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Princess of the Night

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'For the flower colloquially known as "Princess of the Night", see Epiphyllum oxypetalum.'

"'Princess of the Night'" is a single by British heavy metal band Saxon, featured as the opening track and single from their 1981 album 'Denim and Leather'; the song was written as a group production of all five members of the band at the time: Peter "Biff" Byford, Steve Dawson, Pete Gill, Graham Oliver, and Paul Quinn. The lyrics of the song deal with narrator's affinity of a steam locomotive of the LMS Princess Royal Class.Facebook chat question to Saxon, 11 Jun 2015

The single itself peaked in its popularity at 57 on the UK Singles Chart.

Personnel



*Biff Byford vocals

*Paul Quinn guitars (first guitar solo)

*Graham Oliver guitars (second guitar solo)

*Steve Dawson bass

*Pete Gill drums

References



Category:1981 singles

Category:Saxon (band) songs

Category:Songs written by Pete Gill

Category:1980 songs

Category:Songs about trains

Category:Capitol Records singles


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