Song · Saxon
“Denim and Leather” by Saxon
From the album Denim and Leather (1981)
“Denim and Leather” by Saxon appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1981 on the album Denim and Leather. Its best result is #234 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,228 hard rock song of all time.
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"Denim and Leather" gave Saxon's fourth album its name in 1981, and it catches the English heavy metal band's classic lineup on its last record together: Biff Byford singing, Graham Oliver and Paul Quinn on guitars, Steve Dawson on bass and Pete Gill on drums, all five sharing the writing credit. Nigel Thomas produced, with Andy Lyden engineering.
Gill didn't stick around. A hand injury took him out of the band, and he later landed in Motörhead. The album is also seen as the final part of a trilogy of classic Saxon records, following Wheels of Steel and Strong Arm of the Law, and this is the song they hung the whole thing on.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 234 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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