Face the Truth is the second solo album by John Norum

John Norum

John Norum is a rock music guitarist and founder of the Swedish band Europe . Concurrent to his role with Europe, he also maintains a side solo project...

, the guitarist in the Swedish hard rock

Hard rock

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 band Europe

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. It was released in 1992.

Former Black Sabbath

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 / Deep Purple

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 vocalist Glenn Hughes sang several of the songs on the album. The song "Opium Trial" is a cover version of the Thin Lizzy

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 song. "We Will Be Strong" is a duet with Europe vocalist Joey Tempest

Joey Tempest

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, which is not included on the American edition of the album.

The Swedish special edition contains a biography for John Norum, written in Swedish.

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
   Peter Baltes
   Peter Baltes, born April 4, 1958 in Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is a German hard rock and heavy metal musician. He is a member of the German heavy metal group Accept, which he played as bassist with on 15 albums, selling more than 17 million records around the world...
   
   )
4. "Opium Trial" – 4:00 (Brian Downey, Phil Lynott
   Phil Lynott
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   , 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)
11. "Distant Voices" – 5:46 (Norum, Hughes, Baltes, White)

US Pressing

1. "Distant Voices" – 5:46 (Norum, Hughes, Baltes, White)
2. "Opium Trial" – 4:00 (Downey, Lynott, Gorham)
3. "Night Buzz" – 3:22 (Norum, Hildén, Meldrum)
4. "Good Man Shining" – 3:04 (Hughes, Norum, Attaque, Höglund, Broman)
5. "Endica" – 2:44 (Norum, Baltes)
6. "Face the Truth" – 4:17 (Hughes, Norum)
7. "In Your Eyes" – 3:45 (Hughes, Norum, Baltes)
8. "Time Will Find the Answer" – 5:02 (Hughes, Norum, White)
9. "Counting on Your Love" – 3:16 (Edman, Hughes, Tempest, Norum, Hermansson)
10. "Don't Believe a Word" (recorded live) – 3:13 (Lynott)
11. "Free Birds in Flight" (recorded live) – 3:00 (Norum)

Personnel

• John Norum – Guitars, lead and backing vocals
• Glenn Hughes – Lead vocals
• Peter Baltes – Bass
• Henrik Hildén – Drums
• Joey Tempest - Vocals on "We Will Be Strong"
• Billy White - Rhythm guitar on "Time Will Find the Answer"
• Mikkey Dee
  Mikkey Dee
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  - 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 Lundwig 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, Studio City, CA
• Logo Design by Johan Jäger / Drömfabriken
• Cover Design by: John Norum and Johan Jäger