Chaos & Colour

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Chaos & Colour
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Studio album by
Released27 January 2023 (2023-01-27)
Recorded2022
StudioChapel Studios, UK
Genre Hard rock
Length59:00
Label Silver Lining Music Ltd.
Producer Jay Ruston
Uriah Heep chronology
Living the Dream
(2018)
Chaos & Colour
(2023)
Professional ratings
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Chaos & Colour is the 25th studio album by English rock band Uriah Heep, released in January 2023 by Silver Lining Music. It was produced by Jay Ruston.

Contents

With the band's September 2024 announcement of a farewell tour, it will most likely be their final album.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Save Me Tonight"Dave Rimmer, Jeff Scott Soto 3:30
2."Silver Sunlight" Mick Box, Phil Lanzon4:31
3."Hail the Sunrise" Russell Gilbrook, Simon J. Pinto4:23
4."Age of Changes"Box, Lanzon5:50
5."Hurricane"Gilbrook, Pinto4:50
6."One Nation, One Sun"Box, Lanzon7:36
7."Golden Light"Box, Lanzon5:09
8."You'll Never Be Alone"Gilbrook, Pinto7:58
9."Fly Like an Eagle"Gilbrook, Pinto3:49
10."Freedom to Be Free"Box, Lanzon8:11
Total length:59:00 [2]
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Closer to Your Dreams"Box, Lanzon3:37

Personnel

Uriah Heep

Production

Charts

Chart (2023)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [4] 94
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [5] 78
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [6] 16
French Albums (SNEP) [7] 190
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 4
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [9] 40
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [11] 98
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 60
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 5
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 73
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [15] 1
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [16] 1
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [17] 69

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