Long Way Home (Dokken album)
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Long Way Home | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 23, 2002 June 21, 2002 (Japan) | |||
Recorded | 2001–2002 | |||
Studio | Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California, Cornerstone Studios, Chatsworth, California | |||
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal[1] | |||
Length | 50:06 | |||
Label | CMC International (US) Sanctuary (Europe) Universal (Japan) | |||
Producer | Don Dokken | |||
Dokken chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Long Way Home is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released in the spring of 2002.[2] It is the only Dokken album which features Europe guitarist John Norum and the first featuring bassist Barry Sparks.
One of the songs on the album, "Heart Full of Soul", is a cover version of the 1965 single by The Yardbirds. The song was written by Graham Gouldman of the band 10cc.
As of 2011, Long Way Home has sold 410,000 copies worldwide.
Alternate versions of the album cover featured a special lighting effect around the body of the model.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sunless Days" | Don Dokken, John Norum, Kelly Keeling | 4:20 |
2. | "Little Girl" | Dokken, Keeling, Mick Brown | 3:44 |
3. | "Everybody Needs (To Be with Someone)" | Dokken, Brown | 3:15 |
4. | "You" | Dokken, Norum, Keeling | 3:47 |
5. | "Goodbye My Friend" | Dokken | 4:05 |
6. | "Magic Road" | Dokken, Norum | 3:31 |
7. | "There Was a Time" | Dokken, Keeling | 3:52 |
8. | "Heart Full of Soul" (The Yardbirds cover) | Graham Gouldman | 2:28 |
9. | "Under the Gun" | Dokken, Norum, Keeling | 4:23 |
10. | "I've Found" | Dokken, Keeling | 3:43 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Dancin' (The Irish Song)" | 5:03 |
12. | "Only Heaven Knows" | 3:17 |
13. | "Let It Be True" | 4:38 |
Personnel
Dokken
- Don Dokken – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, producer
- John Norum – lead guitar
- Barry Sparks – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mick Brown – drums, backing vocals
Production
- Wyn Davis, Mike McMullen, Brian Daugherty, Mike Lesniak – engineers
- Michael Wagener – mixing at WireWorld Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
- Eric Conn – mastering
Charts
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 69 |
References
- ^ a b Torreano, Bradley. "Dokken – Long Way Home review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ "Dokken – Long Way Home". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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