---
title: "The Carrere Years (1979–1984) by Saxon"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/9d2f1101-5157-44dd-b65f-0a991bc51a2b"
artist: "Saxon"
year: 2012
label: "EMI"
---

# The Carrere Years (1979–1984)

**The Carrere Years (1979–1984)** is a compilation by Saxon, released in 2012 on EMI.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Carrere Years (1979–1984) |
| Artist | Saxon |
| Type | Compilation |
| Year | 2012 |
| Label | EMI |
| Tracks | 68 |
| Place in discography | 65 of 109 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Rainbow Theme | 3:07 |
| 2 | Frozen Rainbow | 2:28 |
| 3 | Big Teaser | 3:56 |
| 4 | Judgement Day | 5:29 |
| 5 | Stallions of the Highway | 2:52 |
| 6 | Backs to the Wall | 3:11 |
| 7 | Still Fit to Boogie | 2:54 |
| 8 | Militia Guard | 4:54 |
| 9 | Judgement Day (live) | 5:39 |
| 10 | Motorcycle Man | 3:59 |
| 11 | Stand Up and Be Counted | 3:09 |
| 12 | 747 (Strangers in the Night) | 4:58 |
| 13 | Wheels of Steel | 5:59 |
| 14 | Freeway Mad | 2:41 |
| 15 | See the Light Shining | 4:56 |
| 16 | Street Fighting Gang | 3:13 |
| 17 | Suzie Hold On | 4:34 |
| 18 | Machine Gun | 5:24 |
| 19 | Stallions of the Highway (live) | 3:32 |
| 20 | Heavy Metal Thunder | 4:24 |
| 21 | To Hell and Back Again | 4:45 |
| 22 | Strong Arm of the Law | 4:38 |
| 23 | Taking Your Chances | 4:20 |
| 24 | 20,000 ft. | 3:17 |
| 25 | Hungry Years | 5:18 |
| 26 | Sixth Form Girls | 4:19 |
| 27 | Dallas 1 PM | 6:30 |
| 28 | Princess of the Night | 4:03 |
| 29 | Never Surrender | 3:16 |
| 30 | Out of Control | 4:09 |
| 31 | Rough and Ready | 4:51 |
| 32 | Play It Loud | 4:12 |
| 33 | And the Bands Played On | 2:48 |
| 34 | Midnight Rider | 5:47 |
| 35 | Fire in the Sky | 3:37 |
| 36 | Denim and Leather | 5:29 |
| 37 | 20,000 ft. (7" remix) | 4:07 |
| 38 | Bap Shoo Ap (live) | 6:41 |
| 39 | Motorcycle Man | 4:19 |
| 40 | 747 (Strangers in the Night) | 4:39 |
| 41 | Princess of the Night | 4:19 |
| 42 | Strong Arm of the Law | 4:41 |
| 43 | Heavy Metal Thunder | 4:10 |
| 44 | 20,000 ft. | 3:28 |
| 45 | Wheels of Steel | 8:51 |
| 46 | Never Surrender | 3:54 |
| 47 | Fire in the Sky | 2:42 |
| 48 | Machine Gun | 3:52 |
| 49 | Power and the Glory | 5:55 |
| 50 | Redline | 3:37 |
| 51 | Warrior | 3:46 |
| 52 | Nightmare | 4:21 |
| 53 | This Town Rocks | 3:58 |
| 54 | Watching the Sky | 3:42 |
| 55 | Midas Touch | 4:12 |
| 56 | The Eagle Has Landed | 6:57 |
| 57 | Suzie Hold On | 3:21 |
| 58 | Denim and Leather (live) | 5:11 |
| 59 | The Crusader Prelude | 1:07 |
| 60 | Crusader | 6:35 |
| 61 | A Little Bit of What You Fancy | 3:51 |
| 62 | Sailing to America | 5:04 |
| 63 | Set Me Free | 3:15 |
| 64 | Just Let Me Rock | 4:12 |
| 65 | Bad Boys (Like to Rock 'n' Roll) | 3:25 |
| 66 | Do It All for You | 4:44 |
| 67 | Rock City | 3:17 |
| 68 | Run for Your Lives | 3:55 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [NWOBHM](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nwobhm)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Heavy Metal Thunder – Live: Eagles Over Wacken (2012)](https://themetalnet.com/album/f95ecb0b-4cb0-44e7-8ce4-622058b1f714)
- Next release: [The EMI Years (1985–1988) (2012)](https://themetalnet.com/album/b8113ed6-8516-4a8f-8395-6a8c901961d8)

## Artist

- [Saxon](https://themetalnet.com/band/saxon)

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