The Ultimate Collection is a compilation album released by the British rock group Uriah Heep. It features songs from their debut album ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble through their 1991 album Different World.
Track listing
Disc one
- "Gypsy" (Mick Box, David Byron) - 6:38
- "Come Away Melinda" (Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff) - 3:47
- "Bird of Prey" (Box, Byron, Ken Hensley, Paul Newton) - 4:12
- "Lady in Black" (Hensley) - 4:42
- "Look at Yourself" (Hensley) - 5:08
- "July Morning" (Byron, Hensley) - 10:32
- "The Wizard" (Hensley, Mark Clarke) - 2:59
- "Easy Livin'" (Hensley) - 2:36
- "Sunrise" (Hensley) - 4:03
- "The Magician's Birthday" (Box, Hensley, Lee Kerslake) - 10:18
- "Sweet Lorraine" (Box, Byron, Gary Thain) - 4:14
- "Stealin'" (Hensley) - 4:48
- "Sweet Freedom" (Hensley) - 6:34
- "Wonderworld" (Hensley) - 4:29
- "Something or Nothing" (Box, Hensley, Thain) - 2:55
Disc two
- "Return to Fantasy" (Hensley, Byron) - 5:41
- "Prima Donna" (Byron, Box, Kerslake, Hensley) - 3:08
- "One Way or Another" (Hensley) - 4:38
- "Wise Man" (Hensley) - 4:39
- "Free Me" (Hensley) - 3:30
- "Free and Easy" (John Lawton, Box) - 3:03
- "Come Back to Me" (Kerslake, Hensley) - 4:17
- "Fallen Angel" (Hensley) - 4:57
- "Feelings" (Hensley) - 5:19
- "Too Scared to Run" (Box, Bob Daisley, Peter Goalby, Kerslake, John Sinclair) - 3:48
- "On the Rebound" (Russ Ballard) - 3:12
- "Think It Over" (Trevor Bolder, John Sloman) - 3:34
- "That's the Way It Is" (Paul Bliss) - 4:07
- "The Other Side of Midnight" (Box, Daisley, Goalby, Kerslake, Sinclair) - 3:55
- "Stay on Top" (Tom Jackson) - 3:35
- "Hold Your Head Up" (Rod Argent, Chris White) - 4:30
- "Blood Red Roses" (Goalby) - 4:08
- "Blood on Stone" (Bolder) - 4:34
- "Different World" (Box, Phil Lanzon) - 4:12
Personnel
- Mick Box - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals - All tracks
- David Byron - Lead Vocals - (Track 1âÂÂ17)
- Ken Hensley - Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Synths, Guitar, Lead and backing Vocals, - (Track 1âÂÂ24)
- Paul Newton - Bass guitar, Vocals - (Track 1âÂÂ6)
- Alex Napier - Drums - (Track 1 and 2)
- Keith Baker - Drums - (Track 3 and 4)
- Ian Clarke - Drums - (Track 5 and 6)
- Lee Kerslake - Drums, Backing Vocals - (Track 7âÂÂ23, 25âÂÂ34)
- Mark Clarke - Bass guitar, Vocals - (Track 7)
- Gary Thain - Bass guitar - (Track 8âÂÂ15)
- John Wetton - Bass guitar, vocals - (Track 16âÂÂ18)
- John Lawton - Lead vocals - (Track 19âÂÂ23)
- Trevor Bolder - Bass guitar, Backing vocals - (Track 19âÂÂ24, 31âÂÂ34)
- John Sloman - Lead Vocals - (Track 24)
- Chris Slade - Drums - (Track 24)
- Bob Daisley - Bass guitar, Backing vocals - (Track 25âÂÂ30)
- Peter Goalby - Lead vocals - (Track 25âÂÂ30)
- John Sinclair - Keyboards, Guitars, Backing vocals - (Track 25âÂÂ30)
- Phil Lanzon - Keyboards, Vocals - (Track 31âÂÂ34)
- Bernie Shaw - Lead vocals - (Track 31âÂÂ34)
References