This article is about the album by Saxon. For the turntables known as Wheels of Steel, see Technics SL-1200.
1980 studio album by Saxon
Wheels of Steel
Studio album by
Saxon
Released
3 April 1980 (1980-04-03)[1]
Recorded
February 1980[2]
Studio
Ramport (London)
Genre
Heavy metal
Length
38:56
Label
Carrere
Producer
Pete Hinton, Saxon
Saxon chronology
Saxon (1979)
Wheels of Steel (1980)
Strong Arm of the Law (1980)
Singles from Wheels of Steel
"Wheels of Steel" Released: March 1980
"747 (Strangers in the Night)" Released: June 1980
"Suzie Hold On" Released: September 1980
Wheels of Steel is the second studio album by English heavy metal band Saxon. Released in 1980 by Carrere Records,[3][4] it was their first album to enter the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 5, and is their highest-charting album in the UK Albums Chart to date.[5][6] The album eventually went on to achieve gold status in the UK.[7]
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^"Wheels of Steel by Saxon". Genius. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 483. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^"Saxon | full Official Chart history". Official Charts. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
^"BPI Certified Awards Database Saxon Wheels of Steel". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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