---
title: "Bright Lights: The Albums 1979-1981 by Samson"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/f08bd964-068a-4fe6-a7cf-b7f8c7907986"
artist: "Samson"
year: 2019
label: "Rock Hard Records"
---

# Bright Lights: The Albums 1979-1981

**Bright Lights: The Albums 1979-1981** is a compilation by Samson, released in 2019 on Rock Hard Records.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | Bright Lights: The Albums 1979-1981 |
| Artist | Samson |
| Type | Compilation |
| Year | 2019 |
| Label | Rock Hard Records |
| Tracks | 66 |
| Place in discography | 30 of 30 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | It's Not as Easy as It Seems | 3:07 |
| 2 | I Wish I Was the Saddle of a Schoolgirl's Bike | 3:11 |
| 3 | Big Brother | 6:17 |
| 4 | Tomorrow or Yesterday | 6:34 |
| 5 | Koz | 4:24 |
| 6 | Six Foot Under | 5:13 |
| 7 | Inside Out | 4:11 |
| 8 | Wrong Side of Time | 4:49 |
| 9 | Mr Rock 'n' Roll (Mr. Rock 'n' Roll 7'' 1984) | 4:00 |
| 10 | The Shuffle (Mr. Rock 'n' Roll 7'' 1984) | 3:21 |
| 11 | It's Not as Easy as It Seems | 3:05 |
| 12 | I Wish I Was the Saddle of a Schoolgirl's Bike | 3:04 |
| 13 | Big Brother | 5:47 |
| 14 | Tomorrow or Yesterday | 5:39 |
| 15 | Six Foot Under | 5:15 |
| 16 | Inside Out | 4:14 |
| 17 | Wrong Side of Time | 4:47 |
| 18 | Hard Times | 4:42 |
| 19 | Take It Like a Man | 4:09 |
| 20 | Vice Versa | 4:44 |
| 21 | Manwatcher | 3:37 |
| 22 | Too Close to Rock | 3:36 |
| 23 | Thunderburst | 2:06 |
| 24 | Hammerhead | 3:40 |
| 25 | Hunted | 3:00 |
| 26 | Take Me to Your Leader | 3:49 |
| 27 | Walking Out on You | 6:36 |
| 28 | Angel With a Machine Gun (B-Side of Hard Times 7" 1980) | 2:55 |
| 29 | Kingsway Jam (bonus track) | 9:51 |
| 30 | Vice Versa (7" Edit) | 3:24 |
| 31 | Hard Times (Tony Platt alternative mix) | 4:42 |
| 32 | Take It Like a Man (Tony Platt alternative mix) | 4:09 |
| 33 | Vice Versa (Tony Platt alternative mix) | 4:44 |
| 34 | Manwatcher (Tony Platt alternative mix) | 3:37 |
| 35 | Too Close to Rock (Tony Platt alternative mix) | 3:36 |
| 36 | Thunderburst (Tony Platt alternative mix) | 2:06 |
| 37 | Hammerhead (Tony Platt alternative mix) | 3:40 |
| 38 | Hunted (Tony Platt alternative mix) | 3:00 |
| 39 | Take Me to Your Leader (Tony Platt alternative mix) | 3:49 |
| 40 | Walking Out on You (Tony Platt alternative mix) | 6:36 |
| 41 | Hard Times (7" version) | 3:53 |
| 42 | Riding With the Angels | 3:43 |
| 43 | Earth Mother | 4:41 |
| 44 | Nice Girl | 3:19 |
| 45 | Blood Lust | 6:00 |
| 46 | Go to Hell | 3:19 |
| 47 | Bright Lights | 3:07 |
| 48 | Once Bitten | 4:36 |
| 49 | Grime Crime | 4:32 |
| 50 | Communion | 6:32 |
| 51 | Little Big Man (B-side of Riding With the Angels 7'' 1981) | 3:23 |
| 52 | Pyramid to the Stars (B-side of Losing My Grip 7'' 1982) | 5:19 |
| 53 | Losing My Grip (A-Side of Losing My Grip 7'' 1982) | 3:59 |
| 54 | Big Brother (live, Reading Festival, 29 August 1981) | 6:14 |
| 55 | Take It Like a Man (live, Reading Festival, 29 August 1981) | 4:10 |
| 56 | Nice Girl (live, Reading Festival, 29 August 1981) | 3:21 |
| 57 | Earth Mother (live, Reading Festival, 29 August 1981) | 5:07 |
| 58 | Vice Versa (live, Reading Festival, 29 August 1981) | 5:28 |
| 59 | Bright Lights (live, Reading Festival, 29 August 1981) | 2:56 |
| 60 | Walking Out on You (live, Reading Festival, 29 August 1981) | 9:11 |
| 61 | Hammerhead (live, Reading Festival, 29 August 1981) | 3:35 |
| 62 | Riding With the Angels (live, Reading Festival, 29 August 1981) | 5:25 |
| 63 | Gravy Train (live, Reading Festival, 29 August 1981) | 7:23 |
| 64 | Red Skies (rehearsal) | 4:51 |
| 65 | Turn Out the Lights (rehearsal) | 4:01 |
| 66 | Firing Line (rehearsal) | 4:37 |

## Genres

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

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Look to the Future / Refugee / P.S… (2018)](https://themetalnet.com/album/5567e0cd-9d91-4394-8821-303dddb65f2e)

## Artist

- [Samson](https://themetalnet.com/band/samson)

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