Electric Fire is the fourth solo album by Roger Taylor (of the band Queen), released in 1998. It features a cover of John Lennon's song "Working Class Hero". The album came not long before Taylor's performance at Cyber Barn in the same year. Following the gloomy album Happiness?, Electric Fire also included gloomy elements but was, on the whole, a bit more bright.

Electric Fire
Studio album by
Released28 September 1998
RecordedCosford Mill Studios (Surrey)
GenreRock
Length55:22
LabelEMI, Parlophone
ProducerJosh Macrae, Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor chronology
Happiness?
(1994)
Electric Fire
(1998)
Fun on Earth
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Kerrang![2]

Two singles from the album, "Pressure On" and "Surrender" charted on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 45 and 38 respectively.[3]

Track listing

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All tracks by Roger Taylor, except where noted.

  1. "Pressure On" – 4:56
  2. "A Nation of Haircuts" – 3:32
  3. "Believe in Yourself" – 5:00
  4. "Surrender" – 3:36
  5. "People on Streets" – 4:11
  6. "The Whisperers" (Taylor, Nicholas Evans) – 6:05
  7. "Is It Me?" – 3:23
  8. "No More Fun" – 4:13
  9. "Tonight" – 3:44
  10. "Where Are You Now?" – 4:48
  11. "Working Class Hero" (John Lennon) – 4:41
  12. "London Town – C'mon Down" – 7:13

Personnel

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  • Roger Taylor – vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards, bass, guitars
  • Keith Prior – drums
  • Steve Barnacle – bass
  • Mike Crossley – keyboards
  • Jason Falloon – guitars, bass
  • Keith Airey – guitars
  • Matthew Exelby – guitars
  • Jonathan Perkins – keyboards, vocals
  • Treana Morris – vocals

Charts

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Chart performance for Electric Fire
Chart (1998) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 53

References

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  1. ^ Roger Taylor - Electric Fire at AllMusic
  2. ^ Beebee, Steve (5 September 1998). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 715. EMAP. p. 47.
  3. ^ "ROGER TAYLOR songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 February 2024.