Rock until You Drop

Rock until You Drop
Studio album by Raven
Released	September or October 1981
Recorded	1980 - early 1981 at Impulse Studios, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	46:36
Label	Neat
Producer	Steve Thompson and Raven
Raven chronology
Rock until You Drop (1981) Wiped Out (1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Rock until You Drop is the first full-length album by the British heavy metal band Raven, released in 1981. The album was the first of many heavy metal studio albums issued by British independent label Neat Records.^[2] It reached position No. 63 in the UK Albums Chart.^[3]

The song "Lambs to the Slaughter" was covered by German thrash band Kreator on their Out of the Dark ... Into the Light EP, added to the re-mastered Terrible Certainty CD in 2000.

Track listing

• All songs written by Gallagher, Gallagher and Hunter, except where indicated.

1. "Hard Ride" – 3:10
2. "Hell Patrol" – 4:43
3. "Don't Need Your Money" – 3:22
4. "Over the Top" – 3:51
5. "39-40" – 0:51
6. "For the Future" – 4:04
7. "Rock until You Drop" – 4:02
8. "Nobody's Hero" – 3:50
9. "Hellraiser / Action" (Chinn, Chapman, Scott, Connolly, Priest, Tucker) – 4:21 (Sweet cover)
10. "Lambs to the Slaughter" – 3:51
11. "Tyrant of the Airways" – 7:16

CD reissue bonus tracks

12. "Wiped Out" - 4:30
13. "Crazy World" - 3:57
14. "Inquisitor" - 3:53

Personnel

Band members

• John Gallagher - bass, vocals
• Mark Gallagher - guitar
• Rob Hunter - drums

Production

• Steve Thompson - producer
• Mickey Sweeney - engineer

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Raven Rock Until You Drop review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
2. "Raven (Gbr) - Rock Until You Drop". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
3. "Rock Until You Drop Chart Stats". Chart Stats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2011-03-25.