Head First (Uriah Heep album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Head First
Type = Album
Artist = Uriah Heep


Released = 1983
Recorded = 1982
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 37:21
Label = Bronze Records (UK)
Producer = Gerry Bron
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hpfpxq95ldte link]
Last album = "Abominog"
(1982)
This album = "Head First"
(1983)
Next album = "Equator"
(1984)

Head First was the 15th studio album from British Rock band Uriah Heep. It was released in 1983, on the producer Gerry Bron's UK label Bronze Records. The album was recorded by the line-up responsible for the previous year's "Abominog", but this time with a greater proportion of the songs written by the band members.

Track listing

# "The Other Side Of Midnight" (Box/Daisley/Goalby/Kerslake/Sinclair) 3.55
# "Stay on Top" (Jackson) 3.35
# "Lonely Nights" (Adams/Vallance) 4.07
# "Sweet Talk" (Box/Daisley/Goalby/J. & L. Sinclair/Kerslake) 3.51
# "Love is Blind" (Carbone/Zito) 3.38
# "Roll-Overture" (Box/Daisley/Goalby/Sinclair) 2.18
# "Red Lights" (Box/Daisley/Goalby/Sinclair) 2.57
# "Rollin' the Rock" (Box/Daisley/Goalby/Sinclair) 5.31
# "Straight Through the Heart" (Box/Daisley/Goalby/Sinclair/Kerslake) 3.39
# "Weekend Warriors" (Box/Daisley/Goalby/Sinclair/Kerslake) 3.50

Singles

"Stay On Top" was released as a single and a video was made. A double-7" gatefold edition was released. Non-album track "Playing For Time" was included.

"Lonely Nights", a cover version of the previous year's hit by Bryan Adams, was the second single. A picture-disc 7" was released.

On the "Head First" tour former Heep bassist Trevor Bolder rejoined the band, replacing his replacement, Bob Daisley, and remains to this day.

Video footage of the tour, from a show in New Zealand, was heavily featured on the longform video "Easy Livin': A History Of Uriah Heep". In Japan only this was released also on laserdisc.

Chart listings

*UK #46
*US #159 [http://www.rockdetector.com/discography,9737.sm#recordings31283 Uriah Heep's chart positions]

Personnel

*Peter Goalby - vocals
*Mick Box – guitars
*John Sinclair – keyboards, synthesizer, guitars, back-up vocals
*Bob Daisley - bass guitar
*Lee Kerslake - drums

References

External links

* [http://www.uriah-heep.com/ The Official Uriah Heep Website]