Iron Maiden (album)
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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Iron Maiden
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Iron Maiden]]
| Cover = Iron Maiden (album) cover.jpg
| Released = [[April 14]] [[1980]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small><br />Summer 1980 <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small>
| Recorded = January 1980 at Kingsway Studios, [[London]]
| Mixed = February 1980, at Morgan Studios, [[London]]
| Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| Length = 40:39
| Label = [[EMI]] |
| Tour = [[Metal For Muthas Tour and Europe 80|Iron Maiden 1980]]
| Producer = [[Will Malone]]
| Reviews =
*[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Auzarqjmbojta link]
*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating-5|3.5}}
| Last album = ''[[The Soundhouse Tapes]]''<br />(1979)
| This album = '''''Iron Maiden'''''<br />(1980)
| Next album = ''[[Live!! +one]]''<br />(1980)
| Misc = {{Extra album cover 2
| Upper caption = Alternate cover
| Type = studio
| Cover = Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden.jpg
| Lower caption = Remastered album cover
}}
}}
'''''Iron Maiden''''', released on [[April 14]], [[1980]], was the first full-length [[album]] by [[Iron Maiden]], reaching number 4 in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] album charts. It was released by [[EMI]] in the UK. The album was released a few months later in the [[United States|U.S.]] originally on [[Harvest Records|Harvest]]/[[Capitol Records]] and subsequently [[Sanctuary Records]]/[[Columbia Records]] and included the song "Sanctuary", which had been released in the UK only as a single, added to the track listing. In 1998, just like all other pre-''[[The X Factor (album)|X Factor]]'' albums, the album was re-released, and "Sanctuary" was added in all territories.
Of all the songs in this album, "[[Phantom of the Opera (song)|Phantom of the Opera]]," "[[Running Free]]," "[[Sanctuary (Iron Maiden song)|Sanctuary]]" and "[[Iron Maiden (song)|Iron Maiden]]" remain on the set lists of nearly all of the band's concert tours, with the latter used to introduce a giant representation of the band's mascot [[Eddie the Head|Eddie]] from the back of the stage.
Four songs from the album: "Prowler", "Remember Tomorrow", "Running Free" and "Iron Maiden" were covered for the 2008 tribute album ''[[Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden]]'' released by ''[[Kerrang!]]'' magazine.
==History==
This was the only album produced by Will Malone, who lacked interest in the project and allowed the band to produce most of the album themselves. The band (especially Steve Harris) criticised the quality of the production, but many fans like the raw, almost [[Punk rock|punk]]-like sound to the songs. This was also the only studio album for guitarist Dennis Stratton, who left a short time after the album was released. He was replaced by [[Adrian Smith]].
"Transylvania" is a well known instrumental piece by the band which was composed by founder and bassist [[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]]. The song was covered by [[Iced Earth]] on the album ''[[Horror Show]]''. "Strange World" tells of a [[dystopian]] society, where people never grow old. Amongst other things the narrator (singer) laments how "smiling faces [are] ever so rare". Meanwhile, "[[Charlotte the Harlot]]" is the first of four Iron Maiden songs which make reference to the fictional [[prostitute]] 'Charlotte'. The 7-minute epic "[[Phantom of the Opera (Iron Maiden song)|Phantom of the Opera]]" remains a fan favourite, and is still performed at many Maiden concerts, while live performances of "[[Iron Maiden (song)|Iron Maiden]]" often signal the entrance of band [[mascot]] [[Eddie the Head|Eddie]] onto the stage.
"[[Running Free]]" was released as a single on February 23rd, 1980, and reached number 34 in the UK singles chart. The band also performed the song entirely live on the UK TV show [[Top Of The Pops]]. The usual tradition was for artists to [[lip-synch]], and Maiden were the first band to perform their song without lip-synching on the show since [[The Who]] in 1972.
The "[[Sanctuary (Iron Maiden song)|Sanctuary]]" single was released on June 7th, and charted at number 29. Manager [[Rod Smallwood]]'s management company was named after the song.
The 1998 re-release has, besides the addition of the previously mentioned song "Sanctuary", a different cover than the original release. The picture is the same, except that it's redrawn. However, on recent advertising-posters and the Iron Maiden website, the original cover is once again shown.
[[Metal For Muthas Tour and Europe 80]] was the [[Concert tour|tour]] supporting the [[album]] [[Iron Maiden (album)|Iron Maiden]]
==Track listing==
===Original UK release===
All songs written by [[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]], unless indicated otherwise.
# "[[Prowler]]" – 3:55
# "[[Remember Tomorrow]]" ([[Paul Di'Anno]], [[Steve Harris (musician)|Harris]]) – 5:27
# "[[Running Free]]" ([[Paul Di'Anno|Di'Anno]], [[Steve Harris (musician)|Harris]]) – 3:17
# "[[Phantom of the Opera (Iron Maiden song)|Phantom of the Opera]]" – 7:20
# "[[Transylvania (Iron Maiden song)|Transylvania]]" – 4:05
# "[[Strange World (Iron Maiden song)|Strange World]]" – 5:45
# "[[Charlotte the Harlot]]" ([[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]]) – 4:12
# "[[Iron Maiden (song)|Iron Maiden]]" – 3:35
===Original US release===
# "[[Prowler]]" – 3:52
# "[[Remember Tomorrow]]" ([[Paul Di'Anno]], Harris) – 5:27
# "[[Running Free]]" ([[Paul Di'Anno|Di'Anno]], [[Steve Harris (musician)|Harris]]) – 3:14
# "[[Phantom of the Opera (Iron Maiden song)|Phantom of the Opera]]" – 7:20
# "[[Transylvania (Iron Maiden song)|Transylvania]]" – 4:19
# "[[Strange World (Iron Maiden song)|Strange World]]" – 5:40
# "[[Sanctuary (Iron Maiden song)|Sanctuary]]" ([[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]], Di'Anno, Harris) – 3:12
# "[[Charlotte the Harlot]]" (Murray) – 4:10
# "[[Iron Maiden (song)|Iron Maiden]]" – 3:31
===Remastered release===
# "[[Prowler]]" – 3:56
# "[[Sanctuary (Iron Maiden song)|Sanctuary]]" ([[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]], [[Paul Di'Anno]], Harris) – 3:16
# "[[Remember Tomorrow]]" (Di'Anno, Harris) – 5:27
# "[[Running Free]]" (Di'Anno, Harris) – 3:17
# "[[Phantom of the Opera (Iron Maiden song)|Phantom of the Opera]]" – 7:07
# "[[Transylvania (Iron Maiden song)|Transylvania]]" – 4:19
# "[[Strange World (Iron Maiden song)|Strange World]]" – 5:32
# "[[Charlotte the Harlot]]" (Murray) – 4:12
# "[[Iron Maiden (song)|Iron Maiden]]" – 3:38
*In the U.S. release, the fade out of "Transylvania" and the intro to "Strange World" were put in the end "Transylvania", originally both in the beginning of "Strange World".
===1995 reissue bonus disc===
#"[[Sanctuary (Iron Maiden song)|Sanctuary]]" (Di'Anno, [[Dave Murray (musician)|Murray]], Harris)
#"Burning Ambition"
#"Drifter" (live)
#"[[I Got the Fire|I've Got the Fire]]" (live) ([[Ronnie Montrose]])
==Personnel==
*[[Paul Di'Anno]] – [[singer|vocals]]
*[[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]] – [[guitar]]
*[[Dennis Stratton]] – guitar, [[backing vocalist|backing vocals]]
*[[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]] – [[bass guitar]], backing vocals
*[[Clive Burr]] – [[drum kit|drums]]
==Certifications==
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Country
!align="left"|Certification
!align="left"|Sales/shipments
|-
| [[CRIA|Canada]]
| 1x Platinum<ref>[http://www.cria.ca/gold/1006_g.php CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for October 2006]. Retrieved [[July 25]], [[2007]].</ref>
| 100,000
|-
|}
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