Strong Arm of the Law

Strong Arm of the Law
Studio album by Saxon
Released	1 September 1980
Recorded	Ramport Studios, London, between late May-August 1980
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	37:05
Label	Carrere
Producer	Pete Hinton and Saxon
Saxon chronology
Wheels of Steel (1980) Strong Arm of the Law (1980) Denim and Leather (1981)
Singles from Strong Arm of the Law
"Strong Arm of the Law / Taking Your Chances" Released: February 1981

Strong Arm of The Law is the third studio album by the English heavy metal band Saxon released in 1980. It was released only four months after the classic Wheels of Steel and debuted on the UK chart at No. 11.

"Dallas 1 PM" was written about the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Martin Popoff	[2]
Sputnikmusic	[3]

Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic gave the album a positive review, rating it four and a half out of five stars. He called it "equally timeless" to the band's previous album, Wheels of Steel and commented that "all the right ingredients pretty much fell into place for Saxon on this amazing record, and though it lacked as many clear-cut hits as its predecessor, Strong Arm of the Law‘s unmatched consistency from start to finish makes it the definitive Saxon album in the eyes of many fans and critics."

UK Track listing

All songs written and composed by Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, Graham Oliver, Steve Dawson and Pete Gill. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heavy Metal Thunder"	4:20
2.	"To Hell and Back Again"	4:44
3.	"Strong Arm of the Law"	4:39
4.	"Taking Your Chances"	4:19

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"20,000 Ft."	3:16
6.	"Hungry Years"	5:18
7.	"Sixth Form Girls"	4:19
8.	"Dallas 1 PM"	6:29

US Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dallas 1 PM"	6:27
2.	"Strong Arm of the Law"	4:30
3.	"Sixth Form Girls"	4:15
4.	"Hungry Years"	4:57

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Heavy Metal Thunder"	4:14
6.	"Taking Your Chances"	4:17
7.	"To Hell and Back Again"	4:42
8.	"20,000 Ft"	4:18

2006 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
9.	"20,000 Ft." (Live)	3:30
10.	"Dallas 1 PM" (Live)	6:18
11.	"Hungry Years" (Live)	5:56
12.	"Strong Arm of the Law" (Live)	4:52
13.	"Heavy Metal Thunder" (Live)	4:01

2009 remaster bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
9.	"20,000 Ft." (BBC session)	3:17
10.	"Dallas 1 PM" (BBC session)	6:01
11.	"The Eagle Has Landed" (BBC session)	7:32
12.	"747 (Strangers in the Night)" (BBC session)	4:41
13.	"To Hell and Back Again" (alternate version)	4:47
14.	"20,000 Ft." (Abbey Road mix 2009)	4:10
15.	"Mandy" (early version of Sixth Form Girls)	3:58
16.	"Heavy Metal Thunder" (Abbey Road mix 2009)	4:15

• 2009 remaster bonus tracks 9-12 recorded live at Studio B15, 25 April 1982.

Personnel

• Biff Byford - vocals
• Graham Oliver - guitar
• Paul Quinn - guitar
• Steve Dawson - bass
• Pete Gill - drums

Production

• Produced by Saxon and Pete Hinton
• Engineered by Will Reid Dick
• Recorded at Ramport Studios, UK

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon Strong Arm of the Law". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
2. 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.
3. g, manos (11 October 2013). "Review: CD Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law Album". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2013-11-08.