Deliver Us from Evil (Budgie album)

1982 studio album by Budgie

Deliver Us from Evil

Studio album by

Budgie

Released| 23 October 1982
Recorded| 1982
Studio| Ridge Farm Studio, West Sussex, England
Eden Studio, London, England
Genre| Hard rock, heavy metal
Length| 39:08
Label| RCA
Producer| Don Smith
Budgie chronology
| Nightflight
(1981)  | Deliver Us from Evil
(1982)  | Life In San Antonio
(2002)

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Allmusic| [1]

Deliver Us from Evil is the tenth album by the Welsh heavy metal band Budgie, released in October 1982 on RCA Records, and according to Burke Shelley its theme "attacks the power structures of East and West and the balance of terror";[2] it also "refers to all kinds of evil, not just The Bomb and war, but the main theme calls for world peace".[2] One reviewer suggested that the album's lyrics were influenced by Shelley becoming a born-again Christian.[1]

According to Steve Williams, "the concept of the album came about as an accident. We didn't write 'Bored With Russia'. Don (Smith) brought that over from America and that started the ball rolling. We played it a few times and it started the whole concept".[2] The song was written by producer Beau Hill, erroneously credited as Bo Hill, and demoed up with his late-1970s outfit Airborne. It was finally issued on the band's 2003 archives release The Dig.

Reception of the album was mixed, due to a more commercially oriented sound than previous releases. It has been described as either "a complete musical shipwreck" [1] or "a collection which not only sounds fantastic but bristles with great songs and exquisite often Who-like arrangements".[3] Their commercial appeal has been justified as a "conscious effort to broaden their horizons"[3] in order to attend "a market more attuned to melody than mere muscle".[3] The album release was followed with a UK tour from late October to December 1982.[4]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Burke Shelley and John Thomas, except where noted.

Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Bored with Russia"| Bo Hill[5]| 3:49
2.| "Don't Cry"|  | 3:19
3.| "Truth Drug"|  | 4:23
4.| "Young Girl"| Mason, Grieves (Benjamin Laub)| 2:18
5.| "Flowers in the Attic"|  | 5:12

Side twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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6.| "N.O.R.A.D. (Doomsday City)"|  | 4:15
7.| "Give Me the Truth"|  | 4:11
8.| "Alison"| Shelley| 3:26
9.| "Finger on the Button"|  | 3:59
10.| "Hold On to Love"|  | 4:16

2013 remaster bonus tracksNo.| Title| Length

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11.| "Bored with Russia" (single edit)| 3:35
12.| "Truth Drug" (live 1982)| 4:36
13.| "Flowers in the Attic" (live 1983)| 5:00

## Personnel

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Budgie

* Burke Shelley – vocals, bass
* John Thomas – guitar
* Steve Williams – drums
* Duncan Mackay – keyboards

Production[6]

* Don Smith – recording, mixing
* Neill King – assistant engineer
* Keith Finney – assistant engineer
* Julian Mendelsohn – assistant engineer

## Charts

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Chart (1982)  | Peak
position

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UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 62

## References

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1. ^ a b c Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Budgie: Deliver Us from Evil" at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
2. ^ a b c Welch, Chris (26 August – 8 September 1982). "Eggcited! You bet were are says Budgie's Burke Shelley". Kerrang!. No. 23\. p. 18.
3. ^ a b c De Whalley, Chas (7–20 October 1982). "BUDGIE 'Deliver Us From Evil' (RCA LP6054)". Kerrang!. No. 26\. p. 15.
4. ^ Tour Dates. Kerrang!, n.26, 7-20 Oct 1982, p.11
5. ^ "Beau Hill Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
6. ^ Budgie Deliver Us from Evil - Discogs
7. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 10, 2024.

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Budgie

* Burke Shelley
* Steve Williams
* Craig Goldy

* Tony Bourge
* Ray Phillips
* Rob Kendrick
* Duncan Mackay
* Simon Lees

Studio albums|

* Budgie
* Squawk
* Never Turn Your Back on a Friend
* In for the Kill!
* Bandolier
* If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules
* Impeckable
* Power Supply
* Nightflight
* Deliver Us from Evil
* You're All Living in Cuckooland

Live albums|

* Heavier Than Air – Rarest Eggs
* We Came, We Saw...
* Life in San Antonio
* Radio Sessions 1974 & 1978
* The BBC Recordings

Compilations|

* Best of Budgie (1975)
* Best of Budgie (1981)
* An Ecstasy of Fumbling – The Definitive Anthology
* Best of Budgie (1997)
* The Last Stage

Miscellaneous|

* Band members
* "Breadfan"
* If Swallowed, Do Not Induce Vomiting

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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