The Eleventh Hour (Magnum album)

The Eleventh Hour!
Studio album by
Magnum
ReleasedMay 1983
Recorded1983
StudioPortland Studios, London
GenreRock
Length39:38
LabelJet
ProducerTony Clarkin
Magnum chronology
Chase the Dragon
(1982) 		The Eleventh Hour!
(1983) 		On a Storyteller's Night
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Kerrang!(mixed)[2]

The Eleventh Hour is the fourth studio album by English rock band Magnum, released in 1983 by Jet Records. The production of this album caused a lot of tension between the band and Jet Records, following the two-year delay to the previous album, Chase the Dragon in 1982 and their first album, Kingdom of Madness, in 1978.[3] These tensions were further strained when Jet Records denied the band a big name producer, leaving them to produce the album themselves.[3]

The Eleventh Hour! was released in May 1983, peaking at No. 38 in the UK charts,[4] disappointing considering Chase the Dragons peak of No. 17 in 1982.[5] The Eleventh Hour!'s original title was to be Road to Paradise.[6] The 2005 expanded version of the album was reissued on 22 September 2006 in Japan with mini LP/paper sleeve packaging through Arcangelo. The album was also included in a limited edition Japanese box set, comprising all six of Sanctuary Records expanded and remastered releases with mini LP/paper sleeve packaging. The set included an outer box with Magnum's Chase the Dragon artwork.

  1. ^ "Magnum The Eleventh Hour review". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  2. ^ Dome, Malcolm (19 May 1983). "Magnum 'The Eleventh Hour'". Kerrang!. Vol. 42. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 16.
  3. ^ a b Clarkin, Tony & Ling, David (2006). "Sleeve Notes" in The Eleventh Hour: Expanded Edition (pp. 2) [CD liner notes]. London: Sanctuary Records.
  4. ^ "The Eleventh Hour The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Chase the Dragon The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  6. ^ Clarkin, Tony (1998). "Sleeve Notes" in Road To Paradise: Anthology 1978 – 83 (pp. 2) [CD liner notes]. London: Sanctuary Records.