''Long Way Home'' is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band

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, released in the spring of 2002. It is the only Dokken album which features

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guitarist

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and the first featuring bassist Barry Sparks. One of the songs on the album, "

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", is a cover version of the 1965 single by the English rock band

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. The song was written by

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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

Personnel

Dokken

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– lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, producer *

– lead guitar * Barry Sparks – bass guitar, backing vocals * Mick Brown – drums, backing vocals

Production

* Wyn Davis, Mike McMullen, Brian Daugherty, Mike Lesniak – engineers *

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– mixing at WireWorld Studios, Nashville, Tennessee * Eric Conn – mastering

References

Dokken albums 2002 albums Sanctuary Records albums CMC International albums Universal Music Japan albums {{2000s-metal-album-stub