Fallen Angel (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Fallen Angel
Type = Album
Artist = Uriah Heep


Released = 1978
Recorded = April–August 1978
Genre = Pop rock
Length = 39:36
Label = Bronze Records UK
Producer = Gerry Bron
Ken Hensley
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9d7ylkjxpsb link]
Last album = "Innocent Victim"
(1977)
This album = "Fallen Angel"
(1978)
Next album = "Conquest"
(1980)

"Fallen Angel" is the 12th album released by British rock band Uriah Heep in 1978.The ever-evolving story of Uriah Heep found them exploring a more commercial vein than usual on this 1978 release. "Fallen Angel" reached #186 in the US but in Germany the band was at the height of their popularity.

The album was originally released in a gatefold-sleeve, with the lyrics printed on the LP-liner. The artwork was licenced from artist Chris Achilleos, although there seems to have been some alteration to the bodice: the breasts are not so exposed on the original. Whether this was done by Achilleos himself, or even with his approval, is currently unclear. Achilleos' website lists the original artwork as missing.

British track listing

# "Woman of The Night" (Box, Lawton, Kerslake) – 4:07
# "Falling in Love" (Hensley) – 2:59
# "One More Night (Last Farewell)" (Hensley) – 3:35
# "Put Your Lovin' on Me" (Lawton) – 4:08
# "Come Back to Me" (Kerslake, Hensley) – 4:22
# "Whad'ya Say" (Hensley) – 3:41
# "Save It" (Bolder, Pete McDonald) – 3:33
# "Love or Nothing" (Hensley) – 3:02
# "I'm Alive" (Lawton) – 4:18
# "Fallen Angel" (Hensley) – 4:51

"Fallen Angel" was remastered and reissued in 1997 with four bonus tracks:

11. "Cheater" (Hensley) – 4:04
    *B-side to single "Come Back to Me".
12. "Gimme Love (Struttin')" (Box, Bolder, Kerslake, Lawton) – 3:16
    *An outtake which was originally titled "Struttin'" but was renamed "Gimme Love" and used as B-side to European release of "Love Or Nothing".
13. "A Right To Live" (Lawton) – 3:37
    *An outtake originally scheduled as a B-side but never released.
14. "Been Hurt" (Original Version) (Hensley) – 5:05
    *Previously unreleased original version with John Lawton on vocals.

American 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

*John Lawton - vocals
*Mick Box – guitars
*Trevor Bolder – bass guitar
*Lee Kerslake – drums, back-up vocals
*Ken Hensley – keyboards, synthesizer, guitars, back-up vocals

Chris Mercer (guest musician) played Saxophone.

References

* [http://uriahheep.pp.fi/search2/index.htm The Official Uriah Heep Discography]