Face the Truth (John Norum album)

Infobox Album
Name = Face the Truth
Type = studio
Artist = John Norum


Released = 1992 (Europe / Japan)
1994 (USA)
Recorded = Total Accessing Recording, Redondo Beach, California
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 43:37 (Europe / Japan)
41:31 (USA)
Label = CBS, Epic (Europe / Japan)
Shrapnel (USA)
Producer = John Norum, Wyn Davis
Reviews =
Last album = "Live in Stockholm"
(1990)
This album = "Face the Truth"
(1992)
Next album = "Another Destination"
(1995) |

"Face the Truth" is the second solo album by John Norum, the guitarist in the Swedish hard rock band Europe. It was released in 1992.

The song "Opium Trial" is a cover version of the Thin Lizzy song."We Will Be Strong" is a duet with Europe vocalist Joey Tempest, not included in the US release.

The Swedish special edition release contains a John Norum's biography written in Swedish.

Track listing

European / Japanese Versions

# "Face the Truth" – 4:17 (Glenn Hughes / John Norum)
# "Night Buzz" – 3:22 (John Norum / Henrik Hildén / Michelle Meldrum)
# "In Your Eyes" – 3:45 (Glenn Hughes / John Norum / Peter Baltes)
# "Opium Trial" – 4:00 (Brian Downey / Phil Lynott / Scott Gorham)
# "We Will Be Strong" – 4:12 (John Norum / Joey Tempest / Billy Haggerty)
# "Good Man Shining" – 3:04 (Glenn Hughes / John Norum / Mats Attaque / Micke Höglund / Thomas Broman)
# "Time Will Find the Answer" – 5:02 (Glenn Hughes / John Norum / Billy White)
# "Counting on Your Love" – 3:16 (Göran Edman / Glenn Hughes / Joey Tempest / John Norum / Peter Hermansson)
# "Endica" – 2:44 (John Norum / Peter Baltes)
# "Still the Night" – 3:58 (Glenn Hughes / Pat Thrall)
# "Distant Voices" – 5:46 (John Norum / Glenn Hughes / Peter Baltes / Billy White)

US Version

# "Distant Voices" – 5:46 (John Norum / Glenn Hughes / Peter Baltes / Billy White)
# "Opium Trial" – 4:00 (Brian Downey / Phil Lynott / Scott Gorham)
# "Night Buzz" – 3:22 (John Norum / Henrik Hildén / Michelle Meldrum)
# "Good Man Shining" – 3:04 (Glenn Hughes / John Norum / Mats Attaque / Micke Höglund / Thomas Broman)
# "Endica" – 2:44 (John Norum / Peter Baltes)
# "Face the Truth" – 4:17 (Glenn Hughes / John Norum)
# "In Your Eyes" – 3:45 (Glenn Hughes / John Norum / Peter Baltes)
# "Time Will Find the Answer" – 5:02 (Glenn Hughes / John Norum / Billy White)
# "Counting on Your Love" – 3:16 (Göran Edman / Glenn Hughes / Joey Tempest / John Norum / Peter Hermansson)
# "Don't Believe a Word" (recorded live) – 3:13 (Phil Lynott)
# "Free Birds in Flight" (recorded live) – 3:00 (John Norum)

Personnel

*John Norum – Guitars, lead and backing vocals
*Glenn Hughes – Lead vocals
*Peter Baltes – Bass
*Henrik Hildén – Drums
*Joey Tempest - Vocals on "We Will Be Strong"
*Billy White - Rhythm guitar on "Time Will Find the Answer"
*Mickey Dee - Drums on "Distant Voices"
*John Schreiner - Keyboards
*Andy Lorber - Additional backing vocals

Album credits

*Produced by: John Norum and Wyn Davis
*Engineered by: Wyn Davis and Melissa Sewell
*Mixed by: Max Norman and Wyn Davis
*Mastered by: Bob Lundwig at Masterdisk
* Assistant Engineer: Doug Drury

*Recorded at: Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, CA
*Mixed at: One on One, The Grey Room and The Enterprice, Studio City, CA
*Logo Design by Johan Jäger / Drömfabriken
*Cover Design by: John Norum and Johan Jäger