Long Way Home
Long Way Home is Dokken's eighth studio album, released in April 2002 on Universal Music. It arrived after Erase the Slate in 1999 and before Hell to Pay in 2004, and it stands as a one-off in the band's catalogue: the only Dokken record to feature John Norum of Europe on guitar. It also marks the first time bassist Barry Sparks appeared on a Dokken album.
The material sits firmly in hard rock territory. The album includes a cover of "Heart Full of Soul", the 1965 Yardbirds single written by Graham Gouldman of 10cc, which makes an interesting detour for a band better known for its own songwriting. Some editions of the cover art carried a special lighting effect around the figure of the model. For anyone tracing the group's later years, the Norum line-up makes this a distinctive stop.
Long Way Home: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 37:12Tracklist
- 1Sunless DaysDokken, Keeling, Norum4:21
- 2Little GirlBrown, Dokken, Keeling3:44
- 3Everybody Needs (to Be With Someone)Mick Brown and Don Dokken3:15
- 4YouDokken, Keeling, Norum3:48
- 5Goodbye My FriendDon Dokken4:06
- 6Magic RoadDon Dokken and John Norum3:32
- 7There Was a TimeDon Dokken and Kelly Keeling3:53
- 8Heart Full of SoulGraham Gouldman2:29
- 9Under the GunDokken, Keeling, Norum4:21
- 10I’ve FoundDon Dokken and Kelly Keeling3:43
- Produced by
- Don Dokken
- Recorded at
- Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California, Cornerstone Studios, Chatsworth, California
- Recorded
- 2001–2002
- Labels
- Universal Music, CMC International (US), Sanctuary (Europe)
- Length
- 37:12
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2002 | 69 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 2002-04-23 vs 2002-04-22 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 22 April 2002 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 23 April 2002 | |
| Wikidata | 2002 | |
| Wikipedia (other date) | 21 June 2002 | |
| US release | 23 April 2002 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 22 April 2002 | earliest UK or European date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | JP | Universal Music | other | |
| 22 April 2002 | GB | Sanctuary Records | 5050159011421 | original |
| 23 April 2002 | US | CMC International Records | 060768631625 | other |
| 3 January 2006 | GB | Sanctuary Midline | 5050749226327 | other |
| 1 September 2016 | AF | Sanctuary Records | 5414939486272 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×593 | upscaled |