Secret Society (album)

Secret Society
Studio album by
Europe
Released25 October 2006
Recorded2006
StudioKingside Studios, Stockholm
GenreHard rock
Length45:58
LabelSanctuary Records
Victor (Japan)
ProducerEurope
Europe chronology
The Final Countdown Tour 1986
(2004) 		Secret Society
(2006) 		Extended Versions
(2007)
Singles from Secret Society
  1. "Always the Pretenders"
    Released: 11 October 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Secret Society is the seventh studio album by the Swedish rock band Europe. It was released on 25 October 2006 by Sanctuary Records. "We think it's one of the strongest albums that Europe has ever done," vocalist Joey Tempest said, "There is definitely some more melodic stuff on this one. Start from the Dark was very raw and made a statement, which is cool but for us it felt like a debut album in a way, so we wanted to branch out a bit on this one and take it to new levels."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Secret Society"Joey Tempest3:37
2."Always the Pretenders"Tempest, John Levén3:55
3."The Getaway Plan"Tempest, John Norum3:53
4."Wish I Could Believe"Tempest, Mic Michaeli3:35
5."Let the Children Play"Tempest, Michaeli4:12
6."Human After All"Tempest, Norum4:14
7."Love Is Not the Enemy"Tempest, Norum4:19
8."A Mother's Son"Tempest4:49
9."Forever Travelling"Tempest, Michaeli4:12
10."Brave and Beautiful Soul"Tempest3:48
11."Devil Sings the Blues"Tempest, Michaeli5:24
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Start from the Dark" (live) 

Personnel

  • Joey Tempest – vocals, acoustic guitars, Pro Tools programming and additional engineering
  • John Norum – guitars
  • John Levén – bass
  • Mic Michaeli – keyboards, Pro Tools programming and additional engineering
  • Ian Haugland – drums
  • Archie Lamprell – choir vocals on "Let the Children Play"
  • Europe – producer
  • Lennart Östlund – engineer
  • Stefan Glaumann – mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Peer Stappe – logic programming
  • StormStudios – cover design and photography
  • Lee Baker – artwork
  • Dan Abbott – illustrations
  • Erik Weiss – photography

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[3] 195
Italian Albums (FIMI)[4] 41
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 93
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[7] 41

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r868138
  2. ^ "RATHOLE.com – Fireworks Magazine: Issue 26". RATHOLE.com. Retrieved 23 December 2007.
  3. ^ "Lescharts.com – Europe – Secret Society". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Europe – Secret Society". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Europe – Secret Society". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Europe – Secret Society". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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