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If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules

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If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules
Studio album by
Released23 April 1976
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length35:51
LabelA&M
ProducerBudgie
Budgie chronology
Bandolier
(1975)
If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules
(1976)
Impeckable
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules is Budgie's sixth album, released in April 1976. The title is a pun on the concept of Britannia ruling the waves. Amusingly, the word "Britannia" is misspelled in the official title.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Burke Shelley and Tony Bourge

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Anne Neggen"4:04
2."If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules"5:50
3."You're Opening Doors"4:14
4."Quacktor and Bureaucats"3:52
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Sky High Percentage"5:52
6."Heaven Knows Our Name"3:52
7."Black Velvet Stallion"8:07
2010 remaster bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
8."You're Opening Doors" (2006 version)3:38
9."Black Velvet Stallion" (2006 version)7:56

Personnel

Additional musicians
  • Richard Dunn - keyboards

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Budgie: If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules" at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2011.