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More Inspirations

Studio album by

Saxon

Released

24 March 2023

Recorded

2022

Studio

Brockfield Hall, The Big Silver Barn

Genre

Heavy metal

Length

39:50

Label

Silver Lining Music

Producer

Biff Byford

Saxon chronology

Carpe Diem
(2022)

More Inspirations
(2023)

Hell, Fire and Damnation
(2024)

Singles from More Inspirations

"The Faith Healer"
Released: 16 January 2023
"Razamanaz"
Released: 22 March 2023

More Inspirations is the second cover album by the English heavy metal band Saxon, released on 24 March 2023.

Background

As its predecessor Inspirations, the album consists of covers from the 1960s and 1970s. The Faith Healer was released as a single on 16 January 2023.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Maximum Volume Music	8/10^[3]
powermetal.de	6.5/10^[4]

More Inspirations was the band's first studio album since Call to Arms (2011) to not enter the UK Albums Chart top 100. As with every Saxon studio album in the last 16 years, More Inspirations entered the charts in all of the three German-speaking countries.

Track listing

*More Inspirations* track listing^[5]
No.	Title	Music	Original artist	Length
1.	"We've Gotta Get Out of This Place"	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil	The Animals, 1965	3:39
2.	"The Faith Healer"	Alex Harvey, Hugh McKenna	The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, 1973	6:28
3.	"From the Inside"	Alice Cooper, Bernie Taupin, David Foster, Dick Wagner	Alice Cooper, 1978	3:36
4.	"Chevrolet"	Billy F. Gibbons	ZZ Top, 1972	3:59
5.	"Substitute"	Pete Townshend	The Who, 1966	4:01
6.	"Gypsy"	Mick Box, David Byron	Uriah Heep, 1970	3:13
7.	"Man on the Silver Mountain"	Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow, 1975	3:52
8.	"Detroit Rock City"	Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin	Kiss, 1976	4:16
9.	"Razamanaz"	Dan McCafferty, Darrell Sweet, Manny Charlton, Pete Agnew	Nazareth, 1973	3:26
10.	"Tales of Brave Ulysses"	Eric Clapton, Martin Sharp	Cream, 1967	3:20

Personnel

Saxon

Biff Byford – lead vocals
Paul Quinn – guitars
Doug Scarratt – guitars
Nibbs Carter – bass
Nigel Glockler – drums

Charts

Chart performance for *More Inspirations*
Chart (2023)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[6]	63
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[7]	108
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	30
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[9]	15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	23
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[11]	5
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[12]	5

References

^ "Making of 'The Faith Healer'". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ "Saxon Covers Rainbow, KISS, Nazareth, Alice Cooper, Others on 'More Inspirations' Album". 16 January 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ Thorley, Andy (31 March 2023). "Saxon – More Inspirations". Maximum Volume Music. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ Walzer, Jonathan. "Gut gemacht, aber letztlich nicht nötig" [Nice work, but in the end not necessary] (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ "Saxon – More Inspirations Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Saxon – More Inspirations" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ "Ultratop.be – Saxon – More Inspirations" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Saxon – More Inspirations" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Saxon – More Inspirations". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

External links

Saxon – The Faith Healer (Official Making of Video) on YouTube

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Biff Byford Nibbs Carter Doug Scarratt Nigel Glockler Brian Tatler Graham Oliver Steve Dawson Pete Gill
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 Thunderbolt Inspirations Carpe Diem More Inspirations Hell, Fire and Damnation
Live albums	The Eagle Has Landed Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies Greatest Hits Live! The Eagle Has Landed – Part II Donnington: The Live Tracks BBC Sessions / Live at Reading Festival '86 Live at Donnington 1980 The Eagle Has Landed – Part III Let Me Feel Your Power
Compilation albums	Anthology A Collection of Metal Burrn! Presents: The Best of Saxon Diamonds and Nuggets Heavy Metal Thunder
Video albums	Live Live Innocence! Greatest Hits Live! The Saxon Chronicles Live Innocence – The Power & the Glory A Night Out with the Boys Let Me Feel Your Power
Related articles	Discography Metal for Muthas Tour Oliver/Dawson Saxon New wave of British heavy metal

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