Destiny (Saxon album)
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| Studio album by Saxon | ||||
| Released | 20 June 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Hook and Manor, Berkshire, UK, 1988 | |||
| Genre | Glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 44:00 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Stephan Galfas | |||
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| Singles from Destiny | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Martin Popoff | [2] |
Destiny is the ninth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1988. It is also the only studio album to feature the rhythm section of drummer Nigel Durham and bassist Paul Johnson (former Heritage, later in U.S.I.)[3] on it.
Track listing
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Ride Like the Wind" (Christopher Cross cover) | Christopher Cross | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Where the Lightning Strikes" | Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, Graham Oliver | 4:19 |
| 3. | "I Can't Wait Anymore" | Byford, Quinn, Oliver | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Calm Before the Storm" | Byford, Quinn, Oliver | 3:46 |
| 5. | "S.O.S." | Byford, Quinn, Oliver | 6:02 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 6. | "Song for Emma" | Byford, Stephan Galfas | 4:45 |
| 7. | "For Whom the Bell Tolls" | Byford, Quinn, Paul Johnson | 3:54 |
| 8. | "We Are Strong" | Byford, Quinn | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Jericho Siren" | Byford, Quinn, Johnson | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Red Alert" | Byford, Quinn, Johnson | 4:34 |
Personnel
- Biff Byford - vocals
- Graham Oliver - guitar
- Paul Quinn - guitar
- Paul Johnson - bass
- Nigel Durham - drums
Additional Musicians
- Stephen Laws Clifford - keyboards
- Dave Taggart, George Lamb, Phil Caffrey, Steve Mann - backing vocals
Production
- Producer : Stephan Galfas
- Engineer : Spencer Henderson and James Allen-Jones
- Recorded at Hook and Manor, Berkshire, UK
- Mixed at Swanyard Studios, London
- Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York
References
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon Destiny". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ↑ http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/united+kingdom/staffordshire/stoke+on+trent/u+s+i+
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