Victims of the Fury

Victims of the Fury is the seventh studio album by the English guitarist and songwriter Robin Trower, released in 1980. This was the last album to feature the classic Robin Trower, James Dewar and Bill Lordan lineup. It also saw Trower writing again with his former Procol Harum colleague, lyricist Keith Reid nine years after they had last collaborated.

Victims of the Fury
Studio album by
Robin Trower
ReleasedApril 1980[1]
RecordedAir Studios, London
GenreBlues Rock
Length32:06
LabelChrysalis
ProducerGeoff Emerick, Robin Trower
Robin Trower chronology
Caravan to Midnight
(1978)		 Victims of the Fury
(1980)		 B.L.T.
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Record Mirror[2]

The album was issued on CD in 1989. It was reissued in 1997 as a 2-on-1 CD along with the previous 1978 album Caravan to Midnight.[3] Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick was the album's sound engineer. Victims of the Fury reached #34 on the Billboard 200.[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Keith Reid & Robin Trower; except where noted.

Side one
  1. "Jack and Jill" (Robin Trower) – 2:44
  2. "Roads to Freedom" (James Dewar, Trower) – 3:49
  3. "Victims of the Fury" – 3:43
  4. "The Ring" – 3:09
  5. "Only Time" (Trower) – 3:51

Side two
  1. "Into the Flame" – 3:25
  2. "The Shout" – 2:33
  3. "Mad House" (Wally Dewar, Trower)[3] – 2:45
  4. "Ready for the Taking" – 3:00
  5. "Fly Low" – 3:07

Personnel

Technical personnel
  • Geoff Emerick – recording engineer, mix engineer, producer
  • Jon Walls – assistant engineer

Charts
Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 95
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 61
United States (Billboard 200) 34

References
  1. Robin Trower - Victims of the Fury (1980) album rating, credits & releases at AllMusic
  2. Ludgate, Simon (9 February 1980). "Robin Trower: Victims Of The Fury". Record Mirror. p. 14.
  3. Dawson, Michael P.. Robin Trower - Caravan to Midnight (1978) / Victims of the Fury (1980) album review, credits & releases at AllMusic
  4. Robin Trower - Victims of the Fury (1980) - Awards at AllMusic
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 313. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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