Edward the Great

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Annotation

Note: There is also a re-release of this album with a slightly different track list. Wikipedia has a comparison of the two versions.

Annotation last modified on 2009-06-24 11:57 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Run to the Hills
engineer and producer:
Martin Birch
drums (drum set):
Clive Burr (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
electric guitar:
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
lead vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982) and Iron Maiden LLP (copyrights holder) (in 1982, in 2015)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
mixed at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 10) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 14)
recording of:
Run to the Hills (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist)
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
4.153:58
2The Number of the Beast
engineer and producer:
Martin Birch
drums (drum set):
Clive Burr (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
electric guitar:
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
lead vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982) and Iron Maiden LLP (copyrights holder) (in 1982, in 2015)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
mixed at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Number of the Beast (from 1982-01 until 1982-02)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist)
publisher:
Rakibitlou Music Ltda. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
4.654:54
3Flight of Icarus
assistant engineer:
Frank Gibson (recording engineer) and Dennis Haliburton
engineer, producer and mixer:
Martin ‘Black Night’ Birch
assistant mixer:
Bruce Buchalter (Engineer)
drums (drum set):
Nicko McBrain (drummer) (from 1983-01 until 1983-03)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1983-01 until 1983-03)
electric guitar:
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1983-01 until 1983-03) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1983-01 until 1983-03)
lead vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (from 1983-01 until 1983-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. (in 1998, in 2015) and Iron Maiden LLP (copyrights holder) (in 2015)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1983-01 until 1983-03)
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1983-01 until 1983-03)
music videos:
Flight of Icarus by Iron Maiden (English heavy metal band)
a cappella versions:
Flight of Icarus by Metaklapa
recording of:
Flight of Icarus (from 1983-01 until 1983-03)
writer:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden)
publisher:
Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC
3.753:54
4The Trooper
assistant engineer:
Frank Gibson (recording engineer) and Dennis Haliburton
engineer, producer and mixer:
Martin ‘Black Night’ Birch
assistant mixer:
Bruce Buchalter (Engineer)
drums (drum set):
Nicko McBrain (drummer) (from 1983-01 until 1983-03)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1983-01 until 1983-03)
electric guitar:
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1983-01 until 1983-03) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1983-01 until 1983-03)
lead vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (from 1983-01 until 1983-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. (in 1998, in 2015) and Iron Maiden LLP (copyrights holder) (in 2015)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1983-01 until 1983-03)
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1983-01 until 1983-03)
music videos:
The Trooper by Iron Maiden (English heavy metal band)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 21)
recording of:
The Trooper (from 1983-01 until 1983-03)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist)
publisher:
Iron Maiden Publishing Overseas Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC, Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
4.154:14
52 Minutes to Midnight
assistant engineer:
Bruce Buchalter (Engineer) and Frank Gibson (recording engineer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Martin Birch
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Nicko McBrain (drummer) (from 1984-02 until 1984-06)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1984-02 until 1984-06)
electric guitar:
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1984-02 until 1984-06) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1984-02 until 1984-06)
lead vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (from 1984-02 until 1984-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1984-02 until 1984-06)
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
2 Minutes to Midnight (from 1984-02 until 1984-06)
writer:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden)
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
4.256:03
6Wasted Years
additional engineer:
Bruce Buchalter (Engineer)
assistant engineer:
Sean Burrows and Ronald Prent (Dutch Sound engineer and producer)
engineer:
Martin Birch and Albert Boekholt
producer and mixer:
Martin Birch
bass synthesizer and electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (in 1986)
drums (drum set):
Nicko McBrain (drummer) (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (in 1986) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (in 1986)
guitar synthesizer:
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (in 1986)
synthesizer:
Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (in 1986)
background vocals:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (in 1986) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (in 1986)
lead vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (in 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (in 1986) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1986)
samples:
Anonymous by Syncopix
a cappella versions:
Wasted Years by Metaklapa
recording of:
Wasted Years (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden)
publisher:
Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC
4.155:09
7Can I Play With Madness
assistant engineer:
Stephane Wissner
engineer:
Martin Birch and Bernd Maier (Engineer)
producer and mixer:
Martin Birch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nicko McBrain (drummer) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
electric guitar:
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
synthesizer:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
lead vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
recording of:
Can I Play With Madness (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
writer:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist), Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden)
publisher:
Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Music Publishing (music publisher – add no releases here!) (in 1988)
4.653:34
8The Evil That Men Do
assistant engineer:
Stephane Wissner
engineer:
Martin Birch and Bernd Maier (Engineer)
producer and mixer:
Martin Birch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nicko McBrain (drummer) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
electric guitar:
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
synthesizer:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
lead vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
a cappella versions:
The Evil That Men Do by Metaklapa
recording of:
The Evil That Men Do (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
writer:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist), Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden)
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishing (music publisher – add no releases here!) (in 1988)
44:36
9The Clairvoyant
assistant engineer:
Stephane Wissner
engineer:
Martin Birch and Bernd Maier (Engineer)
producer and mixer:
Martin Birch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nicko McBrain (drummer) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
electric guitar:
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
synthesizer:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
lead vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
recording of:
The Clairvoyant (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist)
4.454:30
10Infinite Dreams
assistant engineer:
Stephane Wissner
engineer:
Martin Birch and Bernd Maier (Engineer)
producer and mixer:
Martin Birch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nicko McBrain (drummer) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
electric guitar:
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
synthesizer:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
lead vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
recording of:
Infinite Dreams (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist)
4.256:12
11Holy Smoke
assistant engineer:
Les Kingham (Engineer), Chris Marshall (UK producer, arranger, musician) and Mick McKenna
engineer and producer:
Martin Birch
mixer:
Martin Birch and Chris Marshall (UK producer, arranger, musician)
drums (drum set):
Nicko McBrain (drummer) (from 1990-06 until 1990-09)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1990-06 until 1990-09)
electric guitar:
Janick Gers (from 1990-06 until 1990-09) and Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1990-06 until 1990-09)
guest keyboard:
Michael Kenney (from 1990-06 until 1990-09)
lead vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (from 1990-06 until 1990-09)
recorded at:
Barnyard Studios in Essex, England, United Kingdom (from 1990-06 until 1990-09)
recording of:
Holy Smoke (from 1990-06 until 1990-09)
writer:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) and Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist)
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd.
3.53:51
12Bring Your Daughter… to the Slaughter
assistant engineer:
Les Kingham (Engineer), Chris Marshall (UK producer, arranger, musician) and Mick McKenna
engineer and producer:
Martin Birch
mixer:
Martin Birch and Chris Marshall (UK producer, arranger, musician)
drums (drum set):
Nicko McBrain (drummer) (from 1990-06 until 1990-09)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1990-06 until 1990-09)
electric guitar:
Janick Gers (from 1990-06 until 1990-09) and Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1990-06 until 1990-09)
guest keyboard:
Michael Kenney (from 1990-06 until 1990-09)
lead vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (from 1990-06 until 1990-09)
recorded at:
Barnyard Studios in Essex, England, United Kingdom (from 1990-06 until 1990-09)
recording of:
Bring Your Daughter… to the Slaughter (from 1990-06 until 1990-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist)
publisher:
Iron Maiden LLP (copyrights holder), Iron Maiden Publishing Overseas Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song (number: 1989)
44:46
13Man on the Edge
assistant engineer:
Mick McKenna
engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer) and Les Lambert
producer and mixer:
Nigel Green (engineer) and Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist)
drums (drum set):
Nicko McBrain (drummer) (from 1994 until 1995-08)
electric bass guitar and keyboard:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1994 until 1995-08)
electric guitar:
Janick Gers (from 1994 until 1995-08) and Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1994 until 1995-08)
guest keyboard:
Michael Kenney (from 1994 until 1995-08)
lead vocals:
Blaze Bayley (from 1994 until 1995-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. (, in 1995) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
recorded at:
Barnyard Studios in Essex, England, United Kingdom (from 1994 until 1995-08)
recording of:
Man on the Edge (from 1994 until 1995-08)
writer:
Blaze Bayley and Janick Gers
4.54:15
14Futureal
assistant engineer:
Mick McKenna
engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Nigel Green (engineer) and Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist)
drums (drum set):
Nicko McBrain (drummer) (from 1997 until 1998-02)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1997 until 1998-02)
electric guitar:
Janick Gers (from 1997 until 1998-02) and Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1997 until 1998-02)
guest keyboard:
Michael Kenney (from 1997 until 1998-02)
lead vocals:
Blaze Bayley (from 1997 until 1998-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd.
recorded at:
Barnyard Studios in Essex, England, United Kingdom (from 1997 until 1998-02)
mixed at:
Barnyard Studios in Essex, England, United Kingdom
produced at:
Barnyard Studios in Essex, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Futureal (from 1997 until 1998-02)
writer:
Blaze Bayley and Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist)
42:58
15The Wicker Man
assistant engineer:
Rory Romano
engineer:
Denis Caribaux
co-producer:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist)
producer and mixer:
Kevin Shirley (producer & mixer)
drums (drum set):
Nicko McBrain (drummer) (from 1999-06 until 2000-04)
electric bass guitar and keyboard:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1999-06 until 2000-04)
electric guitar:
Janick Gers (from 1999-06 until 2000-04), Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1999-06 until 2000-04) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1999-06 until 2000-04)
background vocals:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1999-06 until 2000-04) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1999-06 until 2000-04)
lead vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (from 1999-06 until 2000-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd.
recorded at:
Studio Guillaume Tell in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France (from 1999-06 until 2000-04)
a cappella versions:
The Wicker Man by Metaklapa
recording of:
The Wicker Man (from 1999-06 until 2000-04)
writer:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist), Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden)
publisher:
Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4.44:37
16Fear of the Dark (live, Rock in Rio)
drums (drum set):
Nicko McBrain (drummer) (on 2001-01-19)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (on 2001-01-19)
electric guitar:
Janick Gers (on 2001-01-19), Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (on 2001-01-19) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (on 2001-01-19)
keyboard:
Michael Kenney (on 2001-01-19)
background vocals:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (on 2001-01-19) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (on 2001-01-19)
lead vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (on 2001-01-19)
recorded at:
Cidade do Rock (original, 1985 & 2001) in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (on 2001-01-19)
live recording of:
Fear of the Dark (on 2001-01-19)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist)
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd.
38:04