The Firm (album)

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The Firm

Type  | Studio album
Artist  | The Firm
Release Date  | 11 February 1985
Recorded  | October - November 1984 at
the Sol Studios, Berkshire
Mixed at the Sol Studios, Berkshire.
Genre  | Hard rock, rock
Language  | English
Length  | 40 minutes 19 seconds
Label  | Atlantic Records
Catalogue  | Atlantic 81239 (US), Atlantic 781 239-1 (UK)
Producer  | Jimmy Page & Paul Rodgers
Engineer  | Stuart Epps

The Firm is a studio album by the Firm, released by Atlantic Records on 11 February 1985.

## Contents

* 1 Overview
* 2 Accolades
* 3 Chart positions
* 3.1 Album
* 3.2 Singles
* 4 Sales certifications
* 4.1 Album
* 5 Notes

## Overview[edit]

Page's tone throughout is very reminiscent of the sound of his overdubs on Coda, as well as the sound he would subsequently employ on 1988's Outrider. Opening track 'Closer' uses a subtle horn section to good effect, while 'Someone to Love' represents all the elements of the band in one number. Rodgers' 'Radioactive' was a hit for the band, topping the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for one week. The album's highlight is 'Satisfaction Guaranteed,' a mid-tempo rocker with a weaving and exotic Page riff and a heartfelt vocal performance by Rodgers. Other 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 retro-hippy themes of 'Someone to Love'. The cover version of 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling' featured lead vocals by Paul Rodgers of Bad Company fame, but was never released as a single. The Firm peaked at #17 on the Billboard's Billboard 200 chart, and reached #15 on the UK Album Chart.

Album information

1985 Track listing:

* Side 1:

1. 'Closer' (Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers) – 2:52
2. 'Make or Break' (Paul Rodgers) – 4:21
3. 'Someone to Love' (Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers) – 4:55
4. 'Together' (Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers) – 3:54
5. 'Radioactive' (Paul Rodgers) - 2:49

* Side 2:

1. 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling' (Mann, Spector, Weil) – 4:33
2. 'Money Can't Buy' (Paul Rodgers) – 3:35
3. 'Satisfaction Guaranteed' (Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers) – 4:07
4. 'Midnight Moonlight' (Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers) – 9:13

1985 Compact disc edition
Same track listing and order as the vinyl release.

## Accolades[edit]

Publication  | Country  | Accolade  | Year  | Rank

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Kerrang! | UK  | Albums of 1985[1] | 1985  | 20

## Chart positions[edit]

### Album[edit]

Chart (1985)  | Peak Position

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UK Albums Chart[2] | 15
Swedish Albums Chart[3] | 21
Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[4] | 16
US Billboard The 200 Albums Chart[5] | 17
Dutch Albums Chart[6] | 51

### Singles[edit]

Year  | Single  | Chart  | Position

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1985  | 'Radioactive'  | UK Singles Chart[7] | 76
1985  | 'Radioactive'  | US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[8] | 1
1985  | 'Radioactive'  | US Billboard The Billboard Hot 100 Chart[9] | 28
1985  | 'Radioactive'  | US Cash Box Top 100 Singles Chart[10] | 28
1985  | 'Radioactive'  | Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[11] | 75
1985  | 'Closer'  | US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[12] | 19
1985  | 'Satisfaction Guaranteed'  | US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[13] | 4
1985  | 'Satisfaction Guaranteed'  | US Billboard The Billboard Hot 100 Chart[14] | 73
1985  | 'Satisfaction Guaranteed'  | US Cash Box Top 100 Singles Chart[15] | 78

## Sales certifications[edit]

### Album[edit]

Country  | Sales  | Certification

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United States (RIAA)  | 500,000+  | Gold[16]
Canada (CRIA)  | 50,000+  | Gold[17]
Personnel

* Musicians:
* Paul Rodgers - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, producer
* Jimmy Page – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, producer
* Tony Franklin – bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
* Chris Slade - drums, percussion, backing vocals
* Additional musicians:
* Steve Dawson - trumpet ('Closer')
* Paul 'Shilts' Weimar - barritone sax ('Closer')
* Willie Garnett - tenor sax ('Closer')
* Don Weller - tenor sax solo ('Closer')
* Sam Brown - backing vocals ('You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling' and 'Midnight Moonlight')
* Helen Chappelle - backing vocals ('You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling' and 'Midnight Moonlight')
* Joy Yates - backing vocals ('You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling' and 'Midnight Moonlight')
* Production:
* Stuart Epps - engineer
* Steve Privett - tape operator, tea, gin and tonics
* Gordon Vicary - mastering
* Steve Maher - cover artwork

## Notes[edit]

1. ↑ Kerrang! Albums of 1985. rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
2. ↑ Warwick, Neil (2004). “The Firm - 2 March 1985”, The Complete Book of the British Charts, 3rd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.
3. ↑ Top 60 Albums - 8 March 1985. swedishcharts.com. Retrieved on 2009-01-17.
4. ↑ RPM Albums Chart - 30 March 1985. RPM. Retrieved on 2009-01-17.
5. ↑ The Billboard 200 - 13 April 1985. Billboard. Retrieved on 2009-01-17.
6. ↑ Top 20 Albums - 15 November 1997. norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved on 2009-01-17.
7. ↑ Top 100 Singles - 23 February 1985. chartstats.com. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
8. ↑ Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - 16 March 1985. Billboard. Retrieved on 2009-01-15.
9. ↑ Hot 100 Chart - 13 April 1985. Billboard. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
10. ↑ Top 100 Singles - 13 April 1985. Cash Box. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
11. ↑ RPM Singles Chart - 13 April 1985. RPM. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
12. ↑ Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - 23 March 1985. Billboard. Retrieved on 2009-01-15.
13. ↑ Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - 18 May 1985. Billboard. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
14. ↑ Hot 100 Chart - 18 May 1985. Billboard. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
15. ↑ Top 100 Singles - 25 May 1985. Cash Box. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
16. ↑ RIAA.org The Firm - 11 April 1985. RIAA. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
17. ↑ CRIA The Firm - 31 December 1997. CRIA. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.