chase of the Wind" – 3:02 (John Norum / Marcel Jacob)
# "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 - Assistant engineer
*Peter Dahl - Mastering