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“Saturday Night Special” by Armored Saint
From the album Raising Fear (1987)
“Saturday Night Special” by Armored Saint appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1987 on the album Raising Fear. Its best result is #828 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,103 hard rock song of all time.
"Saturday Night Special" is a borrowed tune on Raising Fear, the third studio album American heavy metal band Armored Saint released on Chrysalis Records in 1987: Ed King and Ronnie Van Zant hold the writing credit. John Bush sings it, Dave Prichard is the lone guitarist, Joey Vera plays bass and Gonzo Sandoval drums, and the band produced it with Chris Minto.
The Saint were down to four because guitarist Phil Sandoval had quit partway through making Delirious Nomad (he'd return a few years on). Raising Fear turned out to be a last in more ways than one: Chrysalis dropped the band after it came out, and it was Prichard's final studio album with them before leukemia, diagnosed in 1989, took his life the following year as they geared up for Symbol of Salvation.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 828 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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