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More Inspirations

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More Inspirations
Studio album by
Saxon
Released24 March 2023 (2023-03-24)
Recorded2022
StudioBrockfield Hall, The Big Silver Barn
GenreHeavy metal
Length39:50
LabelSilver Lining Music
ProducerBiff Byford
Saxon chronology
Carpe Diem
(2022) 		More Inspirations
(2023) 		Hell, Fire and Damnation
(2024)
Singles from More Inspirations
  1. "The Faith Healer"
    Released: 16 January 2023
  2. "Razamanaz"
    Released: 22 March 2023

More Inspirations is the second cover album by the English heavy metal band Saxon, released on 24 March 2023.

Background

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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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Maximum Volume Music8/10[3]
powermetal.de6.5/10[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

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More Inspirations track listing[5]
No.TitleMusicOriginal artistLength
1."We've Gotta Get Out of This Place"Barry Mann, Cynthia WeilThe Animals, 19653:39
2."The Faith Healer"Alex Harvey, Hugh McKennaThe Sensational Alex Harvey Band, 19736:28
3."From the Inside"Alice Cooper, Bernie Taupin, David Foster, Dick WagnerAlice Cooper, 19783:36
4."Chevrolet"Billy F. GibbonsZZ Top, 19723:59
5."Substitute"Pete TownshendThe Who, 19664:01
6."Gypsy"Mick Box, David ByronUriah Heep, 19703:13
7."Man on the Silver Mountain"Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James DioRainbow, 19753:52
8."Detroit Rock City"Paul Stanley, Bob EzrinKiss, 19764:16
9."Razamanaz"Dan McCafferty, Darrell Sweet, Manny Charlton, Pete AgnewNazareth, 19733:26
10."Tales of Brave Ulysses"Eric Clapton, Martin SharpCream, 19673:20

Personnel

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Saxon

Charts

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Chart performance for More Inspirations
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
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[12] 5

References

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  1. ^ "Making of 'The Faith Healer'". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Saxon Covers Rainbow, KISS, Nazareth, Alice Cooper, Others on 'More Inspirations' Album". 16 January 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  3. ^ Thorley, Andy (31 March 2023). "Saxon – More Inspirations". Maximum Volume Music. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. ^ Walzer, Jonathan. "Gut gemacht, aber letztlich nicht nötig" [Nice work, but in the end not necessary] (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Saxon – More Inspirations Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Saxon – More Inspirations" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Saxon – More Inspirations" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Saxon – More Inspirations" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Saxon – More Inspirations". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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