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Outsider (Uriah Heep album)

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Outsider
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2014
RecordedJanuary – February 2014
StudioLiscombe Park Studio, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire
GenreHard rock, progressive rock, heavy metal
Length49:00
LabelFrontiers
Avalon (Japan)
ProducerMike Paxman
Uriah Heep chronology
Into the Wild
(2011)
Outsider
(2014)
Living the Dream
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Record Collector[1]
Rock Hard7.5/10[2]
Ultimate Guitar8/10[3]

Outsider is the 23rd studio album by Uriah Heep, released in Europe in June 2014 by Frontiers Records. It was produced by Mike Paxman and it is the first album with bassist Dave Rimmer.[4] Cover art was created by Igor Morski.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Mick Box and Phil Lanzon, except "The Outsider" by Box, Lanzon and P.C. Lanzon

No.TitleLength
1."Speed of Sound"4:56
2."One Minute"4:54
3."The Law"5:24
4."The Outsider"3:22
5."Rock the Foundation"4:07
6."Is Anybody Gonna Help Me?"5:07
7."Looking at You"3:36
8."Can't Take That Away"4:55
9."Jessie"3:59
10."Kiss the Rainbow"5:12
11."Say Goodbye"3:34
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."One Minute (60 Seconds)" 
13."Between Two Worlds" (live) 

Personnel

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Uriah Heep
  • Mick Box – guitar, backing vocals
  • Phil Lanzon – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Bernie Shaw – lead vocals
  • Russell Gilbrook – drums, backing vocals
  • Dave Rimmer – bass guitar, backing vocals
Production
  • Mike Paxman – producer
  • Steve Rispin, Peter Waterman – engineers
  • Mark "Tufty" Evans – mixing at Croosh Alley Studios
  • Bob Fairshield – mastering

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 150
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 129
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 74
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 32
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 237
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 17
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13] 18
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[14] 9

References

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  1. ^ Pinfold, William (July 2014). "Uriah Heep - Outsider". Record Collector. No. 429. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ^ Kaiser, Boris (25 June 2014). "Reviews: Uriah Heep - Outsider". Rock Hard (in German). No. 326. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Outsider review by Uriah Heep". Ultimate Guitar. 30 June 2014.
  4. ^ URIAH HEEP: 'Outsider' Album Details Revealed (Blabbermouth.net)
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Uriah Heep – Outsider" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Uriah Heep – Outsider" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Uriah Heep – Outsider" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Uriah Heep – Outsider" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 20238.
  9. ^ "Uriah Heep: Outsider" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Uriah Heep – Outsider" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  11. ^ "アウトサイダー". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Uriah Heep – Outsider". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2023.