Album · 45 years old this year
Denim and Leather
Denim and Leather: tracklist, credits and charts
9 tracks · 37:06Tracklist
- 1Princess of the NightByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn3:58
- 2Never SurrenderByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn3:11
- 3Out of ControlByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn4:01
- 4Rough and ReadyByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn4:44
- 5Play It LoudByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn4:06
- 6And the Bands Played OnByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn2:43
- 7Midnight RiderByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn5:37
- 8Fire in the SkyByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn3:22
- 9Denim and LeatherByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn5:24
- Produced by
- Nigel Thomas, Saxon, Saxon (tracks 2 and 6)
- Recorded at
- Studio Aquarius (Geneva, Switzerland), Polar Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
- Recorded
- 1981
- Mixed at
- Polar Studios
- Engineered by
- Andy Lyden
- Label
- Carrère
- Length
- 37:06
Line-up
- Steve Dawson · electric bass guitar
- Pete Gill · drums (drum set)
- Graham Oliver · electric guitar
- Paul Quinn · electric guitar
- Biff Byford · lead vocals
Singles
- “And the Bands Played On” · 27 March 1981
- “Never Surrender” · 10 July 1981
- “Princess of the Night” · 23 October 1981
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1981-82 | 9 |
| French Albums (SNEP) · 1981-82 | 19 |
| Swedish Albums · 1981-82 | 21 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2018 | 36 |
| German Albums · 1981-82 | 37 |
| Dutch Albums · 1981-82 | 39 |
| Scottish Albums · 2021 | 85 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Silver |
From MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Only what the sources record is shown.
54.9
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
2.1k
ListenBrainz listeners
31k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
461
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 25 September 1981 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 September 1981 | |
| Wikidata | 1981 | |
| UK / Europe release | 25 September 1981 | earliest UK or European date |
16 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | GB | Fame | 077775202229 | other |
| — | XW | Union Square Music | 0077775202250 | other |
| — | GR | Seagull Records | other | |
| 1981 | PT | Carrère | other | |
| 1981 | FR | — | other | |
| 1981 | DE | Carrère | other | |
| 1981 | SE | Carrère | other | |
| 1981 | GB | EMI | other | |
| 25 September 1981 | GB | Carrère | original | |
| 20 October 1993 | JP | EMI | 4988006690387 | other |
| 1996 | GB | EMI Gold | 077775202229 | other |
| 1 February 1996 | NL | Disky | 0724348673824 | other |
| 15 May 2009 | DE | EMI | 5099969933325 | other |
| 2018 | XE | Union Square Music | 4050538696462 | other |
| 25 May 2018 | XE | Union Square Music | 4050538358629 | other |
| — | — | Union Square Music | 5099969933356 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · upscaled: minor: best source 1404x1404, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1404×1404 | upscaled: minor: best source 1404x1404, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 475×474 | upscaled |