Survivors (Samson album)

Survivors is the debut album by British heavy metal band Samson. It was released in 1979 and, although vocalist Bruce Dickinson appears as a band member on the cover sheet, the album was completed before he joined the band, with guitarist Paul Samson on vocal duty. The re-issue on CD of the album features five bonus tracks with Dickinson singing some tracks from the original release.[2]

Survivors
Studio album by Samson
Released	June 1979
Recorded	April 1979
Studio	Kingsway Recorders, London
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	37:46
Label	Laser
Producer	John McCoy
Samson chronology
Survivors (1979) Head On (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

All tracks by Paul Samson and John McCoy, except "Tomorrow or Yesterday" by Paul Samson

Side one

1. "It's Not as Easy as It Seems" - 3:07
2. "I Wish I Was the Saddle of a Schoolgirl's Bike" - 3:09
3. "Big Brother" - 6:18
4. "Tomorrow or Yesterday" - 6:34

Side two

5. "Koz" (instrumental) - 4:26
6. "Six Foot Under" - 5:13
7. "Inside Out" - 4:10
8. "Wrong Side of Time" - 4:49

Bonus tracks on 2001 CD re-issue

9. "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll" - 4:01
10. "The Shuffle" - 3:21

Bonus tracks on 2001 CD re-issue with Bruce Dickinson singing

11. "It's Not as Easy as It Seems" - 3:05
12. "I Wish I Was the Saddle of a Schoolgirl's Bike" - 3:02
13. "Big Brother" - 5:48
14. "Tomorrow or Yesterday" - 5:38
15. "Six Foot Under" - 5:14
16. "Inside Out" - 4:16
17. "Wrong Side of Time" - 4:47

Personnel

Band members

• Paul Samson – guitar, vocals
• Chris Aylmer – bass guitar
• Thunderstick – drums
• Bruce Dickinson - vocals on bonus tracks (re-issue)

Additional musicians

• John McCoy - bass, producer
• Colin Towns - keyboards

References

1. Prato, Greg. "Samson - Survivors review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
2. "Samson (Gbr) - Survivors". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 11 April 2011.