Prisoners in Paradise

Occupation

Studios

  • Enterprise Studios, Burbank

Prisoners in Paradise is the title of the published in September 1991 fifth studio album Swedish hard rock band Europe. It is the last album that had received the group before its dissolution.

Background

Europe could not match the success of The Final Countdown with the album Out of This World. The published in 1988 plate had the hit single Superstitious spawned the Top had reached the world 40 of the music charts, but the album nevertheless No. 19 on the Billboard 200 and in Europe's native Sweden reached # 1 in the U.S., leaving no lasting impression: all four published by Superstitious Singles chart remained without success. Out of This World was the high expectations that have been set according to The Final Countdown in the band, do not meet.

The group decided to record the next album in the U.S. and moved the preparation to San Francisco has to offer. The recordings for Prisoners in Paradise found under the guidance of record producer Beau Hill, who already for numerous platinum successes of other groups (eg Ratts Out of the Cellar and Invasion of Your Privacy, warrants Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinky Rich and Cherry Pie and for Wingers debut album and the successor in the Heart of the Young) was responsible, in Los Angeles.

But Hill could not help the hoped-for success Europe: Prisoners in Paradise was released on September 25, 1991, the title song reached number 8 in the Swedish charts. The two then coupled out singles, I'll Cry for You and Halfway to Heaven, came only in the British charts. Although the album reached the Swedish Top Ten and arrived in Germany, Austria and Switzerland even in the top 40 in the UK but it was enough only for number 61, while the album was not recorded in the United States. Awards got the album in the UK only ( Silver record ) and Sweden ( platinum).

After following the release of the album tour, the group split, the musicians went several own projects to or joined other musicians. From an actual resolution of the group but no one spoke.

Title list

Bonus tracks in 2001 rerelease edition:

Singles such

  • Prisoners in Paradise
  • I'll Cry for You
  • Halfway to Heaven

Reception

Frank Trojan wrote in 1991 for Rock Hard, the song The Final Countdown " laste to the troops while still like a curse ," but was Prisoners In Paradise " one, at least in parts successful attempt of the song monotony of extremely lousy " Out Of This World " - groove to get away. " Fourteen songs were " at an overly long game length of almost 70 minutes," and " some filler or failures occur ," but as "Prisoners In Paradise " and " some class songs " on. Europe had " certainly made ​​the mistake of too many songs to pack on the disc, half would be more in the end " was. For songs like All or Nothing or Little Bit of Heaven would " still providing the shoes " off. Think " automatically nostalgic for old Wings of Tomorrow " episodes back. Retrieved from " their class " Europe is now " light years away ", and that " will be extremely difficult to build on past successes " for the group. With an album like Prisoners In Paradise will do this, " despite these good efforts, certainly not succeed. "

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