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rock band Uriah Heep, originally released on their fifth studio album, '' The Magician's Birthday'', in 1972. The song 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 ...

and sung by

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 ...

. The song is considered one of the band's classics, and it also became famous for its live performances in late 1972 and 1973. It was included, as the opening track, on the band's first ever live album, ''

Uriah Heep Live ''Uriah Heep Live'' is a double live album by British rock group Uriah Heep (band), Uriah Heep, released in April 1973 in the US by Mercury Records, and in May 1973 in the UK by Bronze Records. It was the band's first live album. The album was ...

'', in 1973. The song was recorded and mixed at Lansdowne Studios,

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, in September 1972, and released on ''The Magician's Birthday'' in November of the same year. The song is also the B-side of the single " Spider Woman".

Appearances in other albums

The song has been appeared in many of Uriah Heep's live, compilation, video and even studio albums since it was originally recorded. *''

'' in 1973 *'' The Best of Uriah Heep'' in 1976 *''Echoes in the Dark'' in 1991 *''Platinum: The Ultimate Collection'' in 1995 *''A Time of Revelation'' in 1996 *''Classic Heep: An Anthology'' in 1998 *''Travellers in Time: An Anthology, Vol. 1'' in 1999 *''The Legend Continues'' in 2001 *''20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Uriah Heep'' in 2001 *''Electrically Driven'' in 2001 *''Sailing the Sea of Light'' in 2001 *''Remasters: The Official Anthology'' in 2001 *''The Box Miniatures'' in 2002 *''The Magician's Birthday Party'' in 2002 *'' The Ultimate Collection'' in 2003 *''Gold: Looking Back 1970–2001'' in 2004 *''Classic Heep Live From the Byron Era'' in 2004 *''Chapter & Verse'' in 2005 *''Uriah Heep Hit Pac - 5 Series'' in 2008 *'' Celebration'' in 2009 *''Live at Sweden Rock'' in 2010 *'' Live in Armenia'' in 2011 *''Official Bootleg'' in 2011 *''Official Bootleg Vol. 2: Live in Budapest, Hungary 2010'' in 2011 *''Official Bootleg Vol.4: Live From Brisbane 2011'' in 2011 *''Uriah Heep Official Bootleg: 19.12.9 Gusswerk'' in 2011

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 ...

— Guitar *

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 *

— Lead vocals

Covers

*Soviet group

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covered the song on their 1974 LP ''Voskhod Solnca''.Иверия – Восход Солнца
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References

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