The Eagle Has Landed (album)

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The Eagle Has Landed
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Live album by
Saxon
Released10 May 1982 [1]
RecordedUK and Europe in 1981-82
Genre Heavy metal
Length44:55
Label Carrere
Producer Saxon
Saxon chronology
Denim and Leather
(1981)		The Eagle Has Landed
(1982)		 Power & the Glory
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 6/10 [3]

The Eagle Has Landed is the first live album by heavy metal band Saxon and the first album featuring their long time drummer Nigel Glockler. It was recorded during the European leg of the world tour supporting the album Denim and Leather and released in 1982. The album reached #5 in the UK charts.

Contents

It won the British Heavy Metal live 1982 Award.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, Graham Oliver, Steve Dawson and Pete Gill

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Motorcycle Man"4:22
2."747 (Strangers in the Night)"4:38
3."Princess of the Night"4:20
4."Strong Arm of the Law"4:39
5."Heavy Metal Thunder"4:09
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."20,000 Ft."3:26
7."Wheels of Steel"8:52
8."Never Surrender"3:54
9."Fire in the Sky"2:41
10."Machine Gun"3:52
2006 remaster bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."And the Bands Played On"3:05
12."See the Light Shining"5:25
13."Frozen Rainbow"6:03
14."Midnight Rider"5:21
15."Dallas 1PM"6:14
16."Hungry Years"5:52

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 33
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 30
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 5

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [8] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Eagle Has Landed certification".
  2. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon The Eagle Has Landed". AllMusic . Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 314. ISBN   978-1894959315.
  4. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Saxon – The Eagle Has Landed" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Saxon – The Eagle Has Landed" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Saxon – The Eagle Has Landed". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  8. ↑ "British album certifications – Saxon – The Eagle Has Landed". British Phonographic Industry.
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