Look at Yourself (Uriah Heep album) - Composition

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Look at Yourself is the third studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released in September 1971 by Bronze Records in the UK and Mercury Records in the US. It was the last Uriah Heep album to feature founding member and bassist Paul Newton.

Look at Yourself

Studio album by

Uriah Heep

Released

September 1971

Recorded

July 1971

Studio

Lansdowne Studios, London

Genre

Heavy metal[1]
progressive rock[1]

Length

41:14

Label

Bronze and Island
Mercury (North America)

Producer

Gerry Bron

Uriah Heep chronology

Salisbury
(1971)

Look at Yourself
(1971)

Demons and Wizards
(1972)

Singles from Look at Yourself

"Look at Yourself"
Released: 17 September 1971 (UK)[2]
"July Morning"
Released: June 1972 (Japan) [3]

Characterized as heavy metal and progressive rock, the album came to be viewed as a high point in the band's career and is regarded by many fans and critics as one of Uriah Heep's finest albums,[1] along with Demons and Wizards, released the following year. The title track and "July Morning" were released as singles in the UK and North America in 1971 and 1973, respectively.

The song "July Morning" was the inspiration for a Bulgarian tradition, known eponymously as July Morning or "Julaya", of gathering on the beach on the Black Sea coast on the morning of 1 July to watch the sunrise.[4]

The album was mentioned in the David Sedaris book Barrel Fever, in "Don's Story".

Look at Yourself was remastered and reissued by Castle Communications in 1996 with three bonus tracks, and again in 2003 in an expanded deluxe edition. In 2017, Sanctuary Records released a two-disc deluxe edition.

Cover art

The original cover art on the LP featured a single sleeve with a die-cut opening on the front through which a reflective foil "mirror" was seen, conveying a distorted image of the person viewing it. The idea, by guitarist Mick Box, was for the cover to directly reflect the album title, and this theme is carried through the band photos on the rear of the LP sleeve, which have also been distorted. The LP itself was housed in a heavy-duty inner card, complete with lyrics.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Billboard	(positive)[5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10[6]

In a favorable contemporary review, Billboard, noting that the band was "determined to break through", described the music in the album as "a mirror, as the hard rock five produce a driving, psychedelic flow that's sufficiently hypnotic, controlled and groovy to reflect the tastes of many youthful rockers."[5]

Retrospective reviews have also been positive. AllMusic's Donald A. Guarisco deemed Look at Yourself to be the point where "the group perfects its fusion of heavy metal power and prog rock majesty". The album was praised for its track selection, which ranged from "powerful" rockers to the prog-oriented "July Morning", and for singer David Byron's "multi-octave, operatic style."[1]

Look at Yourself was ranked at No. 97 in the 100 Heavy Metal albums of All Time list published by the magazine Kerrang!.[7]

Covers

Gamma Ray covered "Look at Yourself" on their Heading for Tomorrow album (1990).
GrimSkunk covered "Look at Yourself" on their Grim Skunk album (1994).

Track listings

All tracks are written by Ken Hensley, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Look at Yourself"		5:09
2.	"I Wanna Be Free"		4:00
3.	"July Morning"	David Byron, Hensley	10:32

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
4.	"Tears in My Eyes"		5:01
5.	"Shadows of Grief"	Hensley, Byron	8:39
6.	"What Should Be Done"		4:15
7.	"Love Machine"	Hensley, Mick Box, Byron	3:37

1996 remastered CD edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
8.	"Look at Yourself" (single edit)	3:07
9.	"What's Within My Heart" (outtake)	5:23

2003 expanded deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	"What's Within My Heart" (outtake from Look at Yourself sessions)		5:23
9.	"Why" (outtake from Look at Yourself sessions)	Box, Byron, Hensley, Paul Newton	11:18
10.	"Look at Yourself" (alternative single version)		3:19
11.	"Tears in My Eyes" (extended version, previously unreleased)		5:38
12.	"What Should Be Done" (outtake, original studio version)		4:26
13.	"Look at Yourself" (BBC session, previously unreleased)		4:32
14.	"What Should Be Done" (BBC session, previously unreleased)		3:26

2017 expanded deluxe edition disc 2 (all tracks previously unreleased)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Wanna Be Free" (Alternate Mix)	4:20
2.	"Tears in My Eyes" (Alternate Mix Extended)	5:55
3.	"What Should Be Done" (Alternate Mix)	4:35
4.	"Shadows of Grief" (Alternate Mix)	9:34
5.	"Look at Yourself" (Alternate Mix)	5:14
6.	"July Morning" (Alternate Mix)	11:18
7.	"Why Fourteen Minutes" (Alternate Mix)	14:16
8.	"Love Machine" (Alternate Mix)	3:55
9.	"What's Within My Heart" (Alternate Mix)	5:34
10.	"July Morning" (Alternate Mix, live)	11:28
11.	"Look at Yourself" (Alternate Single Version)	3:19

Personnel

Uriah Heep

David Byron – lead vocals (all but track 1)
Mick Box – lead and acoustic guitars
Ken Hensley – organ, backing, lead vocals on track 1, piano, guitar, acoustic guitar
Paul Newton – bass
Iain Clark – drums

Additional musicians

Manfred Mann – Moog synthesizer on "July Morning" and "Tears in My Eyes"
Ted Osei, Mac Tontoh and Loughty Amao (from Osibisa) – percussion on "Look at Yourself"

Production

Gerry Bron – producer
Peter Gallen – engineer, mixing

Charts

Album

Weekly charts

Chart (1971-1972)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8]	16
Finland (The Official Finnish Charts)[9]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]	11
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[11]	20
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12]	5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13]	14
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	39
US Billboard 200[15]	93

Year-end charts

Chart (1972)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16]	34

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1971	"Look at Yourself"	Swiss Singles Top 75[17]	4
1971	"Look at Yourself"	German Singles Chart[18]	33

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[19]	Gold	50,000[19]

References

Guarisco, Donald A. "Uriah Heep - Look at Yourself review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
"Uriah Heep singles".
"Uriah Heep singles".
Krastev, Nikola (1 July 2010). "For Uriah Heep Fans In Former Soviet Bloc, One 'July Morning' Has Lasted 40 Years". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
"Album Reviews". Billboard. 18 September 1971. p. 14. ISSN 0006-2510.
Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 301. ISBN 978-1894959025.
"Kerrang the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time". List Challenges.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Uriah Heep – Look at Yourself" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22April 2018.
"Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 27 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Uriah Heep".
Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Uriah Heep – Look at Yourself". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
"Uriah Heep | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
"Uriah Heep Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1972. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Uriah Heep – Look at Yourself". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
"Single - Uriah Heep, Look at Yourself". Charts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
"Heep in Japan" (PDF). Cash Box. 14 April 1973. p. 54. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

v t e Uriah Heep
Mick Box Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw Russell Gilbrook Dave Rimmer David Byron Paul Newton Ken Hensley Nigel Olsson Keith Baker Iain Clarke Mark Clarke Lee Kerslake Gary Thain John Wetton Trevor Bolder John Lawton John Sloman Chris Slade Gregg Dechert Bob Daisley Peter Goalby John Sinclair Steff Fontaine
Studio albums	...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble Salisbury Look at Yourself Demons and Wizards The Magician's Birthday Sweet Freedom Wonderworld Return to Fantasy High and Mighty Firefly Innocent Victim Fallen Angel Conquest Abominog Head First Equator Raging Silence Different World Sea of Light Sonic Origami Wake the Sleeper Into the Wild Outsider Living the Dream
Live albums	Uriah Heep Live Live at Shepperton '74 Acoustically Driven Live in Armenia
Compilations	The Best of Uriah Heep The Lansdowne Tapes The Ultimate Collection Easy Livin': Singles A's & B's Loud, Proud & Heavy: The Best of Uriah Heep Totally Driven
Singles	"Gypsy" "Lady in Black" "Look at Yourself" "The Wizard" "Easy Livin'" "Sweet Lorraine" "Blind Eye" "July Morning" "Stealin'" "Something or Nothing" "Prima Donna" "Return to Fantasy" "One Way or Another" "Wise Man" "Sympathy"
Other songs	"Bird of Prey" "Sunrise"
Related articles	Discography Members The Gods Spice Toe Fat Colin Wood

На других языках

[de] Look at Yourself

Look at Yourself ist das dritte Studioalbum der britischen Hardrockband Uriah Heep. Es entstand 1971 unter dem Einfluss der ersten USA-Tournee der Band, Ken Hensley rückte immer mehr in den Vordergrund. Die Percussion im Titelstück stammt von Musikern der Gruppe Osibisa.

- [en] Look at Yourself (Uriah Heep album)

[ru] Look at Yourself

Look at Yourself (с англ. — «Посмотри на себя») — третий студийный альбом британской рок-группы Uriah Heep, записанный группой с продюсером Джерри Броном в Lansdown Studious в июле 1971 года и выпущенный в октябре 1971 года записывающей компанией Bronze Records (ILPS 9169), в США альбом вышел на Mercury Records[2].

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