Nightmare at Maple Cross

Nightmare at Maple Cross is the sixth studio album by the English heavy metal band Girlschool, released in 1986 by GWR Records. Under the direction of producer Vic Maile, this album marks the return of the band to the sound of their earlier works and to a four-piece formation. All tracks were composed by the four musicians, except for the cover of Mud's "Tiger Feet". The US version of the album included a duet with Gary Glitter covering his song, "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)".

Nightmare at Maple Cross
Studio album by Girlschool
Released	May 1986
Recorded	Jackson's Studios (Rickmansworth, England)
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	34:47
Label	GWR
Producer	Vic Maile
Girlschool chronology
Running Wild (1985) Nightmare at Maple Cross (1986) Take a Bite (1988)
Singles from Nightmare at Maple Cross
"I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am) / Never Too Late" Released: April 1986 "All Day All Night / Play with Fire" Released: April 1987

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	3/10[3]
Kerrang!	[4]

Track listing

All tracks by Girlschool, except "Tiger Feet" by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"All Day, All Night"	3:32
2.	"Play with Fire"	2:43
3.	"Danger Sign"	3:19
4.	"Never Too Late"	3:23
5.	"Tiger Feet" (Mud cover)	4:33

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Back for More"	3:32
7.	"Let's Go Crazy"	3:27
8.	"You Got Me (Under Your Spell)"	3:57
9.	"Let's Break Out"	3:01
10.	"Turn It Up"	3:20

• Track 6, in the US, was "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)", re-numbering the tracks for a total of eleven in that region.

Personnel

Band members

• Kim McAulliffe – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Cris Bonacci – lead guitar
• Gil Weston-Jones – bass
• Denise Dufort – drums

Production

• Vic Maile – producer, engineer, mixing