British Lions (album)

For the Steve Harris album, see British Lion (album).

British Lions
Studio album by British Lions
Released	10 February 1978
Genre	Rock
Length	74:29
Label	Vertigo/RSO
Producer	British Lions
British Lions chronology
Shouting and Pointing (1976) British Lions (1978) Trouble with Women (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

British Lions is the 1978 debut album by British Lions, the band consisting mainly of members of Mott—Morgan Fisher, Ray Major, Pete Overend Watts and Dale Griffin—alongside singer/guitarist John Fiddler, previously of Medicine Head.^[2] It was released on the Vertigo label in the UK and the RSO label in the United States. A single "One More Chance to Run" b/w "Booster" was released by Vertigo in the UK to promote the album. In the US, the track, "Wild in the Streets" went to #87 on the Hot 100.^[3]

"One More Chance to Run" was covered by Joe Elliott's Down 'n' Outz on their 2010 album My ReGeneration.

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Fiddler, except where noted.^[1]

Original release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One More Chance to Run"		3:36
2.	"Wild in the Streets"	Garland Jeffreys	3:00
3.	"Break This Fool"	Fiddler, Pete Watts	5:29
4.	"International Heroes"	Kim Fowley, Kerry Scott	4:19
5.	"Fork Talking Man"	Fiddler, Morgan Fisher, Watts	4:20
6.	"My Life's in Your Hands"		5:17
7.	"Big Drift Away"		8:29
8.	"Booster"	Fiddler, Watts	4:07
9.	"Eat the Rich"		3:40

Re-release (2000 Angel Air CD) bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"One More Chance to Run" (BBC John Peel Show session, May 10, 1978)		3:49
11.	"Break This Fool" (BBC John Peel Show session, May 10, 1978)	Fiddler, Watts	5:10
12.	"Wild in the Streets" (BBC John Peel Show session, May 10, 1978)	Jeffreys	3:23
13.	"Wild One" (live, recorded at Woods Club, Plymouth, Devon on April 12, 1978)		6:12
14.	"Eat the Rich: the Second Course" (demo)		3:52
15.	"Can't Get Over You" (demo)		3:05
16.	"Long Distance Love" (demo)		3:30
17.	"You Got Everything" (demo)		3:00

^[4]

Personnel

British Lions

• John Fiddler – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Ray Major – lead guitar; backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 6-8), percussion (track 3)
• Morgan Fisher – piano, Hammond organ, Korg synthesizer, davolisint; slide glockenspiel and electric percussion (track 9)
• Pete Watts – bass; backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 6-8), slide guitar (track 1)
• Dale "Buffin" Griffin – drums; backing vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5), percussion (track 3)

Additional personnel

• Stan Tippins — backing vocals (tracks 2, 4)

Technical

• Alan "Ghastly Toad" Douglas and Mick "School Bully" Glossop - recording
• Alan Schmidt - art direction

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5]	80
US Billboard 200[6]	83

References

1. "British Lions - British Lions". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
2. "British Lions - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 110.
4. "British Lions - British Lions - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
5. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4616b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
6. "British Lions Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 September 2024.