Fallen Angel (Uriah Heep album)
Fallen Angel | ||||
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![]() Cover art by Chris Achilleos | ||||
Studio album by Uriah Heep | ||||
Released | September 1978 | |||
Recorded | April, July and August 1978 | |||
Studio | Roundhouse (London) | |||
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Length | 39:36 | |||
Label | Bronze | |||
Producer | Gerry Bron, Ken Hensley | |||
Uriah Heep chronology | ||||
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Singles from Fallen Angel | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10[5] |
Fallen Angel is the twelfth studio album by English rock band Uriah Heep, released in September 1978 by Bronze Records in the UK and Chrysalis Records in the US. It is the last album to feature John Lawton on vocals, before his firing in 1979. Fallen Angel only reached No. 186 on the Billboard 200, but in Germany, the band were at the height of their popularity. On this album, the band moved toward an AOR sound, as opposed to the progressive rock of previous albums.[6]
The album was remastered and reissued by Castle Communications in 1997 with four bonus tracks, and again in 2004 in an expanded deluxe edition.
Artwork
The album was originally released in a gatefold sleeve, opening vertically rather than the customary horizontal axis. The lyrics were printed on the LP liner. The artwork was licensed from artist Chris Achilleos. Achilleos's website lists the original artwork as missing. The same artist designed the cover for the Whitesnake album Lovehunter a year later.
Track listings
All tracks are written by Ken Hensley, except where indicated
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Woman of the Night" | Mick Box, John Lawton, Lee Kerslake | 4:07 |
2. | "Falling in Love" | 2:59 | |
3. | "One More Night (Last Farewell)" | 3:35 | |
4. | "Put Your Lovin' on Me" | Lawton | 4:08 |
5. | "Come Back to Me" | Kerslake, Hensley | 4:22 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Whad'ya Say" | 3:41 | |
7. | "Save It" | Trevor Bolder, Pete McDonald | 3:33 |
8. | "Love or Nothing" | 3:02 | |
9. | "I'm Alive" | Lawton | 4:18 |
10. | "Fallen Angel" | 4:51 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Cheater" (B-side to "Come Back to Me") | 4:04 | |
12. | "Gimme Love (Struttin')" (outtake originally titled "Struttin'", but renamed "Gimme Love" and used as B-side to the European release of "Love or Nothing") | Box, Bolder, Kerslake, Lawton | 3:16 |
13. | "A Right to Live" (previously unreleased promo B-side) | Lawton | 3:37 |
14. | "Been Hurt" (previously unreleased original version with John Lawton on vocals) | 5:05 | |
Total length: | 55:38 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "A Right to Live" | Lawton | 3:36 |
12. | "Cheater" | 4:04 | |
13. | "Gimme Love (Struttin')" | Box, Bolder, Kerslake, Lawton | 3:17 |
14. | "Last Farewell" (alternate version of "One More Night") | 3:20 | |
15. | "Street Lady" (alternate version of "Woman of the Night") | 3:42 | |
16. | "Struttin'" (alternate version of "Gimme Love") | Box, Bolder, Kerslake, Lawton | 3:16 |
17. | "Falling in Love" (alternate live version) | 3:08 | |
18. | "Woman of the Night" (alternate live version) | Box, Lawton, Kerslake | 3:18 |
Total length: | 67:17 |
US track listing
- "One More Night"
- "Falling in Love"
- "Woman of the Night"
- "I'm Alive"
- "Come Back to Me"
- "Whad'ya Say"
- "Save It"
- "Love or Nothing"
- "Put Your Lovin' on Me"
- "Fallen Angel"
Personnel
- Uriah Heep
- Mick Box – electric and acoustic guitars
- Ken Hensley – keyboards, synthesizers, slide and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
- Lee Kerslake – drums, Syndrums, backing vocals
- Trevor Bolder – bass guitar
- John Lawton – lead and backing vocals
- Additional musician
- Chris Mercer – tenor saxophone on "Save It"
- Production
- Gerry Bron, Ken Hensley – producers
- Peter Gallen – engineer
- John Gallen, Colin Bainbridge, Julian Cooper – assistant engineers
Charts
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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French Albums (SNEP)[7] | 17 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 18 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] | 10 |
US Billboard 200[10] | 186 |
References
- ^ "Uriah Heep singles".
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 70.
- ^ "Uriah Heep singles".
- ^ Guarisco, Donald A. "Uriah Heep - Fallen Angel review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 304. ISBN 978-1894959025.
- ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Uriah Heep Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – U". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012. Select Uriah Heep from the menu, then press OK.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Uriah Heep – Fallen Angel" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Uriah Heep – Fallen Angel". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Uriah Heep Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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