Charizma (Swe) - Join Hands (1990)

Hard Rock / Melodic Hard Rock

"Turn Me On" taken from the single 'Turn Me On / Try It (Feel The Love), 1986'.
"Where Do You Stand" taken from the album 'Rock The World, 1985'.
The complete EP was later included on the russian compilation 'Rockin' The World Together, 1991'

Released on transparent vinyl.
Back cover photo: Charizma live in Concert Linnahall, Tallinn, Estonia.

"Originally recorded as a Christmas gift to our hometowns sister community in Estonia. The success of "Join Hands" took us by surprise. It rocketed into top position on Estonian radio charts passing artists like Madonna and Bon Jovi on its way. The song is about freedom really and become something of a soundtrack for the fight for freedom from the Soviet Union. I don't think we can really grasp how much it meant. The day after we got back from our last tour in Estonia 1991, there was an attempted coup in Moscow. The day after that, the Estonian Prime Minister went on the air declaring Estonias freedom. "Join Hands was the first song to be played after that…."

We made "Join Hands" for our Estonian Tour in September 1989. We went to Estonia because our hometown Oskarshamn in Sweden has 1989 signed a friendship agreement with Pärnu in Estonia. We will never forget the concerts in Tallinn, Pärnu and Tartu. The audience was fantastic and we felt that especially the song "Join Hands" went into their hearts. We rejoiced because it is a song from our hearts about the joy we feel when neighbour people can meet again. We met so much love and generosity in Estonia. To show that we in Sweden want to build a bridge of friendship to all people who live in Estonia, we decided to record "Join Hands". With love from Charizma.

Thanklist: Pärnu Linna Kultuurimaja, Estona, Oskarshamns Företagsgrupp, Oskarshamns Kommun, Sparbanken Kronan, Johan Swärd, Daryn Hinton, Patty Gannon, Daniel Nordström, Peter Koski, Peter Jingsäter, Ola Gunnarsson, Per Nilsson, Leiza, Eric Kristensson, Gunnar Åberg, Oz Fox, Michael Sweet, Derek Oliver, Mag Söderqvist, The Hidingplace and staff, Holy Soldier, Showdown, Angeline, Families and girlfriends.