Digitally remastered and expanded edition. Talisman is the self-titled first studio album by Swedish hard rock band Talisman, released in 1990. Talisman was formed by bass player Marcel Jacob, who had previously played with (among others) Rising Force, John Norum Group and Power.
While Jacob was playing with John Norum, he started working on tracks which he thought would end up on Norum’s second solo album. The singer on those demos was Göran Edman, also in John Norum Group at that time. Norum rejected the songs and, in the meantime, Göran was offered the opportunity to join Yngwie Malmsteen’s band. Jacob found himself with record label interest but no band so a vocalist was needed. On a whim, Marcel contacted Jeff Scott Soto who also was in Yngwie Malmsteen’s band years earlier. Both Soto and Jacob had played on Yngwie Malmsteen’s Marching Out in 1985, touring in support of the album during 1985 – 1986. Soto was extremely interested in what Marcel had done and once the songs were done and mixed, Marcel changed the work name for his solo project, Guitars On Fire to a new moniker called, Talisman.
01 – Break Your Chains
02 – Standin’ On Fire
03 – I’ll Be Waiting
04 – Dangerous
05 – Just Between Us
06 – System Of Power
07 – Queen
08 – Lightning Strikes
09 – Day By Day
10 – Women, Whiskey & Song
11 – Great Sandwich
12 – MJ Playing Solo in Studio (Instrumental)
BONUS TRACKS:
13 – Just Between Us (Live 1990) Kopparberg, Sweden
14 – Eternal Flame (Live 1990) Kopparberg, Sweden
15 – I’ll Be Waiting (Live 1990) Kopparberg, Sweden
16 – Scream Of Anger (Live 1990) Karlskoga, Sweden
17 – NJBBWD (Live 1990) Karlskoga, Sweden
18 – Standin’ On Fire (Live 1990) Karlskoga, Sweden
19 – Let Me Love You (Live 1990) Karlskoga, Sweden
20 – Ice Cream Man (Live 1990) Stockholm, Blues Brothers, Sweden
Marcel Jacob: Bass, rhythm guitars, drums, keyboards
Jeff Scott Soto: Lead vocals, backing vocals
additional players:
Christopher Ståhl: Lead guitars
Mats Lindflrs: guitars on Women Whiskey & Song
Mats Olausoon: Keyboards
Peter Hermansson: Drums on System Of Power, Lightning Strikes
additional players on the live sessions:
Jason Bieler: Lead guitars, backing vocals
“Jake Samuel” Jakob Samuelsson: Drums, backing vocals
Thomas Vikström: Keyboards, backing vocals
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