Survivors (Samson album)

Survivors
Studio album by Samson
Released	June 1979
Recorded	April 1979
Studio	Kingsway Recorders, London
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	37:46
Label	Laser
Producer	John McCoy
Samson chronology
Survivors (1979) Head On (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	5/10[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 five 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

Side one

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

Side two

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[]

9. "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll" - 4:01
10. "The Shuffle" - 3:21

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

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[]

• Paul Samson – guitar, vocals
• Chris Aylmer – bass guitar
• Thunderstick – drums
• Bruce Dickinson - vocals on bonus tracks (re-issue)

Additional musicians[]

• John McCoy - bass, producer
• Colin Towns - keyboards

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