Album
Wings of Tomorrow
Wings of Tomorrow is the second studio album by the Swedish rock band Europe, released on 24 February 1984. It came out through Hot Records in Sweden and Epic Records in the United States, giving the band an early foothold with a major American label. The record is a hard rock set that follows their self-titled debut of 1983.
For anyone tracing the band's story, this is a record of transition. It is the last Europe album to feature drummer Tony Reno, so it closes a chapter before the group moved towards The Final Countdown in 1986. One small detail worth knowing is that "Scream of Anger" began life under the title "Black Journey Through My Soul". It is a good one for fans who want to hear the band before their breakthrough.
Wings of Tomorrow: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 39:08Tracklist
- 1StormwindJoey Tempest4:32
- 2Scream of AngerMarcel Jacob and Joey Tempest4:06
- 3Open Your HeartJoey Tempest4:11
- 4Treated Bad AgainJoey Tempest3:46
- 5AphasiaJohn Norum2:33
- 6Wings of TomorrowJoey Tempest4:00
- 7Wasted TimeJoey Tempest4:10
- 8Lyin' EyesJoey Tempest3:47
- 9DreamerJoey Tempest4:28
- 10Dance the Night AwayJoey Tempest3:35
- Produced by
- Leif Mases
- Recorded at
- Polar Studios (Stockholm)
- Recorded
- 1983 – 1984
- Engineered by
- Leif Mases
- Labels
- Epic, Hot Records
- Length
- 39:08
Line-up
- John Levén · bass guitar
- John Norum · guitar, background vocals
- Tony Reno · drums (drum set)
- Joey Tempest · acoustic guitar, keyboard, lead vocals
- Mic Michaeli · keyboard, background vocals
- Ian Haugland · background vocals, drums (drum set)
- Kee Marcello · background vocals, guitar
Singles
- “Lyin' Eyes” · 1984
- “Stormwind” · February 1984
- “Dreamer” · April 1984 (Japan only)
- “Open Your Heart” · October 1984
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| Swedish Albums · 1984 | 20 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1984 | 24 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1984-06-21 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 21 June 1984 | ignored lone early release dated 1984-02-24 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 24 February 1984 | |
| Wikidata | 24 February 1984 | |
| US release | 1984 | earliest US date |
10 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | Epic | 074644004922 | other |
| — | US | Epic | 074644004922 | other |
| — | XE | Epic | 5099702638425 | other |
| 1984 | US | Epic | 0746440049102 | other |
| 1984 | US | Epic | 074644004915 | other |
| 24 February 1984 | SE | Hot Records | original | |
| 21 June 1984 | JP | Victor | other | |
| 1991 | GB | Epic | 5018665265028 | other |
| 23 September 2004 | JP | Epic | 4562109408683 | other |
| 2010 | GB | Lemon Recordings | 5013929775220 | 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 | 953×953 | upscaled |