Face the Truth (John Norum album)

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.

Face the Truth
Studio album by
John Norum
Released1992 (Europe / Japan)
1994 (USA)
RecordedTotal Accessing Recording, Redondo Beach, California
GenreHard rock
Length43:37 (Europe / Japan)
41:31 (USA)
LabelCBS, Epic (Europe / Japan)
Shrapnel (USA)
ProducerJohn Norum, Wyn Davis
John Norum chronology
Live in Stockholm
(1990)		 Face the Truth
(1992)		 Another Destination
(1995)

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)

Personnel
  • John Norum – Guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 2, 4 & co-lead vocals on 5
  • Glenn Hughes – Lead vocals
  • Peter Baltes – Bass
  • Henrik Hildén – Drums
  • Joey Tempest - Co-lead 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
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