Destiny (Saxon album)

Destiny
Studio album by Saxon
Released	June 20, 1988
Recorded	Hook and Manor, Berkshire, UK, 1988
Genre	Heavy metal, glam metal, hard rock
Length	44:00
Label	EMI
Producer	Stephan Galfas
Saxon chronology
Rock the Nations (1986) Destiny (1988) Anthology (1988)
Singles from Destiny
"Ride Like the Wind / Red Alert" Released: February 1988 "I Can't Wait Anymore / Broken Heroes (live)" Released: April 1988

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
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Destiny is the ninth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1988.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ride Like the Wind" (Christopher Cross cover)	Christopher Cross	4:28
2.	"Where the Lightning Strikes"	Byford/Quinn/Oliver	4:19
3.	"I Can't Wait Anymore"	Byford/Quinn/Oliver	4:24
4.	"Calm Before the Storm"	Byford/Quinn/Oliver	3:46
5.	"S.O.S."	Byford/Quinn/Oliver	6:02
6.	"Song for Emma"	Byford/Stephan Galfas	4:45
7.	"For Whom the Bell Tolls"	Byford/Quinn/Johnson	3:54
8.	"We Are Strong"	Byford/Quinn	3:55
9.	"Jericho Siren"	Byford/Quinn/Johnson	3:36
10.	"Red Alert"	Byford/Quinn/Johnson	4:34

Personnel

• Biff Byford - vocals
• Graham Oliver - guitar
• Paul Quinn - guitar
• Paul Johnson - bass
• Nigel Durham - drums

Additional Musicians

• Steven Lawes-Clifford - keyboards
• Dave Taggart, George Lamb, Phil Caffrey, Steve Mann - backing vocals

Production

• Producer : Stephan Galfas
• Engineer : Spencer Henderson and James Allen-Jones
• Recorded at Hook and Manor, Berkshire, UK
• Mixed at Swanyard Studios, London
• Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York

References

1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon Destiny". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/destiny-r17438/review. Retrieved 2011-06-20.