Denim and Leather by Saxon, album cover
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Denim and Leather

Popularity54.9

Denim and Leather: tracklist, credits and charts

9 tracks · 37:06

Tracklist

  1. 1Princess of the NightByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn3:58
  2. 2Never SurrenderByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn3:11
  3. 3Out of ControlByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn4:01
  4. 4Rough and ReadyByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn4:44
  5. 5Play It LoudByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn4:06
  6. 6And the Bands Played OnByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn2:43
  7. 7Midnight RiderByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn5:37
  8. 8Fire in the SkyByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn3:22
  9. 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

ChartPeak
UK Albums Chart · 1981-829
French Albums (SNEP) · 1981-8219
Swedish Albums · 1981-8221
UK Rock & Metal Albums · 201836
German Albums · 1981-8237
Dutch Albums · 1981-8239
Scottish Albums · 202185

Certifications

RegionCertification
United KingdomSilver

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54.9
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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
SourceDateNote
MusicBrainz25 September 1981
Wikipedia infobox25 September 1981
Wikidata1981
UK / Europe release25 September 1981earliest UK or European date
16 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
—GBFame077775202229other
—XWUnion Square Music0077775202250other
—GRSeagull Recordsother
1981PTCarrèreother
1981FR—other
1981DECarrèreother
1981SECarrèreother
1981GBEMIother
25 September 1981GBCarrèreoriginal
20 October 1993JPEMI4988006690387other
1996GBEMI Gold077775202229other
1 February 1996NLDisky0724348673824other
15 May 2009DEEMI5099969933325other
2018XEUnion Square Music4050538696462other
25 May 2018XEUnion Square Music4050538358629other
——Union Square Music5099969933356other
Cover art sources

itunes · upscaled: minor: best source 1404x1404, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)

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itunes ✓1404×1404upscaled: minor: best source 1404x1404, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)
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fanarttv1000×1000upscaled
coverartarchive475×474upscaled