Survivors
Studio album by
Samson
ReleasedJune 1979
RecordedApril 1979
StudioKingsway Recorders, London
GenreHeavy metal
Length37:46
LabelLaser
ProducerJohn McCoy
Samson chronology
Survivors
(1979) 		Head On
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[2]

Survivors is the debut album by British heavy metal band Samson. It was released in 1979 and, although vocalist Bruce Dickinson appears as a band member on the cover sheet, the album was completed before he joined the band, with guitarist Paul Samson on vocal duty. The re-issue on CD of the album features seven bonus tracks with Dickinson singing some tracks from the original release.[3]

Track listing

All tracks by Paul Samson and John McCoy, except "Tomorrow or Yesterday" by Paul Samson

No.TitleLength
1."It's Not as Easy as It Seems"3:07
2."I Wish I Was the Saddle of a Schoolgirl's Bike"3:09
3."Big Brother"6:18
4."Tomorrow or Yesterday"6:34
5."Koz" (instrumental)4:26
6."Six Foot Under"5:13
7."Inside Out"4:10
8."Wrong Side of Time"4:49

Bonus tracks on 2001 CD re-issue

No.TitleLength
9."Mr. Rock 'n' Roll"4:01
10."The Shuffle"3:21

Bonus tracks on 2001 CD re-issue with Bruce Dickinson singing

No.TitleLength
11."It's Not as Easy as It Seems"3:05
12."I Wish I Was the Saddle of a Schoolgirl's Bike"3:02
13."Big Brother"5:48
14."Tomorrow or Yesterday"5:38
15."Six Foot Under"5:14
16."Inside Out"4:16
17."Wrong Side of Time"4:47

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

References

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Samson - Survivors review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 240. ISBN 978-1894959025.
  3. ^ "Samson (Gbr) - Survivors". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
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