Legacy (Girlschool album)

Legacy is the eleventh studio album by British heavy metal band, Girlschool, released on Wacken Records in 2008. This album celebrates the 30th anniversary of Girlschool, making it the longest running all-female metal band in activity. A few musicians that the band befriended in the many years of incessant touring, lent a hand in completing the recording.[3] The song "Legend" is dedicated to Kelly Johnson, the former Girlschool guitarist deceased in 2007.[4]

Legacy
Studio album by
Girlschool
Released24 October 2008 (Germany)
3 November 2008 (EU)
4 November 2008 (US)
RecordedSonic One Studios, Llangennech, Wales
GenreHeavy metal
Length50:37
LabelWacken / SPV
ProducerTim Hamill & Girlschool
Girlschool chronology
Believe
(2004)		 Legacy
(2008)		 Hit and Run – Revisited
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
About.com[2]

Track listing
  1. "Everything's the Same" (Kim McAuliffe) - 3:14
  2. "From the Other Side" (Jackie Chambers, McAuliffe) - 3:35
  3. "I Spy (Girlschool Mix)" (Chambers, Enid Williams, McAuliffe) - 3:47
  4. "Spend Spend Spend" (Williams) - 3:33
  5. "Whole New World" (Chambers, Williams) - 3:40
  6. "Just Another Day" (Chambers, Denise Dufort) - 3:48
  7. "Legend" (Chambers) - 3:44
  8. "Still Waters" (Williams) - 3:03
  9. "Metropolis" (Motörhead cover) (Ian Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, Phil Taylor) - 3:17
  10. "Don't Mess Around" (Chambers, McAuliffe) - 2:34
  11. "Zeitgeist" (Williams) - 4:15
  12. "Don't Talk to Me" (Chambers, Dufort, Kilmister, McAuliffe) - 2:25
  13. "I Spy (Dio/Iommi Mix)" (Chambers, Williams, McAuliffe) - 4:09
  14. "Emergency" (Williams, Kelly Johnson, McAuliffe, Dufort) - 2:50
  15. "London" (McAuliffe, Johnson) - 2:43

Personnel
Girlschool
  • Kim McAuliffe – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Jackie Chambers – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Enid Williams – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Denise Dufort – drums
  • Kelly Johnson – "ghost" appearance
Guest musicians
  • Eddie Ojeda – lead guitar and solo on "Spend Spend Spend"
  • Neil Murray – bass on "Whole New World" and "Legend"
  • Phil Campbell – guitar solo on "Whole New World", guitar solo on "Just Another Day", guitar on "Zeitgeist"
  • "Fast" Eddie Clarke – guitar solo on "Metropolis"
  • J.J. French – guitar solo on "Don't Mess Around"
  • Lemmy Kilmister – bass, vocals and triangle on "Don't Talk To Me"
  • Ronnie James Dio – vocals on "I Spy (Dio/Iommi Mix)"
  • Tony Iommi – lead guitar on "I Spy (Dio/Iommi Mix)"
Production
  • Tim Hamill – producer, engineer
  • Rudy Sarzo – engineer for Ronnie James Dio
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References
  1. Henderson, Alex. "Girlschool Legacy review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  2. Bowar, Chad. "Girlschool - 'Legacy'". About.com. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  3. "L'intervista a Enid Williams" (in Italian). Long Live Rock n Roll.it. 3 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  4. "Girlschool - Legacy". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
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