Silent Knight is the third studio album by the Canadian progressive rock band Saga and was originally released in August 1980. Silent Knight is certified Gold in Canada (50 000), having reached No. 42 in the charts.RPM magazine chart: 50 albums in Canada at www.CollectionsCanada.gc.ca The Einstein Tower in Potsdam, Germany was used as a template for the album cover. Silent Knight marks the debut appearance of longtime keyboardist Jim Gilmour.
The Chapters Two of the songs, "Don't Be Late (Chapter Two)" and "Too Much to Lose (Chapter Seven)" were part of a series of eight (but later sixteen) songs that Saga included within their first four albums called "The Chapters", which told the story of a young Albert Einstein. These songs were later included on The Chapters Live (2005). To date, there's been no official compilation of the chapters in their studio incarnation.
Track listing All credits adapted from the original release.
Personnel Saga Michael Sadler – lead vocals, keyboards, bass guitar Ian Crichton – electric and acoustic guitars Jim Gilmour – keyboards, Moog synthesizers, vocoder, backing vocals Jim Crichton – bass guitar, synth bass, Moog Taurus bass synthesizer Steve Negus – drums, percussion
Production Paul Gross – producer Alan Thorne – engineer Mick Walsh – engineer Jeff Stobbs, Lenny Derose, Robin Brouwers – re-mixing assistant engineer Mark Wright – re-mixing engineer
Charts Chart (1980) Peak position
Certifications
References
External links Saga - Silent Knight (1980) album to be listened on Spotify