More Inspirations
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| Released | 24 March 2023 | |||
| Recorded | 2022 | |||
| Studio | Brockfield Hall, The Big Silver Barn | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 39:50 | |||
| Label | Silver Lining Music | |||
| Producer | Biff Byford | |||
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| Singles from More Inspirations | ||||
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More Inspirations is the second cover album by the English heavy metal band Saxon, released on 24 March 2023.
Background
As its predecessor Inspirations, the album consists of covers from the 1960s and 1970s. The Faith Healer was released as a single on 16 January 2023.[1][2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Maximum Volume Music | 8/10[3] |
| powermetal.de | 6.5/10[4] |
More Inspirations was the band's first studio album since Call to Arms (2011) to not enter the UK Albums Chart top 100. As with every Saxon studio album in the last 16 years, More Inspirations entered the charts in all of the three German-speaking countries.
Track listing
| Nazareth, 1973 | 3:26 | |||
| 10. | "Tales of Brave Ulysses" | Eric Clapton, Martin Sharp | Cream, 1967 | 3:20 |
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Personnel
Saxon
- Biff Byford – lead vocals
- Paul Quinn – guitars
- Doug Scarratt – guitars
- Nibbs Carter – bass
- Nigel Glockler – drums
Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 63 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] | 108 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 30 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] | 15 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 23 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] | 5 |
| 5 |
References
- ^ "Making of 'The Faith Healer'". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Saxon Covers Rainbow, KISS, Nazareth, Alice Cooper, Others on 'More Inspirations' Album". 16 January 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Thorley, Andy (31 March 2023). "Saxon – More Inspirations". Maximum Volume Music. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Walzer, Jonathan. "Gut gemacht, aber letztlich nicht nötig" [Nice work, but in the end not necessary] (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Saxon – More Inspirations Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Saxon – More Inspirations" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Saxon – More Inspirations" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Saxon – More Inspirations". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2023.