Optimus (album) explained

Optimus
Type:	studio
Artist:	John Norum
Cover:	John Norum Optimus.jpg
Released:	23 February 2005^[1]
Studio:	LBR Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre:	Heavy metal
Length:	37:49
Label:	Mascot (Europe) Victor Entertainment (Japan)
Producer:	John Norum
Prev Title:	Slipped into Tomorrow
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Play Yard Blues
Next Year:	2010

Optimus is the sixth solo album by John Norum, the guitarist in the Swedish hard rock band Europe. It was released in 2005 on Mascot Records.

Track listing

1. "Chase Down the Moon" - 3:50 (John Norum, Thomas Torberg)
2. "Nailed to the Cross" - 3:32 (Norum, Fredrik Åkesson)
3. "Better Day" - 3:56 (Norum, Michelle Meldrum)
4. "One More Time" - 3:41 (Norum)
5. "Time to Run" - 4:13 (Norum, Glenn Hughes, Meldrum, Karen Kreutzer)
6. "Optimus - 3:06 (Norum, Karen Hunter)
7. "Takin' the Blame" - 3:55 (Norum)
8. "Change Will Come" - 3:35 (Norum)
9. "Forced" - 3:37 (Norum, Åkesson)
10. "Solitude" - 4:23 (Norum)
11. "Natural Thing" [live] (Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg, Pete Way) - bonus track on the Japanese edition

Personnel

• John Norum - Lead vocals, guitars
• Mats Lindfors - Recording Engineer, Mixing, Keyboards
• Fredrik Åkesson - Guitars
• Thomas Torberg - Bass
• Ricard "Huxflux" Nettermalm - Drums

Album credits

• John Norum - Producer

Notes and References

1. https://johnnorum.se/optimus-2005/ Optimus (2005)