Nightflight is the ninth album by the Welsh heavy metal band Budgie, released in 2 October 1981[2] on RCA Records. A remastered version, with two live tracks from 1981, was released in 2013. The illustration on the cover is by Derek Riggs.[3]
| Nightflight | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2 October 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 32:36 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Don Smith | |||
| Budgie chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Burke Shelley and John Thomas
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Turned to Stone" | 6:11 |
| 2. | "Keeping a Rendezvous" | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Reaper of the Glory" | 3:50 |
| 4. | "She Used Me Up" | 3:17 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Don't Lay Down and Die" | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Apparatus" | 2:52 |
| 7. | "Superstar" | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Change Your Ways" | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Untitled Lullaby" | 1:16 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "She Used Me Up" (live, 1981) | 3:03 |
| 11. | "Superstar" (live, 1981) | 3:55 |
Personnel
edit- Budgie
- Burke Shelley – bass guitar, vocals
- John Thomas – electric, acoustic and slide guitars, vocals
- Steve Williams – drums
- Production
- Andrew Christian – sleeve design
- Derek Riggs – Illustration
- Adrian Hopkins – management
Charts
edit| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 68 |
References
edit- ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Budgie: Nightflight" at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 31.
- ^ "I originally did this for a band called Hawkwind, until I discovered they didn't pay people. So I sold it to RCA records for a Budgie cover". derek.server311.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 10, 2024.