Gypsy (Uriah Heep song)

"Gypsy" is the debut single by British progressive rock/hard rock band Uriah Heep. It is the opening track on their first album, …Very 'Eavy …Very 'Umble, released in 1970. "Gypsy" was written by Mick Box and David Byron. The B-side of the song in most countries was "Bird of Prey", though in others, the B-sides were "Wake Up (Set Your Sights)", "Come Away Melinda" and "Lady in Black".[3] The album version of "Gypsy" lasts more than six and half minutes, while the single version lasts less than three minutes. The song was also included on the band's first compilation album, The Best of Uriah Heep, and on two live albums, 1973's Uriah Heep Live and the later Live in Armenia.[4] The song is structured with an intro, outro and three verses with no chorus, and uses only four chords: Cm, G#, G and C#-C.[5]

"Gypsy"
Single by Uriah Heep
from the album ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble
B-side"Bird of Prey"
Released1970
Genre
Length6:37
LabelBronze
Mercury
Songwriter(s)Mick Box, David Byron
Producer(s)Gerry Bron
Uriah Heep singles chronology
"Gypsy"
(1970)		 "Lady in Black"
(1971)

Covers

The song was covered by American noise rock band godheadSilo in 1996, appearing on their self-titled GodheadSilo 7" EP.[6]

Chart performance
Country (1970) Peak
position
Germany 28

Personnel

References
  1. Guarisco, Donald A. "Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble - Uriah Heep | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. Thompson, Dave (2004). Smoke on the Water: The Deep Purple Story. ECW Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-55022-618-8.
  3. "The Official Uriah Heep Discography". Heepfiles.info. n.d. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  4. "Uriah Heep Discography – Live Albums", The Official Uriah Heep Discography. Retrieved 8 October 2012
  5. "Uriah Heep – Gypsy tab", guitareTAB. Retrieved 8 October 2012
  6. "Uriah Heep Cover Songs", the covers project. Retrieved 8 October 2012



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