Silent Knight (album)

Silent Knight
Studio album by
Saga
ReleasedAugust 1980
Recorded1980
StudioPhase One Studios, Toronto, Canada
Genre
Length37:11
LabelMaze (Canada)
Polydor (Europe and Japan)
ProducerPaul A. Gross
Saga chronology
Images at Twilight
(1979) 		Silent Knight
(1980) 		Worlds Apart
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Silent Knight is the third studio album by the Canadian progressive rock band Saga and was originally released in August 1980. Silent Knight is certified Gold in Canada (50 000), having reached No. 42 in the charts.[2] The Einstein Tower in Potsdam, Germany was used as a template for the album cover. Silent Knight marks the debut appearance of longtime keyboardist Jim Gilmour.

The Chapters

Two of the songs, "Don't Be Late (Chapter Two)" and "Too Much to Lose (Chapter Seven)" were part of a series of eight (but later sixteen) songs that Saga included within their first four albums called "The Chapters", which told the story of a young Albert Einstein. These songs were later included on The Chapters Live (2005). To date, there's been no official compilation of the chapters in their studio incarnation.

Track listing

All credits adapted from the original release.[3]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Be Late (Chapter Two)"Ian Crichton, Jim Crichton, Michael Sadler6:02
2."What's It Gonna Be?"I. Crichton, J. Crichton, Jim Gilmour, Steve Negus, Sadler4:27
3."Time to Go"J. Crichton, Sadler4:20
4."Compromise"I. Crichton, J. Crichton, Gilmour, Negus, Sadler3:20
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Too Much to Lose (Chapter Seven)"J. Crichton, Gilmour, Sadler4:48
6."Help Me Out"J. Crichton, Negus, Sadler5:50
7."Someone Should"J. Crichton, Gilmour, Sadler4:06
8."Careful Where You Step"J. Crichton, Sadler4:18
2002 Multimedia bonus track
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Be Late (Chapter Two)" (Live video) 

Personnel

Saga
Production
  • Paul Gross – producer
  • Alan Thorne – engineer
  • Mick Walsh – engineer
  • Jeff Stobbs, Lenny Derose, Robin Brouwers – re-mixing assistant engineer
  • Mark Wright – re-mixing engineer

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4] 42
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5] 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 42

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[7] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Hinds, Andy. "Saga - Images at Twilight review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. ^ RPM magazine chart: 50 albums in Canada at www.CollectionsCanada.gc.ca
  3. ^ Saga (1979). Images at Twilight (LP Sleeve). London, UK: Polydor Records. 2374 166.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0302". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Saga – Silent Knight". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Saga – Silent Knight". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Saga – Silent Knight". Music Canada. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
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