"Blind Eye" is a song by the British band Uriah Heep, which was originally released on their fifth studio album ''

The Magician's Birthday ''The Magician's Birthday'' is the fifth album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released in November 1972 by Bronze Records in the UK and Mercury Records in the US. The concept was "based loosely on a short story" written by keyboardist Ken Hen ...

'' in 1972, and the B-side of the "

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" single. "Blind Eye" was written by

Ken Hensley Kenneth William David Hensley (24 August 1945 – 4 November 2020) was an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, best known for his work with Uriah Heep during the 1970s. He wrote or co-wrote the majority of Uriah ...

. It charted at #97 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It was included on Uriah Heep's live album '' Acoustically Driven'' in 2001. The song was recorded and mixed at Lansdowne Studios,

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, in September 1972.

Personnel

Mick Box Michael Frederick Box (born 9 June 1947) is an English musician who is the lead guitarist of rock group Uriah Heep, having previously been a member of The Stalkers and Spice, both with original Uriah Heep vocalist David Byron.Larkin, Colin (20 ...

— Guitars *

Lee Kerslake Lee Gary Kerslake (16 April 1947– 19 September 2020) was an English musician, best known as the longtime drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band Uriah Heep and for his work with Ozzy Osbourne in the early 1980s. Biography Early life a ...

— Drums *

Gary Thain Gary Mervin Thain (May 15, 1948 – December 8, 1975) was a New Zealand bassist, best known for his work with British rock band Uriah Heep. Biography Thain was born in Christchurch. He had two older brothers, Colin and Arthur. He recorded in ...

— Bass guitar *

— Keyboards-Guitars *

David Byron David Garrick (29 January 1947 – 28 February 1985), better known by his stage name David Byron, was a British singer, who was best known in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist with the rock band Uriah Heep. Byron possessed a powerful oper ...

— Lead vocals

References

Uriah Heep (band) songs 1972 singles Songs written by Ken Hensley Bronze Records singles 1972 songs {{1970s-single-stub