No Prayer for the Dying
No Prayer for the Dying is a studio album by Iron Maiden. It went on sale on 1 October 1990.[1]
| No Prayer for the Dying | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1 October 1990 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 44:25 | |||
| Label | EMI, Epic | |||
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The album has Iron Maiden's only song that became the most popular one in England when it was released. This song is called "Bring Your Daughter...to the Slaughter."[2] The album was also the band's last that was rated gold by the RIAA in the United States.[2]
Reviews of the album were mixed. One person who reviewed it said that it "as a whole doesn't measure up" when compared to the better songs on it.[2]
Musicians
- Bruce Dickinson – vocals
- Dave Murray – guitar
- Janick Gers – guitar
- Steve Harris – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Nicko McBrain – drums
Track listing
| Side one | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Tailgunner" | Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson | 4:13 | ||||||
| 2. | "Holy Smoke" | Harris, Dickinson | 3:47 | ||||||
| 3. | "No Prayer for the Dying" | Harris | 4:22 | ||||||
| 4. | "Public Enema Number One" | Dave Murray, Dickinson | 4:03 | ||||||
| 5. | "Fates Warning" | Murray, Harris | 4:09 | ||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 6. | "The Assassin" | Harris | 4:16 | ||||||
| 7. | "Run Silent Run Deep" | Harris, Dickinson | 4:34 | ||||||
| 8. | "Hooks in You" | Dickinson, Adrian Smith | 4:06 | ||||||
| 9. | "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" | Dickinson | 4:42 | ||||||
| 10. | "Mother Russia" | Harris | 5:30 | ||||||
Total length: |
43:42 | ||||||||
No Prayer For The Dying Media
Guitarist Janick Gers replaced Adrian Smith during the album's preproduction stages.
References
- ↑ "No Prayer For The Dying". Iron Maiden official website. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 December 2010.