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Uriah Heep - Best Of / Total time: 72:16 / Pop Classic Audio CD
UPC 5998490700058
Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969. Their current lineup includes lead and rhythm guitarist Mick Box, keyboardist Phil Lanzon, lead vocalist Bernie Shaw, drummer Russell Gilbrook, and bassist Dave Rimmer. They have experienced numerous lineup changes throughout their 52-year career, leaving Box as the only remaining original member. Notable former members of the band include vocalists David Byron, John Lawton, John Sloman, Peter Goalby, and Steff Fontaine, bassists Gary Thain, Trevor Bolder, John Wetton, Bob Daisley, Paul Newton, and John Jowitt, drummers Nigel Olsson, Lee Kerslake and Chris Slade, and keyboardists Ken Hensley, and John Sinclair.
Uriah Heep have released 24 studio albums (of original material), 20 live albums and 41 compilation albums (including two greatest hits albums). 12 of the band's studio albums have made it to the UK Albums Chart (Return to Fantasy reached No. 7 in 1975), while of the 15 Billboard 200 Uriah Heep albums, Demons and Wizards was the most successful (No. 23, 1972). In the late 1970s the band had massive success in Germany, where the "Lady in Black" single was a big hit.
Uriah Heep are notable for being part of the early 1970s rock scene (along with other British bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple), and have been referred to as pioneers of the hard rock and heavy metal genres. The band has sold over 45 million albums worldwide with over four million sales in the U.S, where its best-known songs include "Easy Livin'", "The Wizard", "Sweet Lorraine", and "Stealin'". They also maintain a significant following and performs at arena-sized venues in the Balkans, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia and Scandinavia.
Tracklist:
1. LADY IN BLACK 4.46
2. LOOK AT YOURSELF 3.09
3. I'LL KEEP ON TRYING 5.29
4. TRAVELLER IN TIME 3.27
5. BLIND EYE 3.36
6. JULY MORNING 10:35
7. SUNRISE 4:07
8. GYPSY 2:59
9. EASY LIVIN' 2:39
10. TEARS IN MY EYES 5:04
11. LOVE MACHINE 3:42
12. SHADOWS OF GRIEF 8:41
13. SUNSHINE 4:50
14. ECHOES IN THE DARK 4:53
15. BIRD OF PREY 4:13