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The Ultimate Collection (Uriah Heep album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = The Ultimate Collection

| type = compilation

| artist = Uriah Heep

| cover = The Ultimate Collection (Uriah Heep album).jpg

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| released = 9 September 2003

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| genre = Hard rock, progressive rock, arena rock

| length = 157:46

| label = Sanctuary

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| chronology = Uriah Heep compilation

| prev_title = The Very Best of Uriah Heep

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Revelations

| next_year = 2004

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The Ultimate Collection is a compilation album released by the British rock group Uriah Heep. It features songs from their debut album ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble through their 1991 album Different World.

Track listing

=Disc one=

  1. "Gypsy" (Mick Box, David Byron) - 6:38
  2. "Come Away Melinda" (Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff) - 3:47
  3. "Bird of Prey" (Box, Byron, Ken Hensley, Paul Newton) - 4:12
  4. "Lady in Black" (Hensley) - 4:42
  5. "Look at Yourself" (Hensley) - 5:08
  6. "July Morning" (Byron, Hensley) - 10:32
  7. "The Wizard" (Hensley, Mark Clarke) - 2:59
  8. "Easy Livin'" (Hensley) - 2:36
  9. "Sunrise" (Hensley) - 4:03
  10. "The Magician's Birthday" (Box, Hensley, Lee Kerslake) - 10:18
  11. "Sweet Lorraine" (Box, Byron, Gary Thain) - 4:14
  12. "Stealin'" (Hensley) - 4:48
  13. "Sweet Freedom" (Hensley) - 6:34
  14. "Wonderworld" (Hensley) - 4:29
  15. "Something or Nothing" (Box, Hensley, Thain) - 2:55

=Disc two=

  1. "Return to Fantasy" (Hensley, Byron) - 5:41
  2. "Prima Donna" (Byron, Box, Kerslake, Hensley) - 3:08
  3. "One Way or Another" (Hensley) - 4:38
  4. "Wise Man" (Hensley) - 4:39
  5. "Free Me" (Hensley) - 3:30
  6. "Free and Easy" (John Lawton, Box) - 3:03
  7. "Come Back to Me" (Kerslake, Hensley) - 4:17
  8. "Fallen Angel" (Hensley) - 4:57
  9. "Feelings" (Hensley) - 5:19
  10. "Too Scared to Run" (Box, Bob Daisley, Peter Goalby, Kerslake, John Sinclair) - 3:48
  11. "On the Rebound" (Russ Ballard) - 3:12
  12. "Think It Over" (Trevor Bolder, John Sloman) - 3:34
  13. "That's the Way It Is" (Paul Bliss) - 4:07
  14. "The Other Side of Midnight" (Box, Daisley, Goalby, Kerslake, Sinclair) - 3:55
  15. "Stay on Top" (Tom Jackson) - 3:35
  16. "Hold Your Head Up" (Rod Argent, Chris White) - 4:30
  17. "Blood Red Roses" (Goalby) - 4:08
  18. "Blood on Stone" (Bolder) - 4:34
  19. "Different World" (Box, Phil Lanzon) - 4:12

Personnel

  • Mick Box - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals - All tracks
  • David Byron - Lead Vocals - (Track 1–17)
  • Ken Hensley - Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Synths, Guitar, Lead and backing Vocals, - (Track 1–24)
  • Paul Newton - Bass guitar, Vocals - (Track 1–6)
  • Alex Napier - Drums - (Track 1 and 2)
  • Keith Baker - Drums - (Track 3 and 4)
  • Ian Clarke - Drums - (Track 5 and 6)
  • Lee Kerslake - Drums, Backing Vocals - (Track 7–23, 25–34)
  • Mark Clarke - Bass guitar, Vocals - (Track 7)
  • Gary Thain - Bass guitar - (Track 8–15)
  • John Wetton - Bass guitar, vocals - (Track 16–18)
  • John Lawton - Lead vocals - (Track 19–23)
  • Trevor Bolder - Bass guitar, Backing vocals - (Track 19–24, 31–34)
  • John Sloman - Lead Vocals - (Track 24)
  • Chris Slade - Drums - (Track 24)
  • Bob Daisley - Bass guitar, Backing vocals - (Track 25–30)
  • Peter Goalby - Lead vocals - (Track 25–30)
  • John Sinclair - Keyboards, Guitars, Backing vocals - (Track 25–30)
  • Phil Lanzon - Keyboards, Vocals - (Track 31–34)
  • Bernie Shaw - Lead vocals - (Track 31–34)

References

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