Face the Truth (John Norum album)

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Face the Truth
Studio album by John Norum
Released	2 April 1992[1] (Europe / Japan) 1994 (USA)
Studio	Total Accessing Recording, Redondo Beach, California
Genre	Hard rock
Length	43:37 (Europe / Japan) 41:31 (USA)
Label	CBS, Epic (Europe / Japan) Shrapnel (USA)
Producer	John Norum, Wyn Davis
John Norum chronology
Live in Stockholm (1990) Face the Truth (1992) Another Destination (1995)

Face the Truth is the second solo album by John Norum—guitarist for the Swedish hard rock-band Europe. It was released in 1992.

Several songs on the album are sung by former Black Sabbath / Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes. The song Opium Trail is Thin Lizzy cover. We Will Be Strong--a duet with Europe vocalist Joey Tempest—is not included on the American edition of the album. The Swedish special edition contains a biography of John Norum written in Swedish.

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)

• John Norum – Guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 2, 4 & co-lead vocals on 5
• Glenn Hughes – Lead vocals
• Peter Baltes – Bass
• Hempo Hildén – Drums
• Joey Tempest - Co-lead Vocals on "We Will Be Strong"
• Billy White - Rhythm guitar on "Time Will Find the Answer"
• Mikkey Dee - Drums on "Distant Voices"
• John Schreiner - Keyboards
• Andy Lorber - Additional backing vocals

• 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