British Lions (album)

British Lions is the 1978 eponymous debut album by British Lions, the band consisting mainly of members of MottMorgan 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. In the US, the track, "Wild in the Streets" went to #87 on the Hot 100.[3]

British Lions
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1978
GenreRock
Length74:29
LabelVertigo/RSO
ProducerBritish Lions
British Lions chronology
Shouting and Pointing
(1976)
British Lions
(1978)
Trouble with Women
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

"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 noted.[1]

Original release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One More Chance to Run" 3:36
2."Wild in the Streets"Garland Jeffreys3:00
3."Break This Fool"Fiddler, Pete Watts5:29
4."International Heroes"Kim Fowley, Kerry Scott4:19
5."Fork Talking Man"Fiddler, Morgan Fisher, Watts4:20
6."My Life's in Your Hands" 5:17
7."Big Drift Away" 8:29
8."Booster"Fiddler, Watts4:07
9."Eat the Rich" 3:40
Re-release (2000 Angel Air CD) bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(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, Watts5:10
12."Wild in the Streets" (BBC John Peel Show session)Jeffreys3:23
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

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Personnel

British Lions

Technical

References

  1. "British Lions - British Lions". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  2. "British Lions - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 110.
  4. "British Lions - British Lions - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 June 2018.



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