British Lions (band)

British Lions
British Lions
Origin	Herefordshire, England
Genres	Glam rock, hard rock
Years active	1977–1980
Labels	Vertigo/RSO, Angel Air
Associated acts	Mott the Hoople, Medicine Head
Past members	Dale "Buffin" Griffin ; Morgan Fisher; Ray Major ; John Fiddler; Pete Watts ; Steve Hyams

British Lions were a short-lived British rock band, together from 1977 to 1980, with former members of Mott and Medicine Head. They released just two studio albums with little commercial success in the UK.[1]

Members

Morgan Fisher – piano, Hammond organ, Korg synthesizer, davolisint
John Fiddler – guitar, vocals
Dale Griffin – drums
Ray Major – guitar, vocals
Pete Overend Watts – bass, vocals

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
Year	Title	UK [2]	US [3]	Canada
1977	British Lions Released: February 10, 1977 Label: Vertigo Format:	-	83	80[4]
1980	Trouble with Women Released: June 6, 1980 Label: Vertigo Format:	-	-	-

Singles

"One More Chance to Run" (1977)
"Wild in the Streets" (1978) US Hot 100, #87[5]
"International Heroes"/"Eat the Rich" (1978)[6]

Compilations and live albums

Live And Rare (1999) [7]
Live at the Old Waldorf: San Francisco 1978 (2010)[8]

References

Richie Unterberger. "British Lions | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
everyHit.com search results Archived 12 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
allmusic ((( Mott the Hoople > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))
"RPM Top 100 Albums - July 8, 1978" (PDF).
Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 110.
Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 671–2. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
"British Lions CD: "Live and Rare"". Hunter-mott.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
Dave Thompson (6 September 2010). "Live at the Old Waldorf: San Francisco 1978 - British Lions | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

External links

British Lions at Discogs

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[1] Richie Unterberger. "British Lions | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

[autogenerated3-2] veryHit.com search results Archived 12 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[autogenerated5-3] usic ((( Mott the Hoople > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))

[4] "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 8, 1978" (PDF).

[5] Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 110.

[The_Great_Rock_Discography-6] Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 671–2. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.

[7] "British Lions CD: "Live and Rare"". Hunter-mott.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

[8] Dave Thompson (6 September 2010). "Live at the Old Waldorf: San Francisco 1978 - British Lions | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2016.