Fallen Angel (Uriah Heep album)
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 the US. 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.[3]
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| Released | September 1978 | |||
| Recorded | April, July and August 1978 | |||
| Studio | Roundhouse Recording Studios, London, UK | |||
| Genre | ||||
| 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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10[2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- John Lawton — lead vocals
- Mick Box — electric and acoustic guitars
- Ken Hensley — keyboards, synthesizers, slide and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, producer
- Trevor Bolder — bass guitar
- Lee Kerslake — drums, syndrums, backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Chris Mercer — saxophone on "Save It"
- Production
- Gerry Bron — producer
- Peter Gallen — engineer
- John Gallen, Colin Bainbridge, Julian Cooper — assistant engineers
Charts
Album
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Singles
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References
- 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.
- "Uriah Heep – Fallen Angel (Album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- "Album – Uriah Heep, Fallen Angel". Charts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- "Uriah Heep Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- "Single – Uriah Heep, Love or Nothing". Charts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- "Single – Uriah Heep, Come Back to Me". Charts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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