A Sultan's Ransom

A Sultan's Ransom
Studio album by Cloven Hoof
Released	1989
Genre	Power metal, heavy metal
Length	44:08
Label	FM Revolver
Cloven Hoof chronology
Dominator (1988) A Sultan's Ransom (1989) Eye of the Sun (2006)

A Sultan's Ransom, released in 1989, is the third full-length studio album released by the British heavy metal band Cloven Hoof. It is also the last Cloven Hoof album to feature Andy Wood on guitar, due to contractual difficulties that forced the whole band itself to split up from 1990 to 2001. Music videos were made for the songs "Mad, Mad World" and "Highlander" (which are now included on the band's debut DVD release, A Sultan's Ransom – Video Archive, which also contains live footage of the band playing in 1989 at Lichfield Art Centre).

Reception

In 2005, A Sultan's Ransom was ranked number 442 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Lee Payne, unless indicated otherwise.

1. "Astral Rider" – 5:15
2. "Forgotten Heroes" – 4:41
3. "D.V.R." – 2:49 (Payne, Andy Wood)
4. "Jekyll and Hyde" – 3:28 (Payne, Wood)
5. "1001 Nights" – 5:28 (Payne, Wood)
6. "Silver Surfer" – 3:43 (Payne, Wood)
7. "Notre Dame" – 5:45
8. "Mad, Mad World" – 2:29 (Payne, Wood)
9. "Highlander" – 3:40
10. "Mistress of the Forest" – 6:50

*Note: The track "D.V.R." is an acronym which stands for Death Valley Racer.

Credits

• Russ North – Vocals
• Andy Wood – Guitar
• Lee Payne – Bass
• Jon Brown – Drums

References

1. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 32. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.