"Stealin'" is a song by British

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band Uriah Heep, from the concept album '' Sweet Freedom''. Sweet Freedom Uriah Heepwww.allmusic.com The song was written by

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

, and it reached gold status in

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. The B-side of the song is "Sunshine".

Chart performance

Personnel

* David Byron –

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* Mick Box – guitars *

– keyboards * Lee Kerslake –

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* Gary Thain –

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References

1973 singles Uriah Heep (band) songs Songs written by Ken Hensley Bronze Records singles 1973 songs {{1970s-single-stub