Azalea Place is the second solo album by Joey Tempest, the vocalist in the Swedish hard rock band Europe. It was released on 25 April 1997.

Azalea Place
Studio album by
Released25 April 1997
RecordedVital Recordings, Nashville, Tennessee; Windmill Lane and Treasure Isle Studios
GenreCountry rock
Length47:13
LabelPolar, Polydor
ProducerRichard Dodd
Joey Tempest chronology
A Place to Call Home
(1995)
Azalea Place
(1997)
Joey Tempest
(2002)
Singles from Azalea Place
  1. "The Match"
    Released: 17 March 1997
  2. "The One in the Glass"
    Released: 12 May 1997
  3. "If I'd Only Known"
    Released: 1997

"After my first solo album I went out to the States to work with Richard Dodd - who's this English guy living out in Nashville – on the second one, which kept me away from home for a long time," Tempest said in an interview, "But it was something that I needed to do, I had to get it out of my system."[1]

Track listing edit

  1. "The Match" – 3:53 (Joey Tempest, Chris Difford)
  2. "If I'd Only Known" – 3:54 (Joey Tempest, Steve Diamond, Richard Dodd)
  3. "The One in the Glass" – 3:20 (Joey Tempest, Janet Zuckerman)
  4. "Dance for You" – 3:12 (Joey Tempest)
  5. "Not Welcome Any More" – 3:53 (Joey Tempest)
  6. "Losing You Again" – 4:21 (Joey Tempest, Kent Lavoie)
  7. "Revolution of Love" – 4:08 (Joey Tempest)
  8. "Better Than Real" – 3:31 (Joey Tempest)
  9. "If We Stay Or If We Go" – 4:02 (Joey Tempest, Will Jennings)
  10. "In Confidence" – 4:27 (Joey Tempest)
  11. "Further from the Truth" – 4:01 (Joey Tempest, Kent Lavoie)
  12. "Lucky" – 4:29 (Joey Tempest)

Personnel edit

  • Joey Tempest – Lead vocals, guitars, bass
  • Siobhan Maher – Spanish vocals on "Revolution of Love"
  • Reggie Young, Staffan Astner – Guitars
  • Tony Harrell – Keyboards
  • Greg Morrow, Tom Harding, Craig Crampf, Brian Barnett – Drums [2]

Album credits edit

  • Richard Dodd - Producer, engineer, arrangements
  • Jack Grochmal - Engineer
  • James Baur - Assisting engineer
  • Dan Leffler - Engineer on "If I'd Only Known"
  • Joey Tempest - Arrangements
  • George Marino - Mastering
  • Staffan Astner - Additional arrangements
  • Kristin Wilkinson - Strings arrangements
  • Martina Hoogland Ivanow - Photography
  • Martin Renck - Cover design

References edit

  1. ^ "RATHOLE.com - Fireworks Magazine: Issue 18". RATHOLE.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  2. ^ "Joey Tempest (Sweden)". Rock Warriors - Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Discographies. Archived from the original on 17 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-31.