Thowsen "Call Me Stranger" (2022) -High Tech AOR-

Label : Norske Albumklassikere (NACD278)

 01 - Call Me Stranger (Ivar Dyrhaug& Svein Dag Hauge)

02 - Young Americans (David Bowie)
03 - Black Rain (Ivar Dyrhaug& Svein Dag Hauge)
04 - Man On The Run (Ivar Dyrhaug& Svein Dag Hauge)
05 - Running On Fire (Ivar Dyrhaug& Svein Dag Hauge)

06 - Tonight (Ivar Dyrhaug& Svein Dag Hauge)
07 - Given It Up For Love (Ivar Dyrhaug& Svein Dag Hauge)
08 - Andrea Doria (Sidsel Endresen & Janne Schaffer)

Produced & Mixed by Svein Dag Hauge

Recorded & Mixed at Scanax Studio

Additional Recording at Rosenborg Studios by Per Svensson 
Arranged by Svein Dag Hauge (01, 03, 05, 06, 07), Peter Ljung, Pål Thowsen, Rolf Graf & Svein Dag Hauge (02), Janne Schaffer & Sidsel Endresen (08)

Janne Schaffer : Guitar (08)

Håkon Iversen : Backing vocals

Rolf Graf : Bass (02, 06, 08)

Pål Thowsen : Drums

Engineer : Sverre E. Henriksen

Svein Dag Hauge : Guitar (01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06)

Geir Langslet : Keyboards (03, 05, 08)

Peter Ljung : Keyboards (01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06)

Pål Thowsen : Percussion (01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 08)

Tor Endresen : Vocals

Remastered by Giert Clausen / Fersk Lyd AS

Thowsen "Call Me Stranger" (1986) -High Tech AOR / Westcoast Rock-

Label : Polydor Records

 1

01 - Call Me Stranger (Svein Dag Hauge & Ivar Dyrhaug, Rhythm Arr. : Pål Thowsen)
02 - Young Americans (David Bowie)
03 - Black Rain (Svein Dag Hauge & Ivar Dyrhaug)
04 - Man On The Run (Svein Dag Hauge & Ivar Dyrhaug, Rhythm Arr. : Pål Thowsen)

2

01 - Running On Fire (Svein Dag Hauge & Ivar Dyrhaug)
02 - Tonight (Svein Dag Hauge & Ivar Dyrhaug)
03 - Given It Up For Love (Svein Dag Hauge & Ivar Dyrhaug)
04 - Andrea Doria (Janne Schaffer & Sidsel Endresen)


Produced & Mixed by Svein Dag Hauge
Engineered by Sverre E. Henriksen
This Album was Recorded & Mixed at Scanax Studio
Additional Recording at Rosenborg Studios by Per Svensson


1

01 - Call Me Stranger 

Pål Thowsen : Drums & Percussion
Tor Endresen : Lead vocal
Peter Ljung : Key-Board
Svein Dag Hauge : Guitar
Hakon Iversen : Backing vocal

02 - Young Americans

Arrangement : Peter Ljung, Rolf Graf, Pål Thowsen & Svein Dag Hauge
Pål Thowsen : Drums & Percussion
Tor Endresen : Lead vocal
Hakon Iversen, Berit Lohne, Ellen K. Hvatum & Anne Danielsen : Backing vocals
Peter Ljung : Key-Board
Svein Dag Hauge : Guitar
Rolf Graf : Bass
Horns for Hire

03 - Black Rain 

Pål Thowsen : Drums
Tor Endresen : Lead vocal
Hakon Iversen : Backing vocal
Peter Ljung : Key-Board
Svein Dag Hauge : Guitar
Geir Langslet : Key-Board
Arrangement : Svein Dag Hauge

04 - Man On The Run 

Pål Thowsen : Drums & Percussion
Tor Endresen : Lead vocal
Hakon Iversen : Backing vocal
Peter Ljung : Key-Board
Svein Dag Hauge : Guitar
Per Kolstad : Piano

2

01 - Running On Fire 

Pål Thowsen : Drums
Tor Endresen : Lead vocal
Hakon Iversen : Backing vocal
Peter Ljung : Key-Board
Svein Dag Hauge : Guitar
Geir Langslet : Key-Board
Arrangement : Svein Dag Hauge

02 - Tonight 

Pål Thowsen : Drums & Percussion
Tor Endresen : Lead vocal
Hakon Iversen : Backing vocal
Rolf Graf : Bass
Svein Dag Hauge : Guitar
Peter Ljung : Key-Board
Arrangement : Svein Dag Hauge

03 - Given It Up For Love 

Pål Thowsen : Drums
Tor Endresen : Lead vocal
Hakon Iversen : Backing vocal
Peter Ljung : Key-Board
Svein Dag Hauge : Guitar
Rolf Graf : Bass
'Horns for Hire' are Ole Edward Antonsen
Arild Stav : Sax
Torbjorn Sunde : Trombone
Jens Petter Antonsen : Horn
Horn Arrangement : Jens Petter Antonsen
Arrangement : Svein Dag Hauge

04 - Andrea Doria

Pål Thowsen : Drums & Percussion
Tor Endresen : Lead vocal
Hakon Iversen : Backing vocal
Janne Schaffer : Guitar
Rolf Graf : Bass
Geir Langslet : Key-Board
Arrangement : Janne Schaffer & Endresen

Pål Thowsen "Sympathy" (1983) -Westcoast Jazz-

 Label : NorDisc Records

 A

01 - Ad-Man (Fred Neddelund & Stein Moun-Iversen)
02 - Heaven Bound (Bill Meyers, Billy Durham & Lorrin Bates)
03 - No Sympathy (Lee Ritenour & Eric Tagg)
04 - Duett Suiten, Part 1 And 2 (Part 1 : Pål Thowsen & Fred Neddelund, Part 2 : Chick Corea)

B

01 - (If It) Hurts Like A Little Bit (Michael Sembello, Danny Sembello & David Batteau)
02 - Summer Song (Hakon Graf & Sidsel Endresen)
03 - Next Door Neighbour (Jon Eberson & Sidsel Endresen)
04 - Real In Rio (Hakon Graf)


Produced by Pål Thowsen & Hans Petter Danielsen
Recorded at Rosenborg Studios, May 1983
Engineered by Hans Petter Danielsen & Tore Tambs Lyche
All Rhythm Arrangements by Pal Thowsen except "Heaven Bound" & "(If It) Hurts Like A Little Bit"
All Percussion Arrangements by Pal Towsen

Musicians :
Freddy Dahl : Vocals
Iver Kleive : Keyboards (Grand Piano, Electric Piano & Synthesizers)
Svein Dag Hauge : Guitars
Sveinung Hovensjo : Bass & Surdu
Pål Thowsen : Drums & Percussion
Kari Gjaerum, Hege Schoyen & Hakon Iversen : Background vocals
Jon Eberson : Slide Guitar & Guitar Solo on "Heaven Bound" & "Duett Suiten, Part 1 And 2"
Hakon Graf : Grand Piano & Keys, Solos on "Real In Rio" & "Summer Song"
Bendik Hofseth : Tenor Sax
Fred Noddelund : Trumpets & Flugelhorn


A

01 - Ad-Man

Arrangement by Fred Noddelund

02 - Heaven Bound

Horn Arrangement by Fred Noddelund

03 - No Sympathy

Background vocals Arrangement by Fred Noddelund

04 - Duett Suiten, Part 1 And 2

Adapted by Fred Noddelund

B

01 - (If It) Hurts Like A Little Bit

Adapted by Fred Noddelund

02 - Summer Song

Background vocals & Keyboard Arrangements by Fred Noddelund

03 - Next Door Neighbour

Guitar, Keyboards & Bass Arrangements by Fred Noddelund

04 - Real In Rio

Arrangement by Fred Noddelund & Pål Thowsen

Pål Thowsen "Surprise" (1979) -Jazz Fusion-

Label : NorDisc

 1

01 - Central Park (Chick Corea)
02 - Music Fantasy (Jon Eberson)
03 - Rainbow Dance (Jon Eberson)
04 - Serenade (Jon Eberson)

2

01 - Blue Sky (Jan Garbarek)
02 - Nearly In Rio (Hakon Graf)
03 - Sole (Arild Andersen)
04 - To You (Jon Eberson)


Produced by Arild Andersen
Recorded at Rosenborg Studios, Oslo, August 1979
Engineered by Hans Petter Danielsen

*Hakon Graf Keyboards are :
Logan String Ensemble
Mini Moog Synthesizer
Roland Jupiter Polyphonic Synthesizer
Fender Rhodes Piano
Steinway Grand Piano

All Percussion Arrangements by Pål Thowsen
"Central Park" Arranged by Knut Riisnes
"Sole" Arranged by Helge Hurum


1

01 - Central Park

Fred Noddelund : Trumpet
Petter Kateraas : Trumpet
Tore Nilsen : Trombone
Oivind Westby : Trombone
Trond Villa : Violins
Iver Kleive : Fender Rhodes Piano
*Hakon Graf : Keyboards
Jon Eberson : Gibson Les Paul Guitar
Terje Venaas : Fender Jazz Bass
Pål Thowsen : Drums & Percussion

02 - Music Fantasy

*Hakon Graf : Keyboards
Jon Eberson : Gibson Les Paul Guitar
Terje Venaas : Fender Jazz Bass
Pål Thowsen : Drums

03 - Rainbow Dance

*Hakon Graf : Keyboards
Knut Riisnes : Tenor Saxophone
Jon Eberson : Gibson Les Paul Guitar
Terje Venaas : Fender Jazz Bass
Pål Thowsen : Drums & Percussion

04 - Serenade

*Hakon Graf : Keyboards
Iver Kleive : Grand Piano
Jon Eberson : Ovation Acoustic Guitar
Arild Andersen : Acoustic Bass
Pål Thowsen : Drums & Percussion

2

01 - Blue Sky

*Hakon Graf : Keyboards
Jon Eberson : Gibson Les Paul Guitar
Terje Venaas : Fender Jazz Bass
Pål Thowsen : Drums

02 - Nearly In Rio

*Hakon Graf : Keyboards
Knut Riisnes : Tenor Saxophone
Jon Eberson : Gibson Les Paul Guitar
Terje Venaas : Fender Jazz Bass
Pål Thowsen : Drums & Percussion

03 - Sole

Helge Hurum Big Band 
*Hakon Graf : Keyboards
Knut Riisnes : Tenor Saxophone Solo
Jon Eberson : Gibson Les Paul Guitar
Terje Venaas : Fender Jazz Bass
Pål Thowsen : Drums & Percussion

04 - To You

*Hakon Graf : Keyboards
Jon Eberson : Ovation Acoustic Guitar

Pål Thowsen "Carnival" (1981) -Westcoast Rock / Jazz Fusion-

Label : NorDisc

 A

01 - Brother To Brother (Gino Vannelli)
02 - Now We May Begin (Joe Sample)
03 - Carnival (Fred Nøddelund & Pål Thowsen*)
04 - Sundown (Fred Nøddelund)

B

01 - Highway (Håkon Graf) 
02 - Quick Siesta (Fred Nøddelund & Pål Thowsen*)
03 - I've Got The Melody (Patti Austin)
04 - It Was Just A Dream (Palle Mikkelborg)


Produced by Pål Thowsen & Hans Petter Danielsen
*Rhythm Track


A

01 - Brother To Brother

Iver Kleive : Piano, Poly Moog
Sveinung Hovensjø : Bass
Freddy Lindquist : Guitar
Pål Thowsen : Drums, Percussion

02 - Now We May Begin

Inger Lise Rypdal : Vocals
Atle Bakken : Electric Piano
Iver Kleive : Piano, Poly Moog
Sveinung Hovensjø : Bass
Pål Thowsen : Drums, Percussion
Freddy Lindquist : Guitar

03 - Carnival

Håkon Graf : Electric Piano, Poly Moog
Sveinung Hovensjø : Bass
Freddy Lindquist : Guitar
Pål Thowsen : Drums, Percussion
Fred Nøddelund : Trumpet
Palle Mikkelborg : Trumpet
Tore Nilsen : Trombone
Harald Halvorsen : Trombone
Øivind Westby : Trombone

04 - Sundown

Palle Mikkelborg : Flügelhorn, Electric Trumpet
Iver Kleive : Piano
Sveinung Hovensjø : Bass
Freddy Lindquist : Guitar
Pål Thowsen : Drums

B

01 - Highway

Håkon Graf : Electric Piano, Poly Moog
Sveinung Hovensjø : Bass
Freddy Lindquist : Guitar
Pål Thowsen : Drums

02 - Quick Siesta

Atle Bakken : Electric Piano
Sveinung Hovensjø : Bass
Freddy Lindquist : Guitar
Pål Thowsen : Drums, Percussion
Fred Nøddelund : Trumpet
Palle Mikkelborg : Trumpet
Tore Nilsen : Trombone
Harald Halvorsen : Trombone
Øivind Westby : Trombone

03 - I've Got The Melody

Inger Lise Rypdal : Vocals
Iver Kleive : Electric Piano
Håkon Graf : Electric Piano
Sveinung Hovensjø : Bass
Freddy Lindquist : Guitar
Palle Mikkelborg : Electric Trumpet
Pål Thowsen : Drums, Percussion

04 - It Was Just A Dream

Palle Mikkelborg : Piano
Håkon Graf : Electric Piano, Poly Moog
Sveinung Hovensjø : Bass
Freddy Lindquist : Guitar
Inger Lise Rypdal : Song
Pål Thowsen Plays Roger Drums

Thowsen Feat. Tor Endresen ‎"Collection" (1992) -Westcoast Rock / Jazz Fusion / High Tech AOR-

Label : Polydor Records

01 - Central Park (Chick Corea)
02 - Serenade (Jon Eberson)
03 - Brother To Brother (Gino Vannelli)
04 - Quick Siesta (Fred Nøddelund & Pål Thowsen)
05 - Ad-Man (Fred Nøddelund)
06 - (If It) Hurt Just A Little (Michael Sembello, Danny Sembello & David Batteau)
07 - Summer Song (Håkon Graf & Sidsel Endresen)
08 - Call Me Stranger (Svein Dag Hauge)
09 - Black Rain (Svein Dag Hauge)
10 - Young Americans (David Bowie)
11 - Given It Up For Love (Svein Dag Hauge)
12 - All The Things (Tor Endresen & Pål Thowsen)
13 - Mr Watcher (Tor Endresen & Pål Thowsen)
14 - Life Goes On (P. Williams & C. Dverge)
15 - Next To You (Knut Koppang)


Musikere på "SURPRISE" : Fred Nøddelund, Petter Kateraas, Tore Nilsen, Øyvind Westby, Trond Villa, Iver Kleive, Håkon Graf, Jon Eberson, Terje Venaas, Arild Andersen, Pål Thowsen
Produsent : Arild Andersen

Musikere på "CARNIVAL" : Iver Kleive, Sveinung Hovensjø, Freddy Lindquist, Atle Bakken, Fred Nøddelund, Palle Mikkelborg, Øyvind Westby,, Tore Nilsen, Pål Thowsen, Håkon Graf, Inger Lise Rypdal
Produsenter : Hans Petter Danielsen og Pål Thowsen

Musikere på "SYMPATHY" : Freddy Dahl, Iver Kleive, Svein Dag Hauge, Sveinung Hovensjø, Kari Gjærum, Hege Schøyen, Håkon Iversen, Jon Eberson, Håkon Graf, Bendik Hofseth, Fred Nøddelund, Jens Wendelboe, Pål Thowsen
Produsenter : Hans Petter Danielsen og Pål Thowsen

Musikere på "CALL ME STRANGER" : Tor Endresen, Peter Ljung, Svein Dag Hauge, Rolf Graf, Håkon Iversen, Pål Thowsen, Berit Lohne, Ellen K. Hvatum, Anne Danielsen, Jens Petter Antonsen, Torbjørn Sunde, Arild Stav, Ole Edvard Antonsen
Produsent : Svein Dag Hauge

Musikere på "LIFE GOES ON" : Ketil Bjerkestrand, Børge Olsen, Kato Ådland, Geir Rogne, Stein Hauge, Tor Endresen, Pål Thowsen, Brynjar Hoff
Produsent : Pål Thowsen

Thowsen / Endresen "Life Goes On" (1989) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Polydor Records

 Side 1

01 - All The Things (Tor Endresen & Pål Thowsen)
02 - Breaking Your Heart (Tor Endresen)
03 - Going Back (Tor Endresen & Pål Thowsen)
04 - Next To You (Knut Koppang)
05 - Life Goes On (P. Williams & C. Dverge)

Side 2

01 - Nightsong (Tor Endresen)
02 - Mr. Watcher (Tor Endresen & Pål Thowsen)
03 - Lights (Steve Perry & Neal Schon)
04 - If You Remember Me (Carole Bayer Sager & Marvin Hamlisch)


Produced by Pål Thowsen
Co-Production : Erling Lund & Tor Endresen
Engineered & Mixed by Erling Lund
Recorded at Sigma Studio, Bergen, September / October 1988


Side 1

01 - All The Things

Keyboards : Ketil Bjerkestrand
Guitar : Børge Olsen
Guitar : Kato Ådland
Bass : Geir Røgno
Background vocals : Stein Hauge
Lead & Background vocals : Tor Endresen
Drums : Pål Thowsen

02 - Breaking Your Heart

Keyboards : Ketil Bjerkestrand
Guitar : Kato Ådland
Bass : Geir Røgno
Background vocals : Stein Hauge
Lead & Background vocals : Tor Endresen
Drums & Percussion : Pål Thowsen

03 - Going Back

Keyboards : Ketil Bjerkestrand
Guitar : Børge Olsen
Bass : Geir Røgno
Background vocals : Stein Hauge
Lead & Background vocals : Tor Endresen
Drums : Pål Thowsen

04 - Next To You

Keyboards : Ketil Bjerkestrand
Guitar : Kato Ådland
Bass : Geir Røgno
Background vocals : Stein Hauge
Lead & Background vocals : Tor Endresen
Drums : Pål Thowsen

05 - Life Goes On

Keyboards : Ketil Bjerkestrand
Guitar : Kato Ådland
Bass : Geir Røgno
Background vocals : Stein Hauge
Lead & Background vocals : Tor Endresen
Drums : Pål Thowsen

Side 2

01 - Nightsong

Keyboards : Ketil Bjerkestrand
Guitar : Børge Olsen
Oboe : Brynjar Hoff
Lead vocals : Tor Endresen

02 - Mr. Watcher

Keyboards : Ketil Bjerkestrand
Guitar : Kato Ådland
Bass : Geir Røgno
Background vocals : Stein Hauge
Lead & Background vocals : Tor Endresen
Drums : Pål Thowsen

03 - Lights

Keyboards : Ketil Bjerkestrand
Guitar : Kato Ådland
Guitar Solo : Erling Lund
Bass : Geir Røgno
Lead & Background vocals : Tor Endresen
Drums : Pål Thowsen

04 - If You Remember Me

Keyboards : Ketil Bjerkestrand
Guitar : Kato Ådland
Bass : Geir Røgno
Background vocals : Stein Hauge
Lead vocals : Tor Endresen
Drums & Percussion : Pål Thowsen