''Legacy'' is the eleventh studio album by British
heavy metal band,
Girlschool
Girlschool are a British rock band that formed in the new wave of British heavy metal scene in 1978. Frequently associated with contemporaries Motörhead, they are the longest-running all-female rock band, still active after more than 40 yea ...
, released on Wacken Records in 2008. This album celebrates the 30th anniversary of Girlschool, making it the longest running all-female metal band in activity. A few musicians that the band befriended in the many years of incessant touring lent a hand in completing the recording. The song "Legend" is dedicated to
Kelly Johnson, the former Girlschool guitarist who died in 2007.
Track listing
Personnel
;Girlschool
*Kim McAuliffe – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
*Jackie Chambers – lead guitar, backing vocals
*Enid Williams – lead and backing vocals, bass
*Denise Dufort – drums
*
Kelly Johnson – "ghost" appearance
;Guest musicians
*
Eddie Ojeda
Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda (born August 5, 1955 in New York City, New York) is an American musician best known as a guitarist of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. He was a member of the band's classic lineup.
Career
In the early 1970s he recorded ...
– lead guitar and solo on "Spend Spend Spend"
*
Neil Murray – bass on "Whole New World" and "Legend"
*
Phil Campbell – guitar solo on "Whole New World", guitar solo on "Just Another Day", guitar on "Zeitgeist"
*
"Fast" Eddie Clarke – guitar solo on "Metropolis"
*
J.J. French – guitar solo on "Don't Mess Around"
*
Lemmy Kilmister
Ian Fraser Kilmister (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015), better known as Lemmy Kilmister or simply Lemmy, was an English musician. He was the founder, lead singer, bassist and primary songwriter of the rock band Motörhead, of which he wa ...
– bass, vocals and triangle on "Don't Talk To Me"
*
Ronnie James Dio
Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted and founded numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and H ...
– vocals on "I Spy (Dio/Iommi Mix)"
*
Tony Iommi
Anthony Frank Iommi () (born 19 February 1948) is a British musician. He co-founded the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and was the band's guitarist, leader and primary composer and sole continuous member for nearly five decades. I ...
– lead guitar on "I Spy (Dio/Iommi Mix)"
;Production
*Tim Hamill – producer, engineer
*
Rudy Sarzo
Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont (born November 18, 1950) is a Cuban American hard rock/ heavy metal bassist. He remains best known for his work with Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, and Whitesnake, and has also played ...
– engineer for Ronnie James Dio
References
External links
Official Girlschool discography
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2008 albums
Girlschool albums