The Prince of Egypt

The Prince of Egypt is the debut album by British rock singer James Harrison. It was released on January 18, 1958 through Parlophone Records and was recorded at numerous dates between May 1955 and January 1958. The album is considered the first hard rock and heavy metal album.

The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and spent 40 consecutive weeks at number one which was a record until the South Pacific soundtrack that knocked the album off number one spent 70 consecutive weeks atop the chart.

The album was originally met with criticism from some due to various song length as 2 and a half minutes per song was normal during this period songs on the album passed four and five minutes in length. It also received criticism for its musical style as the heavy sound featured on the album had never been attempted before, despite this the album earned huge success worldwide and it the best selling album of all-time with 75 million sales.

Six singles were released from the album with four topping the UK charts and two passing a million sales making him the first singer to have multiple songs pass a million sales in the United Kingdom.

Track Listing
All songs produced by James Harrison.