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Forever Free (Saxon album)
Forever Free is the eleventh studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1992.
| Forever Free | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Studio | Hey You Studios, Vienna, Austria, Gems Studios Boston, Lincolnshire, England | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 44:11 | |||
| Label | CBH/Virgin | |||
| Producer | Biff Byford, Herwig Ursin | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
| Singles from Forever Free | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
A UK version of the album features a cover of a biker Space Marine from the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame.
In 2013, Demon Music Group reissued the album digitally and on CD in the UK. This version included two bonus tracks taken from their 1996 double live album, The Eagle Has Landed – Part II. It's the last album with Graham Oliver.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Forever Free" | Biff Byford, Graham Oliver, Paul Quinn | 4:57 |
| 2. | "Hole in the Sky" | Byford, Oliver, Quinn, Nibbs Carter | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Just Wanna Make Love to You" | Willie Dixon | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Get Down and Dirty" | Byford, Oliver, Nigel Glockler | 5:05 |
| 5. | "Iron Wheels" | Byford, Glockler | 4:12 |
| 6. | "One Step Away" | Byford, Oliver, Glockler | 4:57 |
| 7. | "Can't Stop Rockin'" | Byford, Quinn | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Nighthunter" | Byford, Quinn, Carter | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Grind" | Byford, Oliver, Quinn | 4:23 |
| 10. | "Cloud Nine" | Byford, Glockler, Carter | 4:36 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Princess of the Night" (Live in Germany - December 1995) | Saxon | 5:15 |
| 12. | "Forever Free" (Live in Germany - December 1995) | Byford, Oliver, Quinn | 4:48 |
Personnel edit
- Saxon
- Biff Byford - vocals
- Paul Quinn - guitar
- Graham Oliver - guitar
- Nibbs Carter - bass guitar
- Nigel Glockler - drums
- Additional musicians
- Gigi Skokan, Nasco - programming, keyboards
- Production
- Biff Byford - producer
- Herwig Ursin - producer
Austrian producer and engineer, in the late 1980s employed at Powersound Factory, Achau.
- Rainer Hänsel - audio engineer
- Hey You Studios, Vienna - recording location
- Gems Studios Boston, Lincolnshire, England - recording location
- Mastered at Hey You Production, L.A. Studio City, Blairwoodroad - mastering location
Charts edit
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 58 |
References edit
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon Forever Free". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 384. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Saxon – Forever Free" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2018.