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Long Way Home (Dokken album)

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Long Way Home
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 23, 2002
June 21, 2002 (Japan)
Recorded2001–2002
StudioTotal Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California,
Cornerstone Studios, Chatsworth, California
GenreHard rock, heavy metal[1]
Length50:06
LabelCMC International (US)
Sanctuary (Europe)
Universal (Japan)
ProducerDon Dokken
Dokken chronology
Live from the Sun
(2000)
Long Way Home
(2002)
Japan Live '95
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Long Way Home is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released in the spring of 2002.[2] It is the only Dokken album which features Europe guitarist John Norum and the first featuring bassist Barry Sparks.

One of the songs on the album, "Heart Full of Soul", is a cover version of the 1965 single by The Yardbirds. The song was written by Graham Gouldman of the band 10cc.

As of 2011, Long Way Home has sold 410,000 copies worldwide.

Alternate versions of the album cover featured a special lighting effect around the body of the model.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sunless Days"Don Dokken, John Norum, Kelly Keeling4:20
2."Little Girl"Dokken, Keeling, Mick Brown3:44
3."Everybody Needs (To Be with Someone)"Dokken, Brown3:15
4."You"Dokken, Norum, Keeling3:47
5."Goodbye My Friend"Dokken4:05
6."Magic Road"Dokken, Norum3:31
7."There Was a Time"Dokken, Keeling3:52
8."Heart Full of Soul" (The Yardbirds cover)Graham Gouldman2:28
9."Under the Gun"Dokken, Norum, Keeling4:23
10."I've Found"Dokken, Keeling3:43
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Dancin' (The Irish Song)"5:03
12."Only Heaven Knows"3:17
13."Let It Be True"4:38

Personnel

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Dokken

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Production

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  • Wyn Davis, Mike McMullen, Brian Daugherty, Mike Lesniak – engineers
  • Michael Wagener – mixing at WireWorld Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Eric Conn – mastering

Charts

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 69

References

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  1. ^ a b Torreano, Bradley. "Dokken – Long Way Home review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Dokken – Long Way Home". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.