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The Firm (album)

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Released
  
11 February 1985

Length
  
40:19

Genre
  
Rock

Label
  
Atlantic

Recorded
  
1984 at Sol Studios, Cookham, Berkshire, England. Mixed at Sol Studios. Mastered at The Townhouse, London, England.

Producer
  
Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers

The Firm is the first studio album by the British rock band The Firm, released by Atlantic Records on 11 February 1985. Tracks ranged from the epic "Midnight Moonlight" based on a previously unreleased song by Led Zeppelin called "Swan Song", first tinkered with during the Physical Graffiti sessions, to the commercially successful "Radioactive". "Closer" employs a horn section to subtle effect. It also includes the Righteous Brothers' hit You've lost that lovin' feeling with the fretless bass sound of Tony Franklin.

Contents

The Firm peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200 chart, and reached #15 on the UK Albums Chart. The song "Radioactive" topped Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart for one week.

The Firm

  • Paul Rodgers – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, production
  • Jimmy Page – acoustic and electric guitars, production
  • Tony Franklin – bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Chris Slade – drums and percussion

    • Additional musicians

  • Steve Dawson – trumpet on "Closer"
  • Paul "Shilts" Weimar – baritone saxophone on "Closer"
  • Willie Garnett – tenor saxophone on "Closer"
  • Don Weller – tenor saxophone solo on "Closer"
  • Sam Brown, Helen Chappelle & Joy Yates – backing vocals on "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" & "Midnight Moonlight"

    • Production personnel

  • Stuart Epps – engineering
  • Gordon Vicary – mastering
  • Steve Maher – cover artwork
  • Steve Privett – tape operation; supplier of tea, gin and tonics

    • References

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