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Power & the Glory
Power & the Glory
Studio album by Saxon
Released	March 1983
Recorded	1982
Studio	Axis Sound (Atlanta)
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	36:37
Label	Carrere
Producer	Jeff Glixman
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Singles from Power & the Glory
	"Power and the Glory"; Released: April 1983; "Nightmare"; Released: July 1983;

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Power & the Glory is the fifth studio album by English heavy metal band Saxon, released in March 1983 by Carrere Records. This is the first Saxon studio album with new drummer Nigel Glockler and was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia in the fall of 1982.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10^[3]

The album peaked at #15 in the UK Albums Chart.^[4]^[5] It reached No. 1 in the Metal charts in Sweden, Norway, France and Germany selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide.^{[citation needed]} It was their first album to enter the Billboard 200 in the US, peaking at #155.^[6]

A retrospective AllMusic review by Eduardo Rivadavia gave the album three out of five stars. Rivadavia criticised the mixing, saying that the album "sounds as though it was recorded in a tin can, albeit a very, very large tin can" eliminating the "big, in-your-face, and gritty" sound heard on the band's past albums. He also criticised the material itself, saying that "despite a few sparks generated by "Redline," "Warrior," and the proto-thrashing "This Town Rocks," only the anthemic title track ultimately showed enough staying power (and glory) to earn a frequent slot in Saxon's live repertoire".^[2] Canadian journalist Martin Popoff writes quite the opposite and considers Power & the Glory Saxon's best album, praising the production and the contribution of "new ass-kicking drummer Nigel Glockler" to "working a metal magic that is the embodiment of the NWOBHM's ideals now made real."^[3]

In 2005, Power & the Glory was ranked number 376 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, Graham Oliver, Steve Dawson and Nigel Glockler.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Power and the Glory"	5:57
2.	"Redline"	3:38
3.	"Warrior"	3:47
4.	"Nightmare"	4:25

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"This Town Rocks"	3:58
6.	"Watching the Sky"	3:43
7.	"Midas Touch"	4:13
8.	"The Eagle Has Landed"	6:56

2009 remaster bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Denim & Leather" (live, b-side "Power and the Glory")	5:11
10.	"Suzie Hold On" (Jeff Glixman version '82)	5:01
11.	"Turn out the Lights" (Kaley Studio demo 1982)	3:57
12.	"Stand Up and Rock" (Kaley Studio demo 1982)	3:36
13.	"Power and the Glory" (Kaley Studio demo 1982)	6:17
14.	"Saturday Night" (Kaley Studio demo 1982)	4:11
15.	"Midas Touch" (Kaley Studio demo 1982)	4:07
16.	"Nightmare" (Kaley Studio demo 1982)	5:55
17.	"Redline" (Kaley Studio demo 1982)	3:37

Song information

Power and the Glory

"Power and the Glory" was released as a single in April 1983. It reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song is an early power metal song with a fast tempo and lyrics relating to war and battles. A music video was made for the song with band members running through a castle with dead dolls.

Personnel

Biff Byford – vocals
Graham Oliver – guitar
Paul Quinn – guitar
Steve Dawson – bass guitar
Nigel Glockler – drums

Production

Jeff Glixman – producer^[8]
Jeff Glixman – engineer
Cheryl Bordagary – engineer
Les Horn – engineer
Axis Sound Studio, Atlanta – recording and mixing location
Nic Tompkin – cover design, photography
Chris Peyton – design (reissue)
Gavin Wright – design (reissue)

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[9]	26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	28
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	9
UK Albums (OCC)^[12]	15
US Billboard 200^[13]	155

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 719. ISBN 9780862415419.
^ ^a ^b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 483. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "Saxon | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
^ Allmusic.com / Billboard Albums – accessed March 2011
^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 58. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
^ "Saxon official homepage". Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Saxon – Power & the Glory" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Saxon – Power & the Glory" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Saxon – Power & the Glory". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
^ "Saxon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

[Strong-1] Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 719. ISBN 9780862415419.

[AllMusic-2] Rivadavia, Eduardo. "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2013.

[martin-3] Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-4] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 483. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[5] "Saxon | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

[6] Allmusic.com / Billboard Albums – accessed March 2011

[7] Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 58. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.

[8] "Saxon official homepage". Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.

[ac_Netherlands_Saxon-9] "Dutchcharts.nl – Saxon – Power & the Glory" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

[ac_Germany4_Saxon-10] "Offiziellecharts.de – Saxon – Power & the Glory" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

[ac_Sweden_Saxon-11] "Swedishcharts.com – Saxon – Power & the Glory". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

[ac_UK2_-12] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

[Billboard_200-13] "Saxon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

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+'''''Power & the Glory''''' is the fifth studio album by English [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Saxon (band)|Saxon]], released in March 1983 by [[Carrere Records]]. This is the first Saxon studio album with new drummer Nigel Glockler and was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia in the fall of 1982.
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+== Critical reception ==
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+| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=AllMusic>{{cite web|last=Rivadavia|first=Eduardo|title=AllMusic review|website=[[AllMusic]] |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/power-the-glory-mw0000463098|accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>
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+| rev2Score = 10/10<ref name="martin">{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = [[Collector's Guide Publishing]] | date = 1 November 2005 | isbn = 978-1-894959-31-5 | page= 315}}</ref>
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-The album peaked at #15 in the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 483}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18324/saxon/|title=Saxon {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=2018-02-10}}</ref> It reached No.1 in the Metal charts in Sweden, Norway, France and Germany selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} It was their first album to enter the [[Billboard 200]] in the US, peaking at #155.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/saxon-p5357/charts-awards Allmusic.com / Billboard Albums] - accessed March 2011</ref>
+The album peaked at #15 in the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 483}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18324/saxon/|title=Saxon {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=10 February 2018}}</ref> It reached No. 1 in the Metal charts in Sweden, Norway, France and Germany selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} It was their first album to enter the [[Billboard 200]] in the US, peaking at #155.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/saxon-p5357/charts-awards Allmusic.com / Billboard Albums] – accessed March 2011</ref>
-A retrospective [[AllMusic]] review by Eduardo Rivadavia gave the album three out of five stars. Rivadavia criticised the mixing, saying that the album "sounds as though it was recorded in a tin can, albeit a very, very large tin can" eliminating the "big, in-your-face, and gritty" sound heard on the band's past albums. He also criticised the material itself, saying that "despite a few sparks generated by "Redline," "Warrior," and the proto-thrashing "This Town Rocks," only the anthemic title track ultimately showed enough staying power (and glory) to earn a frequent slot in Saxon's live repertoire".<ref name=AllMusic/> Canadian journalist [[Martin Popoff]] writes quite the opposite and considers ''Power & the Glory'' Saxon's best album, praising the production and the contribution of "new ass-kicking drummer Nigel Glockler" to "working a metal magic that is the embodiment of the NWOBHM's ideals now made real."<ref name="martin" />
+A retrospective [[AllMusic]] review by Eduardo Rivadavia gave the album three out of five stars. Rivadavia criticised the mixing, saying that the album "sounds as though it was recorded in a tin can, albeit a very, very large tin can" eliminating the "big, in-your-face, and gritty" sound heard on the band's past albums. He also criticised the material itself, saying that "despite a few sparks generated by "Redline," "Warrior," and the proto-thrashing "This Town Rocks," only the anthemic title track ultimately showed enough staying power (and glory) to earn a frequent slot in Saxon's live repertoire".<ref name=AllMusic /> Canadian journalist [[Martin Popoff]] writes quite the opposite and considers ''Power & the Glory'' Saxon's best album, praising the production and the contribution of "new ass-kicking drummer Nigel Glockler" to "working a metal magic that is the embodiment of the NWOBHM's ideals now made real."<ref name="martin" />
-In 2005, ''Power & the Glory'' was ranked number 376 in ''Rock Hard'' magazine's book of ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.<ref>{{cite book|last=[...]|first=Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund]|title=Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten|year=2005|publisher=Heel|location=Königswinter|isbn=3-89880-517-4|page=58}}</ref>
+In 2005, ''Power & the Glory'' was ranked number 376 in [[Rock Hard (magazine)|''Rock Hard'' magazine]]'s book ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten|year=2005|publisher=[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]|language=de|isbn=3-89880-517-4|page=58}}</ref>
-==Track listing==
+== Track listing ==
 {{track listing
-| all_writing = [[Biff Byford]], Paul Quinn, Graham Oliver, [[Steve Dawson]] and Nigel Glockler
+| all_writing = [[Biff Byford]], Paul Quinn, [[Graham Oliver]], [[Steve Dawson]] and [[Nigel Glockler]].
 | headline = Side one
 | title1 = Power and the Glory
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-==Song information==
+== Song information ==
-===Power and the Glory===
+=== Power and the Glory ===
 "Power and the Glory" was released as a single in April 1983. It reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart.
-The song is an early [[power metal]] song with a fast tempo and lyrics relating to war and battles. A [[music video]] was made for the song with band members running through a castle with dead dolls.
+The song is an early [[power metal]] song with a fast tempo and lyrics relating to war and battles. A music video was made for the song with band members running through a castle with dead dolls.
-==Personnel==
+== Personnel ==
-*[[Biff Byford]] - vocals
+* [[Biff Byford]] – vocals
-*Graham Oliver - guitar
+* [[Graham Oliver]] – guitar
-*Paul Quinn - guitar
+* [[Paul Quinn (Saxon)|Paul Quinn]] – guitar
-*[[Steve Dawson]] - bass guitar
+* [[Steve Dawson]] – bass guitar
-*[[Nigel Glockler]] - drums
+* [[Nigel Glockler]] – drums
 ; Production
-* [[Jeff Glixman]] - producer<ref>{{cite web|title=Saxon official homepage|url=http://www.saxon747.com/en/index.php/band/releases/26|accessdate=24 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728123908/http://saxon747.com/en/index.php/band/releases/26|archive-date=28 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+* [[Jeff Glixman]] – producer<ref>{{cite web|title=Saxon official homepage|url=http://www.saxon747.com/en/index.php/band/releases/26|accessdate=24 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728123908/http://saxon747.com/en/index.php/band/releases/26|archive-date=28 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-* Jeff Glixman - engineer
+* Jeff Glixman – engineer
-* Cheryl Bordagary - engineer
+* Cheryl Bordagary – engineer
-* Les Horn - engineer
+* Les Horn – engineer
-* Axis Sound Studio, [[Atlanta]] - recording and mixing location
+* Axis Sound Studio, [[Atlanta]] – recording and mixing location
+* Nic Tompkin – cover design, photography
-*Chris Peyton - album designer
+* Chris Peyton – design (reissue)
-*Gavin Wright - album designer
+* Gavin Wright – design (reissue)
-==Charts==
+== Charts ==
-{|class="wikitable" plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
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+! Chart (1983)
-! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Chart
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+! Peak<br />position
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-{{album chart|UK|15|artist=Saxon|album=Power & the Glory|rowheader=true|access-date=July 31, 2021}}
+{{Album chart|Netherlands|26|artist=Saxon|album=Power & the Glory|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2023}}
 |-
-{{album chart|Sweden|21|artist=Saxon|album=Power & the Glory|rowheader=true|access-date=July 31, 2021}}
+{{Album chart|Germany4|28|id=27010|artist=Saxon|album=Power & the Glory|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2023}}
 |-
-{{album chart|Germany4|37|id=12870|artist=Saxon|album=Power & the Glory|rowheader=true|access-date=July 31, 2021}}
+{{Album chart|Sweden|9|artist=Saxon|album=Power & the Glory|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2023}}
 |-
-{{album chart|Netherlands|39|artist=Saxon|album=Power & the Glory|rowheader=true|access-date=July 31, 2021}}
+{{Album chart|UK2|15|date=19830320|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2023}}
-|-
-{{album chart|Billboard200|155|artist=Saxon|album=Power & the Glory|rowheader=true|access-date=July 31, 2021}}
 |-
+{{Album chart|Billboard200|155|artist=Saxon|refname=Billboard 200|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2023}}
 |}
-==References==
+== See also ==
+* [[List of anti-war songs]]
+== References ==
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-[[Category:New Wave of British Heavy Metal albums]]
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v t e Saxon
Biff Byford Nibbs Carter Doug Scarratt Nigel Glockler Brian Tatler Graham Oliver Steve Dawson Pete Gill
Studio albums	Saxon Wheels of Steel Strong Arm of the Law Denim and Leather Power & the Glory Crusader Innocence Is No Excuse Rock the Nations Destiny Solid Ball of Rock Forever Free Dogs of War Unleash the Beast Metalhead Killing Ground Lionheart The Inner Sanctum Into the Labyrinth Call to Arms Sacrifice Battering Ram Thunderbolt Inspirations Carpe Diem More Inspirations Hell, Fire and Damnation
Live albums	The Eagle Has Landed Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies Greatest Hits Live! The Eagle Has Landed – Part II Donnington: The Live Tracks BBC Sessions / Live at Reading Festival '86 Live at Donnington 1980 The Eagle Has Landed – Part III Let Me Feel Your Power
Compilation albums	Anthology A Collection of Metal Burrn! Presents: The Best of Saxon Diamonds and Nuggets Heavy Metal Thunder
Video albums	Live Live Innocence! Greatest Hits Live! The Saxon Chronicles Live Innocence – The Power & the Glory A Night Out with the Boys Let Me Feel Your Power
Related articles	Discography Metal for Muthas Tour Oliver/Dawson Saxon New wave of British heavy metal