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

...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble
Studio album by Uriah Heep
Released	19 June 1970 [1]
Recorded	July 1969 – April 1970
Studio	Lansdowne (London)
Genre	Hard rock [2] progressive rock [3] heavy metal [3]
Length	40:07
Label	Vertigo
Producer	Gerry Bron
Uriah Heep chronology
...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble (1970) Salisbury (1971)
Alternative cover
US issue

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(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, Byron	5:08

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Dreammare"	Newton	4:39
6.	"Real Turned On"	Box, Byron, Newton	3:37
7.	"I'll Keep On Trying"	Box, Byron	5:24
8.	"Wake Up (Set Your Sights)"	Box, Byron	6:22

US release

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gypsy"	Box, Byron	6:37
2.	"Walking in Your Shadow"	Byron, Newton	4:31
3.	"Come Away, Melinda"	Hellerman, Minkoff	3:46
4.	"Bird of Prey"	Box, Byron, Ken Hensley, Newton	4:05

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Dreammare"	Newton	4:39
6.	"Real Turned On"	Box, Byron, Newton	3:37
7.	"I'll Keep On Trying"	Box, Byron	5:24
8.	"Wake Up (Set Your Sights)"	Box, Byron	6:22

1996 remastered CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gypsy"	Box, Byron	6:37
2.	"Walking in Your Shadow"	Byron, Newton	4:31
3.	"Come Away Melinda"	Hellerman, Minkoff	3:46
4.	"Lucy Blues"	Box, Byron	5:08
5.	"Dreammare"	Newton	4:39
6.	"Real Turned On"	Box, Byron, Newton	3:37
7.	"I'll Keep On Trying"	Box, Byron	5:24
8.	"Wake Up (Set Your Sights)"	Box, Byron	6:22
9.	"Gypsy" (single edit)	Box, Byron	2:57
10.	"Come Away, Melinda" (Spice version)	Hellerman, Minkoff	3:42
11.	"Born in a Trunk" (Spice version)	Box, Byron	3:45

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

• The bonus single edit of "Gypsy" was released for the Best of Uriah Heep (1991 CD) and then remastered for Rarities from the Bronze Age (1995 CD).
• The two other bonus tracks were originally recorded in 1969 by the band Spice, just prior to Ken Hensley joining the band.

2003 expanded deluxe CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gypsy"	Box, Byron	6:37
2.	"Walking in Your Shadow"	Byron, Newton	4:31
3.	"Come Away, Melinda"	Hellerman, Minkoff	3:46
4.	"Lucy Blues"	Box, Byron	5:08
5.	"Dreammare"	Newton	4:39
6.	"Real Turned On"	Box, Byron, Newton	3:37
7.	"I'll Keep On Trying"	Box, Byron	5:24
8.	"Wake Up (Set Your Sights)"	Box, Byron	6:22
9.	"Bird of Prey"	Box, Byron, Hensley, Newton	4:05
10.	"Born in a Trunk" (Alternate Version)	Box, Byron	4:31
11.	"Come Away, Melinda" (Alternate Version)	Hellerman, Minkoff	4:15
12.	"Gypsy" (Extended Mix)	Box, Byron	7:07
13.	"Wake Up (Set Your Sights)" (Alternate Version)	Box, Byron	6:32
14.	"Born in a Trunk" (Instrumental)	Box, Byron	4:31
15.	"Dreammare" (Live at the BBC)	Newton	3:08
16.	"Gypsy" (Live at the BBC)	Box, Byron	5:15

2016 Sanctuary expanded deluxe edition disc 2: An Alternate ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble (all tracks previously unreleased)

No.	Title	Length
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

• David Byron – lead vocals
• Mick Box – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Ken Hensley – organ, slide guitar, Mellotron, piano, backing vocals
• Paul Newton – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Ollie Olsson – drums, percussion
• Alex Napier – drums (except "Lucy Blues", "Dreammare" and "Bird of Prey")
• Keith Baker – drums on "Bird of Prey"

Additional personnel ^[12]

• Colin Wood – keyboard on "Come Away Melinda" and "Wake Up (Set Your Sights)"

Production

• Gerry Bron – producer
• Peter Gallen – engineer, mixing
• Peter Olliff – mixing

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

References

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4. Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 859. ISBN   9780862415419.
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17. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 27 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Uriah Heep".
18. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
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