Fallen Angel | ||||
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Released | September 1978 | |||
Recorded | April, July and August 1978 | |||
Studio | Roundhouse, London | |||
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Length | 39:36 | |||
Label | Bronze Chrysalis (North America) | |||
Producer | Gerry Bron, Ken Hensley | |||
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Singles from Fallen Angel | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10 [5] |
Fallen Angel is the 12th studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released in September 1978 by Bronze Records in the UK and Chrysalis Records in USA. It is the last album to feature John Lawton on vocals, before his firing in 1979. Fallen Angel only reached No. 186 in the US 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.
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.
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 |
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