Graceful Inheritance
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{{Infobox album
| name = Graceful Inheritance
| type = studio
| artist = Heir Apparent
| cover = Graceful Inheritance.jpg
| alt =
| released = January 1986
| recorded = Late 1985 at Triad studios, Redmond, Washington
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Heavy metal
| length = 46:16
| label = Black Dragon (original)
Hellion (2000 reissue)
| producer = Tom Hall
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = One Small Voice
| next_year = 1989
}}
Graceful Inheritance is the debut album by an American metal band Heir Apparent, released in 1986 by French label Black Dragon Records.{{Cite news |last=Baldwin |first=Lonna |date=11 May 1990 |title=Seattle group has earned a following |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/567343535/?terms=%22Graceful%20Inheritance%22&match=1 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=Spokane Chronicle |pages=2}}{{Cite news |date=1 April 1986 |title=Northwest Recording News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1000041102/?terms=%22Graceful%20Inheritance%22&match=1 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=The Rocket |pages=6}} It was originally a vinyl-only release. Black Dragon re-released "Graceful Inheritance" on CD in October 1986, making it the first CD released by an independent label in Europe.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| total_length = 46:16
| title1 = Entrance
| writer1 = Terry Gorle
| length1 = 0:38
| title2 = Another Candle
| writer2 = Terry Gorle
| length2 = 3:56
| title3 = The Servant
| writer3 = Terry Gorle
| length3 = 3:25
| title4 = Tear Down the Walls
| writer4 = Cory Rivers, Derek Peace
| length4 = 4:34
| title5 = Running From the Thunder
| writer5 = Terry Gorle
| length5 = 2:59
| title6 = The Cloak
| writer6 = Cory Rivers, Terry Gorle
| length6 = 2:34
| title7 = R.I.P. (live)
| writer7 = Derek Peace, Terry Gorle
| length7 = 4:59
| title8 = Hands of Destiny
| writer8 = Derek Peace, Cory Rivers
| length8 = 3:27
| title9 = Keeper of the Reign
| writer9 = Terry Gorle
| length9 = 4:46
| title10 = Dragon's Lair
| writer10 = Terry Gorle
| length10 = 3:28
| title11 = Masters of Invasion
| writer11 = Terry Gorle, Derek Peace
| length11 = 5:07
| title12 = Nightmare
| writer12 = Terry Gorle
| length12 = 2:41
| title13 = A.N.D.... Dogro Lived On
| writer13 = Terry Gorle
| length13 = 3:42
}}
Personnel
- Paul Davidson – vocals
- Terry Gorle – guitar and vocals
- Derek Peace – bass
- Raymond Black – drums
= Other =
- Eric Larnoy – cover
- Tom Hall – producing
References
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External links
- [http://www.discogs.com/Heir-Apparent-Graceful-Inheritance/release/1675564 Album information at discogs.com]
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