John Norum "Face The Truth"

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)

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