A Place to Call Home (album) explained
| A Place to Call Home |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Joey Tempest |
| Cover: | Joey-tempest-a-place-to-call-home.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 20 April 1995 |
| Genre: | Country rock |
| Length: | 47:25 |
| Label: | Polar, Polydor |
| Producer: | Dan Sundquist |
| Next Title: | Azalea Place |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
A Place to Call Home is the first solo album by Joey Tempest, the vocalist in the Swedish hard rock band Europe. It was released on 20 April 1995 and presented a different sound compared to Europe.
"I needed a change from the Europe sound," Tempest said in an interview, "I wanted to prove myself as a singer/songwriter for sure, but for me it was more of a journey to learn about making music. I went to see a lot of new young artists .. got into stuff like Van Morrison and Bob Dylan."[1]
Europe guitarist John Norum made a guest appearance on the song "Right to Respect".
Track listing
All written by Joey Tempest.
- "We Come Alive" – 4:48
- "Under the Influence" – 4:41
- "A Place to Call Home" – 3:42
- "Pleasure and Pain" – 3:55
- "Elsewhere" – 3:56
- "Lord of the Manor" – 3:46
- "Don't Go Changin' on Me" – 3:26
- "Harder to Leave a Friend Than a Lover" – 3:49
- "Right to Respect" – 2:50
- "Always a Friend of Mine" – 4:01
- "How Come You're Not Dead Yet" – 4:29
- "For My Country" – 3:50
Personnel
- Joey Tempest – lead vocals, guitars
- Jonas Isacsson, Staffan Astner, Jesper Lindberg, John Norum – guitars
- Dan Sundquist – guitars, bass, piano
- Svante Henryson, Sven Lindvall – bass
- Mats Asplen – organ
- Nicci Wallin, Per Lindvall, Christer Jansson – drums [2]
Album credits
- Dan Sundqvist – producer
- Alar Suuma – mixing
- Pontus Olsson – mixing on tracks 3 and 7, engineer
- Nick Hopkins – engineer
- Robert Wellerfors – mastering
- Dan Håfström – production assistant
- Joel Berg – art direction
- John Scarisbrick, Per Zennström – photography
Notes and References
- Web site: RATHOLE.com – Fireworks Magazine: Issue 18 . 2008-03-31 . RATHOLE.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20080424011747/http://www.rathole.com/fireworks/18/1.asp . 24 April 2008 . dead .
- Web site: Joey Tempest (Sweden) . 2008-03-31 . Rock Warriors – Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Discographies . https://web.archive.org/web/20080417033353/http://glory.metalkings.ru/bands/t/joey-tempest.htm . 17 April 2008 . dead .
