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Sweet Freedom

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Recorded
  
June–July 1973

Length
  
37:23

Released
  
September 1973 (1973-09)

Studio
  
Château d'Hérouville, France

Genre
  
Hard rock progressive rock heavy metal

Label
  
Bronze Island Warner Bros.

Sweet Freedom is the sixth studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released in 1973 by Bronze Records in the UK and Warner Bros. Records in the US.

Contents

The original vinyl release was a gatefold, reproducing the lyrics within. There was also a central page with a photograph of each band member.

It was the first Uriah Heep album to be released by Warner Bros. in the U.S. Sweet Freedom reached No. 91 in the U.S. Billboard 200. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on 5 March 1974.

AllMusic's retrospective review noted that Heep "began to explore new styles to flesh out their combination of prog complexity and heavy metal muscle", while Sputnikmusic said, "Sonically, Sweet Freedom expands upon the sound of its predecessors, maintaining its general style for the most part but toying around in the studio a bit more".

Track listing

All songs written by Ken Hensley except where noted.

2004 Bonus Tracks
  1. "Sunshine" (outtake) (Thain, Box)– 4:48
  2. "Seven Stars (Extended Version)" – 7:03
  3. "Pilgrim (Full Version)" (Byron, Hensley) – 8:29
  4. "If I Had the Time (Demo)" – 6:02
  5. "Sweet Freedom (Live)" – 6:48
  6. "Stealin' (Live)" – 5:41

Personnel

  • David Byron – lead vocals
  • Mick Box – guitars
  • Ken Hensley – keyboards, backing vocals, guitars
  • Gary Thain – bass
  • Lee Kerslake – drums, backing vocals, percussion

    • Singles

    1. "Stealin'"/"Dreamer" (U.S. only)
    2. "Sweet Freedom (Single Version)"/"Seven Stars" (U.S. only)

    References

    Sweet Freedom Wikipedia
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