Forever Free (Saxon album)

Forever Free
Studio album by
Saxon
ReleasedMay 1992
Recorded1992
StudioHey You Studios, Vienna, Austria, Gems Studios Boston, Lincolnshire, England
GenreHeavy metal
Length44:11
LabelCBH/Virgin
ProducerBiff Byford, Herwig Ursin
Saxon chronology
Solid Ball of Rock
(1991) 		Forever Free
(1992) 		Dogs of War
(1995)
Alternative cover
Singles from Forever Free
  1. "Iron Wheels / Forever Free"
    Released: 31 August 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]

Forever Free is the eleventh studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1992.

A UK version of the album features a cover of a biker Space Marine from the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame.

In 2013, Demon Music Group reissued the album digitally and on CD in the UK. This version included two bonus tracks taken from their 1996 double live album, The Eagle Has Landed – Part II. It was the last full length album to feature guitarist Graham Oliver.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Forever Free"Biff Byford, Graham Oliver, Paul Quinn4:57
2."Hole in the Sky"Byford, Oliver, Quinn, Nibbs Carter4:42
3."Just Wanna Make Love to You"Willie Dixon3:54
4."Get Down and Dirty"Byford, Oliver, Nigel Glockler5:05
5."Iron Wheels"Byford, Glockler4:12
6."One Step Away"Byford, Oliver, Glockler4:57
7."Can't Stop Rockin'"Byford, Quinn4:03
8."Nighthunter"Byford, Quinn, Carter3:22
9."Grind"Byford, Oliver, Quinn4:23
10."Cloud Nine"Byford, Glockler, Carter4:36
Bonus tracks (2013 reissue)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Princess of the Night" (Live in Germany - December 1995)Saxon5:15
12."Forever Free" (Live in Germany - December 1995)Byford, Oliver, Quinn4:48

Personnel

Saxon
Additional musicians
  • Gigi Skokan, Nasco - programming, keyboards
Production
 Austrian producer and engineer, in the late 1980s employed at Powersound Factory, Achau.
  • Rainer Hänsel - audio engineer
  • Hey You Studios, Vienna - recording location
  • Gems Studios Boston, Lincolnshire, England - recording location
  • Mastered at Hey You Production, L.A. Studio City, Blairwoodroad - mastering location

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 58

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon Forever Free". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 384. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Saxon – Forever Free" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
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