The Firm (album)

The Firm
Studio album by The Firm
Released 11 February 1985
Recorded 1984
The Sol Studios, Cookham, Berkshire
Genre Rock
Length 40:19
Label Atlantic
Producer Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers
The Firm chronology
The Firm
(1985)		 Mean Business
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]

The Firm is the eponymous debut studio album by British rock band The Firm, released by Atlantic Records on 11 February 1985. Tracks ranged from the epic "Midnight Moonlight" based on a previously unreleased song by Led Zeppelin called "Swan Song", first tinkered with during the Physical Graffiti sessions, to the commercially successful "Radioactive". "Closer" employs a horn section to subtle effect.

The Firm peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200 chart, and reached #15 on the UK Album Chart. The song "Radioactive" topped Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart for one week.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Closer"   Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers 2:52
2. "Make or Break"   Rodgers 4:21
3. "Someone to Love"   Page, Rodgers 4:55
4. "Together"   Page, Rodgers 3:54
5. "Radioactive"   Rodgers 2:49
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"   Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil 4:33
2. "Money Can't Buy"   Rodgers 3:35
3. "Satisfaction Guaranteed"   Page, Rodgers 4:07
4. "Midnight Moonlight"   Page, Rodgers 9:13

Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Kerrang! UK Albums of 1985[3] 1985 20

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1985) Peak position
UK Albums Chart[4] 15
Swedish Albums Chart[5] 21
Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[6] 16
US Billboard 200[7] 17
Dutch Albums Chart[8] 51

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1985 "Radioactive" UK Singles Chart[9] 76
1985 "Radioactive" US Billboard Top Rock Tracks[10] 1
1985 "Radioactive" US Billboard Hot 100[11] 28
1985 "Radioactive" US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[12] 28
1985 "Radioactive" Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[13] 75
1985 "Closer" US Billboard Top Rock Tracks[14] 19
1985 "Satisfaction Guaranteed" US Billboard Top Rock Tracks[15] 4
1985 "Satisfaction Guaranteed" US Billboard Hot 100[16] 73
1985 "Satisfaction Guaranteed" US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[17] 78

Sales certifications

Album

Country Sales Certification
United States (RIAA) 500,000+ Gold[18]
Canada (CRIA) 50,000+ Gold[19]

Personnel

Band

Additional musicians

Other

Additional notes

Recorded and mixed at The Sol Studios, Cookham, Berkshire, England. Mastered at The Townhouse, London, England.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review
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  4. ^ Warwick, Neil (2004). "The Firm - 2 March 1985". The Complete Book of the British Charts (3rd ed.). London: Omnibus Press. p. 409. ISBN 1-84449-058-0. 
  5. ^ "Top 60 Albums - 8 March 1985". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Firm&titel=Firm&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-01-17. 
  6. ^ "RPM Albums Chart - 30 March 1985". collectionscanada.gc.ca. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0503&volume=42&issue=3&issue_dt=March%2030%201985&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=hrg50o22lgammqcogv27ve6d95. Retrieved 2009-01-17. 
  7. ^ "The Billboard 200 - 13 April 1985". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3004219&cdi=6184791&cid=04%2F13%2F1985. Retrieved 2009-01-17. 
  8. ^ "Top 20 Albums - 15 November 1997". norwegiancharts.com. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Firm&titel=Firm&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-01-17. 
  9. ^ "Top 100 Singles - 23 February 1985". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=12284. Retrieved 2009-01-19. 
  10. ^ "Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - 16 March 1985". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=376&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Mainstream+Rock+Tracks&ci=3004134&cdi=6179453&cid=03%2F16%2F1985. Retrieved 2009-01-15. 
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  12. ^ "Top 100 Singles - 13 April 1985". cashboxmagazine.com. http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19850413.html. Retrieved 2009-01-19. 
  13. ^ "RPM Singles Chart - 13 April 1985". collectionscanada.gc.ca. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0509&volume=42&issue=5&issue_dt=April%2013%201985&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=hrg50o22lgammqcogv27ve6d95. Retrieved 2009-01-19. 
  14. ^ "Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - 23 March 1985". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=376&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Mainstream+Rock+Tracks&ci=3004135&cdi=6179502&cid=03%2F23%2F1985. Retrieved 2009-01-15. 
  15. ^ "Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - 18 May 1985". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=376&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Mainstream+Rock+Tracks&ci=3004248&cdi=6187060&cid=05%2F18%2F1985. Retrieved 2009-01-19. 
  16. ^ "Hot 100 Chart - 18 May 1985". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3004244&cdi=6186842&cid=05%2F18%2F1985. Retrieved 2009-01-19. 
  17. ^ "Top 100 Singles - 25 May 1985". cashboxmagazine.com. http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19850525.html. Retrieved 2009-01-19. 
  18. ^ "RIAA.org The Firm - 11 April 1985". RIAA. http://www.riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. Retrieved 2009-01-19. 
  19. ^ "CRIA The Firm - 31 December 1997". CRIA. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php. Retrieved 2009-01-19. 
The Firm
Studio albums
The Firm · Mean Business
Films and DVDs
The Firm Live at Hammersmith 1984 · Five from The Firm
Singles
"Radioactive" · "Satisfaction Guaranteed" · "All the King's Horses" · "Live in Peace"