Lionheart is the sixteenth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 2004. It is the only studio album featuring drummer Jörg Michael. The title is inspired from Richard the Lionheart, a 12th-century King of England. "Beyond the Grave" was released as a single and a video. The album was re-released on 17 February 2006 in digipak format (limited to 10,000 copies) with a bonus DVD-Audio featuring previously unreleased material, videos, rough mixes and a new 5.1 / 96 K mix of the whole album, as well as a Saxon keyholder and a patch.[2]
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Released | September 20, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Studio | Gems 24 Studio, Boston, Lincolnshire, UK | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 45:03 | |||
Label | SPV/Steamhammer | |||
Producer | Charlie Bauerfeind | |||
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All tracks are written by Saxon.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Witchfinder General" | 4:49 |
2. | "Man and Machine" | 3:28 |
3. | "The Return" | 1:18 |
4. | "Lionheart" | 6:04 |
5. | "Beyond the Grave" | 4:55 |
6. | "Justice" | 4:26 |
7. | "To Live by the Sword" | 4:10 |
8. | "Jack Tars" | 0:57 |
9. | "English Man 'O' War" | 4:08 |
10. | "Searching for Atlantis" | 5:54 |
11. | "Flying on the Edge" | 4:54 |
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Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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French Albums (SNEP)[3] | 103 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 44 |
Greek Albums (IFPI)[5] | 44 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 57 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 62 |
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