British Lions (band)

This article is about the British band. For other uses of the term, see British Lions. For the 2010s hard rock band, see British Lion (band).

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

British Lions were a short-lived British rock band, together from 1977 to 1979, with former members of Mott and Medicine Head. ^[1] They toured Britain extensively, as support to Status Quo, whose management they shared, and AC/DC, but were more successful in America. They released two studio albums with little commercial success in the UK. ^[2] Their second album was rejected by RSO and then by Vertigo, and they disbanded in 1979. ^[1] The release rights were acquired by Cherry Red, who released it the following year. Their debut album was reissued in 2023 by Think Like A Key Music.

Members

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

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		UK [3]	US [4]	Canada
1978	British Lions Released: February 10, 1978 Label: Vertigo Format:	-	83	80 [5]
1980	Trouble with Women Released: June 6, 1980 Label: Cherry Red Format:	-	-	-

Singles

• "One More Chance to Run" (1977)
• "Wild in the Streets" (1978) US Hot 100, #87 ^[6]
• "International Heroes"/"Eat the Rich" (1978) ^[7]

Compilations and live albums

• Live And Rare (1999) ^[8]
• Live at the Old Waldorf: San Francisco 1978 (2010) ^[9]

References

1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 329. ISBN   0-85112-939-0.
2. Unterberger, Richie. "British Lions | Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 January 2016.
3. everyHit.com search results Archived 12 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
4. allmusic ((( Mott the Hoople > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))
5. "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 8, 1978" (PDF).
6. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 110.
7. Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 671–2. ISBN   1-84195-017-3.
8. "British Lions CD: "Live and Rare"". Hunter-mott.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
9. Thompson, Dave (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