The Firm (album)

The Firm is a studio album by The Firm, released by Atlantic Records on March 2, 1985. Songs ranging from the epic "Midnight Moonlight" based on a previously unreleased song by Led Zeppelin called "Swan Song", first tinkered with during the Physical Graffiti sessions, to the commercially successful "Radioactive". "Closer" employs a horn section to subtle effect. The cover version of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" featured some fine vocals by Paul Rodgers but was never released as a single.

The album peaked at #17 on the Billboard's Pop Albums chart.

Table of contents

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Chart positions
4 Additional notes

Track listing

"Closer" (Page/Rodgers) 2:52
"Make or Break" (Rodgers) 4:21
"Someone to Love" (Page/Rodgers) 4:55
"Together" (Page/Rodgers) 3:54
"Radioactive" (Rodgers) 2:49
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" (Mann/Weil/Spector) 4:33
"Money Can't Buy" (Rodgers) 3:35
"Satisfaction Guaranteed" (Page/Rodgers) 4:07
"Midnight Moonlight" (Page/Rodgers) 9:13

Total album length: 40:29 minutes

Personnel

Jimmy Page - Acoustic and electric guitars, producer
Paul Rodgers - Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, producer
Tony Franklin - Bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
Chris Slade - Drums and percussion, backing vocals
Steve Dawson - Trumpet (Track 1)
Paul "Shilts" Weimar - Baritone sax (Track 1)
Willie Garnett - Tenor sax (Track 1)
Don Weller - Tenor sax solo (Track 1)
Sam Brown - Backing vocals (Track 6, 9)
Helen Chappelle - Backing vocals (Track 6, 9)
Joy Yates - Backing vocals (Track 6, 9)
Stuart Epps - Engineer
Steve Privett - Tape operator, tea, gin and tonics
Gordon Vicary - Mastering
Steve Maher - Cover artwork

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - singles

1985 Radioactive Pop Singles No.28 1985 Satisfaction Guaranteed Pop Singles No.73

Additional notes

Recorded and mixed at The Sol Studios, Cookham, Berkshire, England. Mastered at The Townhouse, London, England.

Catalogue: Atlantic 81239-2