Living the Dream (Uriah Heep album)

Living the Dream
Cover art of Living the Dream
Studio album by
Uriah Heep
Released14 September 2018[1]
StudioChapel Studios, UK
GenreHard rock, progressive rock, heavy metal[2]
Length52:24[1]
LabelFrontiers[1]
ProducerJay Ruston
Uriah Heep chronology
Outsider
(2014) 		Living the Dream
(2018) 		Chaos & Colour
(2023)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock[3]

Living the Dream is the 24th studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released in September 2018 by Frontiers Records. It was produced by Jay Ruston.[4] Production on the record lasted for 19 days, with the band recording everything "live".[4]

Living the Dream was made possible via a crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMusic.[5]

Critical reception

The album received positive reviews from critics. Dom Lawson of Classic Rock stated that "Living the Dream is as strong as anything the band have produced in two, maybe three decades."[3] Martin Popoff of Goldmine said the album "finds the band putting aside any of their recent technological or stylistic nods to modernity in exercise of a defiance that leaves only pure and timeless Heep jubilance".[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mick Box and Phil Lanzon, except "Grazed by Heaven" by Dave Rimmer and Jeff Scott Soto,[2] "Goodbye to Innocence" by Box, Lanzon and Bernie Shaw

No.TitleLength
1."Grazed by Heaven"4:31
2."Living the Dream"5:34
3."Take Away My Soul"6:13
4."Knocking at My Door"4:58
5."Rocks in the Road"8:18
6."Waters Flowin'"4:27
7."It's All Been Said"6:01
8."Goodbye to Innocence"3:33
9."Falling Under Your Spell"3:24
10."Dreams of Yesteryear"5:25
Total length:52:24[1]
Deluxe Edition Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Take Away My Soul" (Alternate version)4:36
12."Making the Dream (The Documentary)" (DVD-1) 
Deluxe Edition Music Videos
No.TitleLength
13."Grazed by Heaven" (DVD-2) 
14."Take Away My Soul" (DVD-3) 

Personnel

Uriah Heep[4]

  • Mick Box – guitar, backing vocals
  • Phil Lanzon – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Bernie Shaw – lead vocals
  • Russell Gilbrook – drums, percussion
  • Dave Rimmer – bass guitar, backing vocals

Production

  • Jay Ruston – producer, engineer[4]

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 91
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 58
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 109
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 10
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] 181
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 28
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 57
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[18] 10
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[19] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] 37

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Living the Dream". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Lawrence (29 November 2019). "Uriah Heep: 'We've still got the same passion for our music that we've always had'". Hastings & St. Leonards Observer. JPIMedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b Lawson, Dom (13 September 2018). "Uriah Heep – Living The Dream album review". Classic Rock. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d Aledort, Andy (28 November 2018). "Mick Box Talks Uriah Heep's New Album, 'Living the Dream'". Guitar World. Future plc. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. ^ Lewry, Fraser (15 September 2017). "Mick Box's track-by-track guide to Uriah Heep's Living The Dream". Classic Rock. Future plc. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. ^ Popoff, Martin (2 November 2018). "Uriah Heep's Living the Dream one of the best albums of 2018". Goldmine. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Uriah Heep – Living the Dream" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Uriah Heep – Living the Dream" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Uriah Heep – Living the Dream" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Uriah Heep – Living the Dream" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Uriah Heep: Living the Dream" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Uriah Heep – Living the Dream" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  13. ^ "ユーライア・ヒープ". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Uriah Heep – Living the Dream". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Uriah Heep – Living the Dream". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  17. ^ "Uriah Heep | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  19. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  20. ^ "Uriah Heep Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.