Face the Truth (John Norum album)

Face the Truth
Studio album by 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
John Norum chronology
Live in Stockholm (1990) Face the Truth (1992) 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.

Former Black Sabbath / Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes sang several of the songs on the album. The song "Opium Trail" is a cover version of the Thin Lizzy song. "We Will Be Strong" is a duet with Europe vocalist Joey Tempest, which is not included on the American edition of the album.

The Swedish special edition contains a biography for John Norum, written in Swedish.

Track listing

European, Japanese Pressings

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

US Pressing

1. "Distant Voices" – 5:46 (Norum, Hughes, Baltes, White)
2. "Opium Trail" – 4:00 (Downey, Lynott, Gorham)
3. "Night Buzz" – 3:22 (Norum, Hildén, Meldrum)
4. "Good Man Shining" – 3:04 (Hughes, Norum, Attaque, Höglund, Broman)
5. "Endica" – 2:44 (Norum, Baltes)
6. "Face the Truth" – 4:17 (Hughes, Norum)
7. "In Your Eyes" – 3:45 (Hughes, Norum, Baltes)
8. "Time Will Find the Answer" – 5:02 (Hughes, Norum, White)
9. "Counting on Your Love" – 3:16 (Edman, Hughes, Tempest, Norum, Hermansson)
10. "Don't Believe a Word" (recorded live) – 3:13 (Lynott)
11. "Free Birds in Flight" (recorded live) – 3:00 (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"
• Mikkey 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 Ludwig 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 [sic], Studio City, CA
• Logo Design by Johan Jäger / Drömfabriken
• Cover Design by: John Norum and Johan Jäger