A Place to Call Home (album)

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.

A Place to Call Home
Studio album by
Joey Tempest
Released20 April 1995
GenreCountry rock
Length47:25
LabelPolar, Polydor
ProducerDan Sundquist
Joey Tempest chronology
A Place to Call Home
(1995)		 Azalea Place
(1997)
Singles from A Place to Call Home
  1. "A Place to Call Home"
    Released: 1995
  2. "Under the Influence"
    Released: 19 June 1995
  3. "We Come Alive"
    Released: 2 October 1995
  4. "Don't Go Changin' on Me"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[1]

"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."[2]

Europe guitarist John Norum made a guest appearance on the song "Right to Respect".

Track listing

All written by Joey Tempest.

  1. "We Come Alive" – 4:48
  2. "Under the Influence" – 4:41
  3. "A Place to Call Home" – 3:42
  4. "Pleasure and Pain" – 3:55
  5. "Elsewhere" – 3:56
  6. "Lord of the Manor" – 3:46
  7. "Don't Go Changin' on Me" – 3:26
  8. "Harder to Leave a Friend Than a Lover" – 3:49
  9. "Right to Respect" – 2:50
  10. "Always a Friend of Mine" – 4:01
  11. "How Come You're Not Dead Yet" – 4:29
  12. "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 [3]

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

References
  1. A Place to Call Home at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. "RATHOLE.com – Fireworks Magazine: Issue 18". RATHOLE.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  3. "Joey Tempest (Sweden)". Rock Warriors – Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Discographies. Archived from the original on 17 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
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