British Lions (album)
| British Lions | ||||
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| Studio album by British Lions | ||||
| Released | February 1978 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 74:29 | |||
| Label | Vertigo/RSO | |||
| Producer | British Lions | |||
| British Lions chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
British Lions is the 1977 eponymous debut album by British Lions, the band consisting mainly of members of Mott—Morgan Fisher, Ray Major, Pete Overend Watts and Dale Griffin—alongside singer/guitarist John Fiddler, previously of Medicine Head.[2] It was released on the Vertigo label in the UK and the RSO label in the United States. A single "One More Chance to Run" b/w "Booster" was released by Vertigo in the UK to promote the album.
"One More Chance to Run" was covered by Joe Elliott's Down 'n' Outz on their 2010 album My ReGeneration.
Track listing
All tracks composed by John Fiddler, except where noted.[1]
| Original release | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "One More Chance to Run" | 3:36 | |
| 2. | "Wild in the Streets" | Garland Jeffreys | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Break This Fool" | Fiddler, Pete Watts | 5:29 |
| 4. | "International Heroes" | Kim Fowley, Kerry Scott | 4:19 |
| 5. | "Fork Talking Man" | Fiddler, Morgan Fisher, Watts | 4:20 |
| 6. | "My Life's in Your Hands" | 5:17 | |
| 7. | "Big Drift Away" | 8:29 | |
| 8. | "Booster" | Fiddler, Watts | 4:07 |
| 9. | "Eat the Rich" | 3:40 | |
| Re-release (2000 Angel Air CD) bonus tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 10. | "One More Chance to Run" (BBC John Peel Show session) | 3:49 | |
| 11. | "Break This Fool" (BBC John Peel Show session) | Fiddler, Watts | 5:10 |
| 12. | "Wild in the Streets" (BBC John Peel Show session) | Jeffreys | 3:23 |
| 13. | "Wild One" (live) | 6:12 | |
| 14. | "Eat the Rich: the Second Course" (demo) | 3:52 | |
| 15. | "Can't Get Over You" (demo) | 3:05 | |
| 16. | "Long Distance Love" (demo) | 3:30 | |
| 17. | "You Got Everything" (demo) | 3:00 | |
Personnel
British Lions
- John Fiddler – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Ray Major – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Morgan Fisher – piano, backing vocals, Hammond organ, Korg synthesizer, davolisint
- Pete Watts – bass, backing vocals
- Dale "Buffin" Griffin – drums, backing vocals
Technical
- Alan "Ghastly Toad" Douglas, Mick "School Bully" Glossop - recording
- Alan Schmidt - art direction
References
- 1 2 "British Lions - British Lions". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ↑ "British Lions - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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