Strong Arm of the Law

Strong Arm of The Law is the third studio album by the English heavy metal band Saxon released in 1980. It was released only four months after the classic Wheels of Steel and debuted on the UK chart at No. 11.^[1]

"Dallas 1 PM" was written about the assassination of John F. Kennedy.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10^[4]
Sputnikmusic	^[5]

Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic gave the album a positive review, rating it four and a half out of five stars. He called it "equally timeless" to the band's previous album, Wheels of Steel and commented that "all the right ingredients pretty much fell into place for Saxon on this amazing record, and though it lacked as many clear-cut hits as its predecessor, Strong Arm of the Law‘s unmatched consistency from start to finish makes it the definitive Saxon album in the eyes of many fans and critics."^[3] After their peak with Wheels of Steel, Canadian journalist Martin Popoff was instead a little disappointed by this album, which he founds "comfortable and nostalgic if never remarkable", but "definetly betraying Saxon's lack of ideas"; despite their "stripped, basic and enthusiastic delivery of metal... creatively Saxon was getting left in the dust, both looking and sounding a bit like Slade."^[4]

UK Track listing

All tracks written by Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, Graham Oliver, Steve Dawson and Pete Gill.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heavy Metal Thunder"	4:20
2.	"To Hell and Back Again"	4:44
3.	"Strong Arm of the Law"	4:39
4.	"Taking Your Chances"	4:19

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"20,000 Ft."	3:16
6.	"Hungry Years"	5:18
7.	"Sixth Form Girls"	4:19
8.	"Dallas 1 PM"	6:29

US Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dallas 1 PM"	6:27
2.	"Strong Arm of the Law"	4:30
3.	"Sixth Form Girls"	4:15
4.	"Hungry Years"	4:57

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Heavy Metal Thunder"	4:14
6.	"Taking Your Chances"	4:17
7.	"To Hell and Back Again"	4:42
8.	"20,000 Ft"	4:18

2006 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
9.	"20,000 Ft." (Live)	3:30
10.	"Dallas 1 PM" (Live)	6:18
11.	"Hungry Years" (Live)	5:56
12.	"Strong Arm of the Law" (Live)	4:52
13.	"Heavy Metal Thunder" (Live)	4:01

2009 remaster bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
9.	"20,000 Ft." (BBC session)	3:17
10.	"Dallas 1 PM" (BBC session)	6:01
11.	"The Eagle Has Landed" (BBC session)	7:32
12.	"747 (Strangers in the Night)" (BBC session)	4:41
13.	"To Hell and Back Again" (alternate version)	4:47
14.	"20,000 Ft." (Abbey Road mix 2009)	4:10
15.	"Mandy" (early version of Sixth Form Girls)	3:58
16.	"Heavy Metal Thunder" (Abbey Road mix 2009)	4:15

2009 remaster bonus tracks 9-12 recorded live at Studio B15, 25 April 1982.

Personnel

Saxon

Production

Pete Hinton - producer
Will Reid Dick - engineer

References

↑ "Saxon Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
↑ "Dallas 1PM by Saxon". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
1 2 Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon Strong Arm of the Law". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
1 2 Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 314. ISBN 978-1894959315.
↑ g, manos (11 October 2013). "Review: CD Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law Album". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2013-11-08.

Saxon

Biff Byford Paul Quinn Nigel Glockler Nibbs Carter Doug Scarratt Pete Gill Graham Oliver Steve Dawson Paul Johnson Nigel Durham Fritz Randow Jörg Michael

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

Live albums	The Eagle Has Landed Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies Greatest Hits Live! The Eagle Has Landed – part 2 Donnington: The Live Tracks BBC Sessions / Live at Reading Festival '86 Live at Donnington 1980 Live in the Raw The Eagle Has Landed – part 3 An Introduction to Saxon Heavy Metal Thunder - Live: Eagles Over Wacken St. George’s Day Sacrifice - Live in Manchester Let Me Feel Your Power The Vinyl Hoard

Compilation albums	Strong Arm Metal Anthology Back on the Streets The Best of Saxon A Collection of Metal Burrn! Presents: The Best of Saxon Diamonds and Nuggets Masters of Rock: Saxon Heavy Metal Thunder Coming to the Rescue The Very Best of Saxon (1979-1988) The Best of Saxon The Carrere Years (1979-1984) The EMI Years (1985-1988) Unplugged And Strung Up Baptism in Fire – The Collection 1991-2009

Video albums	Live Live Innocence! Greatest Hits Live! Power & the Glory - Video Anthology The Saxon Chronicles Live Innocence – The Power & the Glory To Hell and Back Again A Night Out with the Boys Let Me Feel Your Power

Related articles	Discography Oliver/Dawson Saxon New wave of British heavy metal

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