British Lions (album)

British Lions
Studio album by British Lions
Released	February 1978
Genre	Rock
Length	74:29
Label	Vertigo/RSO
Producer	British Lions
British Lions chronology
Shouting and Pointing (1976) British Lions (1977) Trouble with Women (1980)

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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 indicated.^[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	4:20
4.	"International Heroes"	Kim Fowley, Kerry Scott	4:19
5.	"Fork Talking Man"	Fiddler, Morgan Fisher, Watts	5:30
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

• 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

References

1. "British Lions - British Lions". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
2. "British Lions - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 March 2013.