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| genre = {{hlist|[[Progressive rock]]|[[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/1970s-best-heavy-metal-songs-you-didnt-know-about/|title=1970’s Best Heavy Metal Songs You Didn't Know About|last=Rivadavia|first=Eduardo|date=July 26, 2018|website=[[Loudwire]]|access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref>}}
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'''"Bird of Prey"''' is a song by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]], from the group's US version of their [[1970 in music|1970]] debut album ''[[Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble]]'' (released as ''Uriah Heep'' in the United States)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=5919|title=Uriah Heep (1970)|website=Prog Archives|access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref> and [[1971 in music|1971]]'s album ''[[Salisbury (album)|Salisbury]]''. A different version of the song would also appear on the 2003 remaster of ''Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble''. Although not released as a [[single (music)|single]], the song is regarded by many fans as one of the band's most popular songs. The song is the B-side of the band's first ever worldwide single "[[Gypsy (Uriah Heep's song)|Gypsy]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/bird-of-prey-mt0011997121|title=Bird of Prey - Uriah Heep {{!}} Song Info|last=Thompson|first=Dave|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref>
'''"Bird of Prey"''' is a song by [[British rock]] band [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]], from the group's US version of their 1970 debut album ''[[Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble]]'' (released as ''Uriah Heep'' in the United States)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=5919|title=Uriah Heep (1970)|website=Prog Archives|access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> and 1971's album ''[[Salisbury (album)|Salisbury]]''. A different version of the song would also appear on the 2003 remaster of ''Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble''. Although not released as a single, the song is regarded by many fans as one of the band's most popular songs. The song is the B-side of the band's first ever worldwide single "[[Gypsy (Uriah Heep's song)|Gypsy]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/bird-of-prey-mt0011997121|title=Bird of Prey – Uriah Heep {{!}} Song Info|last=Thompson|first=Dave|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref>


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* [[Mick Box]] – lead [[guitar]]
* [[Mick Box]] – lead guitar
* [[David Byron]] – [[Singer|lead vocals]]
* [[David Byron]] – lead vocals
* [[Ken Hensley]] – [[Organ (music)|organ]], mellotron
* [[Ken Hensley]] – organ, mellotron
* [[Paul Newton (musician)|Paul Newton]] – [[bass guitar]], vocals
* [[Paul Newton (musician)|Paul Newton]] – bass guitar, vocals
* [[Keith Baker (musician)|Keith Baker]] - drums
* [[Keith Baker (musician)|Keith Baker]] – drums


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:00, 7 February 2020

"Bird of Prey"
Song by Uriah Heep
from the album Salisbury and Uriah Heep (U.S. version)
A-side"Gypsy"
Released1970
RecordedOctober–November 1970, Lansdowne Studios, London
Genre
Length4:05
LabelBronze
Mercury
Songwriter(s)Ken Hensley, David Byron, Mick Box, Paul Newton
Producer(s)Gerry Bron
Salisbury and Uriah Heep (U.S. version) track listing
  1. "Gypsy"
  2. "Walking in Your Shadow"
  3. "Come Away Melinda"
  4. "Lucy Blues"/"Bird of Prey"
  5. "Dreammare"
  6. "Real Turned On"
  7. "I'll Keep On Trying"
  8. "Wake Up (Set Your Sights)"

"Bird of Prey" is a song by British rock band Uriah Heep, from the group's US version of their 1970 debut album Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble (released as Uriah Heep in the United States)[2] and 1971's album Salisbury. A different version of the song would also appear on the 2003 remaster of Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble. Although not released as a single, the song is regarded by many fans as one of the band's most popular songs. The song is the B-side of the band's first ever worldwide single "Gypsy".[3]

In 2009 the intro to the song (approximately from 8–14 seconds) was sampled by the American Rapper Xzibit in his single "Hurt Locker".

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (26 July 2018). "1970s Best Heavy Metal Songs You Didn't Know About". Loudwire. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Uriah Heep (1970)". Prog Archives. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ Thompson, Dave. "Bird of Prey – Uriah Heep | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 April 2019.


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