...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble

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...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble
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Studio album by
Uriah Heep
ReleasedJune 1970 [1]
RecordedJuly 1969 – April 1970
Studio Lansdowne (London)
Genre
Length40:07
Label Vertigo
Producer Gerry Bron
Uriah Heep chronology
...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble
(1970)		 Salisbury
(1971)
Alternative cover
UriahHeepAlbum.jpg
US issue
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gypsy" Mick Box, David Byron 6:37
2."Walking in Your Shadow"Byron, Paul Newton 4:31
3."Come Away Melinda" Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff 3:46
4."Lucy Blues"Box, Byron5:08
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Dreammare"Newton4:39
6."Real Turned On"Box, Byron, Newton3:37
7."I'll Keep On Trying"Box, Byron5:24
8."Wake Up (Set Your Sights)"Box, Byron6:22

US release

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gypsy"Box, Byron6:37
2."Walking in Your Shadow"Byron, Newton4:31
3."Come Away, Melinda"Hellerman, Minkoff3:46
4."Bird of Prey"Box, Byron, Ken Hensley, Newton4:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Dreammare"Newton4:39
6."Real Turned On"Box, Byron, Newton3:37
7."I'll Keep On Trying"Box, Byron5:24
8."Wake Up (Set Your Sights)"Box, Byron6:22
1996 remastered CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gypsy"Box, Byron6:37
2."Walking in Your Shadow"Byron, Newton4:31
3."Come Away Melinda"Hellerman, Minkoff3:46
4."Lucy Blues"Box, Byron5:08
5."Dreammare"Newton4:39
6."Real Turned On"Box, Byron, Newton3:37
7."I'll Keep On Trying"Box, Byron5:24
8."Wake Up (Set Your Sights)"Box, Byron6:22
9."Gypsy" (single edit)Box, Byron2:57
10."Come Away, Melinda" (Spice version)Hellerman, Minkoff3:42
11."Born in a Trunk" (Spice version)Box, Byron3:45

This remastered CD added three bonus tracks and extensive liner notes:

2003 expanded deluxe CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gypsy"Box, Byron6:37
2."Walking in Your Shadow"Byron, Newton4:31
3."Come Away, Melinda"Hellerman, Minkoff3:46
4."Lucy Blues"Box, Byron5:08
5."Dreammare"Newton4:39
6."Real Turned On"Box, Byron, Newton3:37
7."I'll Keep On Trying"Box, Byron5:24
8."Wake Up (Set Your Sights)"Box, Byron6:22
9."Bird of Prey"Box, Byron, Hensley, Newton4:05
10."Born in a Trunk" (Alternate Version)Box, Byron4:31
11."Come Away, Melinda" (Alternate Version)Hellerman, Minkoff4:15
12."Gypsy" (Extended Mix)Box, Byron7:07
13."Wake Up (Set Your Sights)" (Alternate Version)Box, Byron6:32
14."Born in a Trunk" (Instrumental)Box, Byron4:31
15."Dreammare" (Live at the BBC)Newton3:08
16."Gypsy" (Live at the BBC)Box, Byron5:15
2016 Sanctuary expanded deluxe edition disc 2: An Alternate ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble (all tracks previously unreleased)
No.TitleLength
1."Gypsy"6.57
2."Real Turned On"3:47
3."Dreammare"5:10
4."Come Away, Melinda"4:01
5."Born in a Trunk"4:53
6."Wake Up (Set Your Sights)"6:56
7."I'll Keep On Trying"5:33
8."Walking in Your Shadow"5:11
9."Lucy Blues"5:20
10."Born in a Trunk"4:47
11."Magic Lantern"7:57
12."Bird of Prey" (Alternate U.S. Version)4:06

Personnel

Uriah Heep
Additional personnel [12]
Production

Charts

Chart (1970–1972)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [13] 15
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [14] 84
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [15] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [16] 22
Italian Albums ( Musica e Dischi ) [17] 11
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [18] 41
US Billboard 200 [19] 186

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References

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  2. ↑ "Uriah Heep - Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble". Metal Reviews.com.
  3. 1 2 Donald A. Guarisco. "Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble - Uriah Heep". AllMusic . Retrieved 15 August 2022. Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble finds the band trying on different stylistic hats as they work towards finding their own sound. At this juncture, their music falls halfway between the crunch of heavy metal and the dramatic arrangements of prog rock.
  4. ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 859. ISBN   9780862415419.
  5. 1 2 Guarisco, Donald A. "Uriah Heep – Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble review". AllMusic . Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 300–301. ISBN   978-1894959025.
  7. ↑ Pete Braidis (28 June 2016). Unstrung Heroes: Fifty Guitar Greats You Should Know. Schiffer Publishing. ISBN   9781507300145. Heep's debut album Very 'Eavy, Very 'Umble is one of the first heavy metal or heavy rock albums [...]
  8. ↑ Blows, Kirk. "Uriah Heep The Story: October 1970 – November 1971". Uriah Heep Official Website. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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  13. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
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