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Total Control is the first solo album by John Norum, best known as the guitarist for Swedish pop-metal band Europe. It was released after Norum left Europe following the release of 1986's The Final Countdown and the tour that followed.

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Total Control
Studio album by John Norum
Released	29 October 1987
Recorded	Stockholm Recording Studios; mastered at Polar Studios, Stockholm
Genre	Heavy metal glam metal
Length	40:55
Label	CBS, Epic
Producer	John Norum, Thomas Witt, Per Blom
John Norum chronology
Total Control (1987) Live in Stockholm (1990)
Singles from Total Control
"Let Me Love You" Released: 1987[1] "Love Is Meant to Last Forever" Released: 1987[2] "Back on the Streets" Released: 1988[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rock Hard	[4]

Track listing

All songs were written by John Norum and Marcel Jacob, except where noted.

1. "Let Me Love You" – 3:23
2. "Love Is Meant to Last Forever" – 3:40
3. "Too Many Hearts" – 3:12
4. "Someone Else Here" – 4:13 (Norum, Jacob, Peter Hermansson)
5. "Eternal Flame" – 3:14
6. "Back on the Streets" – 4:11 (Vinnie Vincent, Richard Friedman)
7. "Blind" – 3:53
8. "Law of Life" – 4:22 (Max Lorentz, Mats Lindfors)
9. "We'll Do What It Takes Together" – 3:25
10. "In Chase of the Wind" – 3:02
11. "Wild One" (bonus track) – 4:20 (Phil Lynott)

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[5]

• John Norum – guitars, lead and backing vocals
• Marcel Jacob – bass
• Göran Edman – lead vocals on "Love Is Meant to Last Forever", "Eternal Flame" and "Back on the Streets", backing vocals

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"

Production

• John Norum – producer
• Thomas Witt – producer
• Per Blom – co-producer, engineer, mixing
• Mats Lindfors – engineer, Mixing
• Peter Dahl – mastering

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1988	SWE[6]	4

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	"Let Me Love You"	SWE[7]	4
1988	"Back on the Streets"	Mainstream Rock[8]	34

References

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