Innocence Is No Excuse is the seventh studio album

Album

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 by heavy metal

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 band Saxon

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 released in 1985 (see 1985 in music

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). it was the group's first album for EMI

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 after a falling-out with their previous label, Carrere Records. The album was a relative disappointment in the group's native UK, only reaching #36 on the British album charts, although its #130 placement on the American charts was the group's highest ever in the USA.

The song "Everybody Up" was used in the 1985 horror

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 movie Demoni

Demoni

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Track listing

CD Bonus Tracks

The 2010 CD remaster includes the following bonus tracks:

11. "Back on the Streets" (12" Club Mix) – 5:10
    
12. "Live Fast Die Young" (B-Side of "Back on the Streets") – 3:48
    
13. "Krakatoa" (B-Side of "Rock 'n' Roll Gypsy") – 3:46
    
14. "The Medley (Heavy Metal Thunder / Stand Up and Be Counted / Taking Your Chances / Warrior)" (live, B-Side of "Rock 'n' Roll Gypsy" 12") – 9:05
    
15. "Gonna Shout" (live) – 4:15
    
16. "Devil Rides Out" (live) – 4:59
    
17. "Back on the Streets" (recorded live for the BBC
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     Friday Rock Show
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     at the Hammersmith Odeon, 1985) – 4:38
    

Personnel

• Biff Byford
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   - vocals
• Graham Oliver
  Graham Oliver
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   - guitar
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• Paul Quinn
  Paul Quinn (guitarist)
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   - guitar
• Steve Dawson
  Steve Dawson
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   - bass
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• Nigel Glockler
  Nigel Glockler
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   - drums
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Production

• Producer : Simon Hanhart
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• Recorded by Simon Hanhart
• Recorded at Union Studios, Munich
  Munich
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  , Germany
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• Mixed by Simon Hanhart & Saxon
• Mixed at Wisseloord Studios
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  , Hilversum
  Hilversum
  is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages...
  
  , Netherlands
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Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1985	Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...  Pop Albums	130
1985	UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	36