''Different World'' is the 18th studio album by British

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group Uriah Heep, released in 1991 in Europe and Japan, but not in North America. ''Different World'' was the first Uriah Heep studio album from which no single was released in the UK. It is the second studio album to feature this line-up. Bass guitarist

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produced the album and has said that, although it was an experience, he found it tricky wearing the hats of both band member/musician and producer. The UK vinyl and cassette releases had the lyrics on the inner sleeve: the CD had nothing at all printed inside the insert, although whether this was by accident or design is unclear. Subsequent CD reissues printed the lyrics and had bonus tracks. The UK tour was Heep's first in support of a new studio product since 1985. They had played just the one UK show for ''

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''. The track "Which Way Will the Wind Blow" is not to be confused with "Which Way ''Did'' the Wind Blow", a track performed by Shaw and Lanzon in their previous band

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in 1980.

Track listings

Personnel

;Uriah Heep *

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– guitars, backing vocals *

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, backing vocals *

– bass, backing vocals, producer, mixing *Phil Lanzon – keyboards, backing vocals *

Bernie Shaw Bernard Shaw (born 15 June 1956) is a Canadian-English singer, and since 1986, the lead vocalist of British rock band Uriah Heep. Career At the beginning of 1970 Shaw dreamed of becoming a rock guitarist. He bought himself a Gibson SG Spec ...

– lead vocals ;Additional musicians *

Brett Morgan Jerome Morgan (November 1944 – 1 November 2007), better known as Barry Morgan, was a British drummer for Blue Mink, CCS and other bands. He was the owner of Morgan Studios. Personal life and career Morgan was born in London, England in Novembe ...

– drums *Danny Wood – accordion *Benny Marshall – harmonica *Steve Piggott – keyboard programming *The "All God's Children" choir –

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, Lincolnshire, England, conducted by Andrew Willoughby ;Production *Roy Neave – engineer, mixing, computer programming *Mat Kemp – engineer

References

{{Authority control Uriah Heep (band) albums 1991 albums Roadrunner Records albums