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| Name = Look at Yourself |
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{{Infobox album |
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| Type = ] |
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| Artist = ] |
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| name = Look at Yourself |
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| Cover = LookAtYourself.jpg |
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| type = studio |
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| artist = ] |
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| Background = Orange |
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| cover = Look At Yourself (Uriah Heep album - cover art).jpg |
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| Released = September 1971 (US)<br>October 1971 (UK) |
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| Recorded = July 1971 <small>at Lansdowne Studios, London</small> |
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| released = September 1971 |
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| Genre = ], ], ] |
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| Length = 41:14 |
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| recorded = July 1971 |
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| Label = ] (UK)<br>] (USA) |
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| studio = ] (London) |
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| Producer = ] |
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* ]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Recensione Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself|url=http://www.metallized.it/recensione.php?id=6121|website=www.metallized.it}}</ref> |
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| Last album = '']''<br />(1971) |
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* ]<ref name=allmusic/> |
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| This album = '''''Look at Yourself'''''<br />(1971) |
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* ]<ref name=allmusic/> |
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| Next album = '']''<br />(1972) |
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| length = 41:14 |
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| producer = ] |
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| prev_year = 1971 |
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| next_year = 1972 |
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| name = Look at Yourself |
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| single1date = September 1971<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Uriah+Heep&titel=Look+At+Yourself&cat=s|title=Uriah Heep singles}}</ref> |
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| single2date = June 1972 (Japan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Uriah+Heep&titel=July+Morning&cat=s|title=Uriah Heep singles}}</ref> |
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'''''Look at Yourself''''' is the third album released by British ] band ]. |
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'''''Look at Yourself''''' is the third studio album by English rock band ], released in September 1971 by ] in the UK and ] in the US. It was the last Uriah Heep album to feature founding member and bassist ]. |
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It is Uriah Heep's most straight ahead "hard rock" album, with one notable foray into progressive territory on "July Morning". The album has come to be viewed as a highpoint in the band's career, and is today regarded by many fans and critics as Uriah Heep's finest album, contended by ''Demons and Wizards'', released the following year. The title track and "July Morning" were released as singles in North America in 1971 and 1973, respectively. |
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Characterized as ] and ], 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,<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/look-at-yourself-mw0000461717 |title=Uriah Heep - Look at Yourself review |last=Guarisco |first=Donald A. |work=] |publisher=] |accessdate=12 November 2018 }}</ref> along with '']'', released the following year. The title track was released as a single in various countries, followed by "July Morning" released in Japan in 1972. |
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The ''original'' cover art (not pictured opposite) on the LP came in a single sleeve with a die-cut opening on the front through which a reflective foil 'mirror' was seen. This relates the cover art directly to the album title. The idea was that of guitarist ]. Not being a perfect reflecting surface, one sees a distorted image of oneself. Indeed, this theme is carried on with the band photos on the rear of the LP sleeve, which have also been distorted. |
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The song "July Morning" was the inspiration for a ]n tradition, known eponymously as ] or "Julaya", of gathering on the beach on the ] coast on the morning of 1 July to watch the sunrise.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/For_Uriah_Heep_Fans_In_Former_Soviet_Bloc_One_July_Morning_Has_Lasted_40_Years/2087937.html |title=For Uriah Heep Fans In Former Soviet Bloc, One 'July Morning' Has Lasted 40 Years |last=Krastev |first=Nikola |publisher=] |date=1 July 2010 |accessdate=12 November 2018 }}</ref> |
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The album was mentioned in the ] book '']'', in "Don's Story". |
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The LP itself was housed in a heavy-duty card inner, complete with lyrics. |
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''Look at Yourself'' was remastered and reissued by ] in 1996 with three bonus tracks, and again in 2003 in an expanded deluxe edition. In 2017, ] released a two-disc deluxe edition. |
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The song "July Morning" has become the inspiration for a ]n Hippie tradition, known eponymously as '']''. |
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==Facts== |
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==Cover art== |
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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 ], 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. |
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For a band to avoid considerable mainstream success for almost 40 years in the US and UK, yet remain one of the most successful progressive rock bands of all time, makes the mind boggle. Uriah Heep is that band. Though they are still featured on just about every classic rock compilation CD in the world, Heep have barely been in the public eye since the 70s, when singles such as "]". "]" and "]" scored massive hits yet failed to secure the band a place at the top. Perhaps it was the unfortunate timing that the band was releasing such singles; as the seminal band Deep Purple were also playing a similar, yet more accessible style of music at the same time. In any case, 1971 saw Heep release a gem of an album, often considered as their best and a forerunner for the progressive metal genre. |
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Heep’s vocalist at the time, and easily their most respected, was David Byron; a vocalist who would remain insanely underrated until his untimely death in 1985. Often compared to ] (the members of Heep often were compared to their ] counterparts due to their similar music style), July Morning is often seen as his finest moment, showcasing an outstanding vocal range from quiet, relatively low singing to high pitch over the top wails and screams. His vocals shine throughout the album, with his astonishing range and sense of dynamics the focal point of his ability. Songs such as "I Wanna Be Free"<ref>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NSLG5Q/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk2</ref> even show ] singing in a ]-esque style, albeit with a much larger range.<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Look-at-Yourself-Uriah-Heep/dp/B000001F4O</ref> |
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|rev1 = ] |
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|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=allmusic/> |
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|rev2 = '']'' |
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|rev2score = (positive)<ref name=billboard>{{cite magazine|title= Album Reviews |magazine= ] |date= 18 September 1971 |page= 14 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=wwgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14}}</ref> |
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|rev3 = '']'' |
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|rev3Score = 10/10<ref name="martin" >{{cite book |last1 = Popoff |first1 = Martin |authorlink1 = Martin Popoff |title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies |publisher = ] |date = October 2003 |location = ], ] |isbn = 978-1894959025 |page=301}}</ref> |
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In a favorable contemporary review, '']'', 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."<ref name=billboard/> |
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Retrospective reviews have also been positive. ]'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 ]'s "multi-octave, operatic style."<ref name=allmusic/> |
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] is sometimes seen as the front man of Uriah Heep, despite being the guitarist. He remains the only founding member of the group today and is without doubt one of the most naturally gifted guitarists never to achieve global success. His impeccable guitar fills and solos are not only mind blowing, but also perfectly placed in each song, and his acoustic guitar playing, though rare on this album, is beautiful. |
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''Look at Yourself'' was ranked at No. 97 in the 100 Heavy Metal albums of All Time list published by the magazine '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.listchallenges.com/kerrang-the-100-greatest-heavy-metal-albums-of/checklist/3 |title=Kerrang the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time |publisher=List Challenges.com |accessdate=12 November 2018 }}</ref> |
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The keyboardist of the band at the time was ]. Hensley’s talents, however, were not just limited to the keys. He also played organ and guitars, as well as singing lead vocals on the album’s title track. Hensley’s skill was undisputed on all his instruments, and his vocals were also rather impressive, though no match to Byron, of course. What is perhaps more impressive, however, is that Hensley wrote, or at least co-wrote, every song on the album. (and how many people can say that they written a song that influenced a ]n tradition, namely July Morning?...) |
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The rhythm section for the album was comprised of ] on bass guitar and ] on drums. Though Look At Yourself would be the only album both men featured on together, with Clarke leaving early the following year, the two showcase a great partnership, similar to that of ] and ] of ]. There are many examples on the album of Clarke following Newton’s galloping bass lines, an idea that undoubtedly influenced such bands as ]. This strong collaboration sets a firm backbone for the album.<ref>http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=5896</ref> |
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*] covered "Look at Yourself" on their '']'' album (1990). |
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*] covered "Look at Yourself" on their '']'' album (1994). |
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==Track listings== |
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In all this album is certainly a landmark album of the 70’s (though that could be said for any of Heep’s first four studio albums). Look At Yourself certainly influenced progressive and experimental music for the future (yes, I know both of those terms are frowned upon here, so what, bite me) and set the standard for non-mainstream, uncommercialised rock and metal for the remainder of the 70’s. And for a band to still be playing in stadium sized venues across Central ] in their late 50’s, they must have done something right, right?<ref>http://www.discogs.com/Uriah-Heep-Look-At-Yourself/release/380247</ref> |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = Side one |
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| all_writing = ], except where noted |
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| title1 = ] |
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| length1 = 5:09 |
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| title2 = I Wanna Be Free |
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| length2 = 4:00 |
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| title3 = ] |
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| writer3 = ], Hensley |
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| headline = Side two |
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| title4 = Tears in My Eyes |
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| length4 = 5:01 |
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| title5 = Shadows of Grief |
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| writer5 = Hensley, Byron |
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| length5 = 8:39 |
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| title6 = What Should Be Done |
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| title7 = Love Machine |
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| writer7 = Hensley, ], Byron |
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| headline = 1996 remastered CD edition bonus tracks |
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| title8 = Look at Yourself |
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| note8 = single edit |
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| length8 = 3:07 |
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| title9 = What's Within My Heart |
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| note9 = outtake |
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| length9 = 5:23 |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = 2003 expanded deluxe edition bonus tracks |
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| title8 = What's Within My Heart |
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| note8 = outtake from ''Look at Yourself'' sessions |
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| length8 = 5:23 |
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| title9 = Why |
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| note9 = outtake from ''Look at Yourself'' sessions |
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| writer9 = Box, Byron, Hensley, ] |
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| length9 = 11:18 |
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| title10 = Look at Yourself |
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| note10 = alternative single version |
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| length10 = 3:19 |
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| title11 = Tears in My Eyes |
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| note11 = extended version, previously unreleased |
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| length11 = 5:38 |
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| title12 = What Should Be Done |
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| note12 = outtake, original studio version |
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| length12 = 4:26 |
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| title13 = Look at Yourself |
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| note13 = ] session, previously unreleased |
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| length13 = 4:32 |
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| title14 = What Should Be Done |
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| note14 = BBC session, previously unreleased |
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| headline = 2017 expanded deluxe edition disc 2 (all tracks previously unreleased) |
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| title1 = I Wanna Be Free |
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| note1 = Alternate Mix |
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| length1 = 4:20 |
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| title2 = Tears in My Eyes |
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| note2 = Alternate Mix Extended |
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| length2 = 5:55 |
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| title3 = What Should Be Done |
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| note3 = Alternate Mix |
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| length3 = 4:35 |
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| title4 = Shadows of Grief |
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| note4 = Alternate Mix |
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| length4 = 9:34 |
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| title5 = Look at Yourself |
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| note5 = Alternate Mix |
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| length5 = 5:14 |
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| title6 = July Morning |
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| note6 = Alternate Mix |
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| length6 = 11:18 |
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| title7 = Why Fourteen Minutes |
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| note7 = Alternate Mix |
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| length7 = 14:16 |
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| title8 = Love Machine |
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| note8 = Alternate Mix |
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| length8 = 3:55 |
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| title9 = What's Within My Heart |
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| note9 = Alternate Mix |
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| length9 = 5:34 |
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| title10 = July Morning |
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| note10 = Alternate Mix, live |
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| length10 = 11:28 |
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| title11 = Look at Yourself |
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| note11 = Alternate Single Version |
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==Personnel== |
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All songs written by ], except where noted. |
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*] – lead vocals (all but "Look at Yourself"), backing vocals on "Look at Yourself" |
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*] – lead guitar, acoustic guitar |
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*] – organ, piano, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Look at Yourself" |
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*] – bass guitar |
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*Ian Clarke – drums |
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*] – Moog synthesizer on "July Morning" and "Tears in My Eyes" |
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*], Mac Tontoh and Loughty Amao (from ]) – percussion on "Look at Yourself" |
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#"]" – 5:09 |
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*] – producer |
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#"I Wanna Be Free" – 4:00 |
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*Peter Gallen – engineer, mixing |
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#"]" (], Hensley) – 10:32 |
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#"Tears in My Eyes" – 5:01 |
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#"What Should Be Done" – 4:15 |
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! Chart (1971–1972) |
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Finnish Albums (])<ref name=FINI>{{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5 | page= 166 | language= fi}}</ref> |
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{{Album chart|Germany4|11|id=11109|artist=Uriah Heep|album=Look at Yourself|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 8, 2023}} |
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! scope="row"|Italian Albums ('']'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=]|language=it|access-date=27 May 2022}} Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Uriah Heep".</ref> |
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!scope="row"|Japanese Albums (])<ref name="JPN">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=]|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref> |
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{{Album chart|Norway|14|artist=Uriah Heep|album=Look at Yourself|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 8, 2023}} |
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{{Album chart|UK2|39|date=19711107|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 8, 2023}} |
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{{Album chart|Billboard200|93|artist=Uriah Heep|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 8, 2023}} |
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''Look at Yourself'' was remastered and reissued in 1996 with two bonus tracks: |
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{{Album chart|UKIndependent|43|date=20170407|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 8, 2023}} |
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<LI>"Look At Yourself (Single Edit)" – 3:07 |
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<LI>"What's Within My Heart (Out-take)" – 5:23 |
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{{Album chart|Scotland|96|date=20210730|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 8, 2023}} |
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{{Album chart|UKRock|19|date=20210730|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 8, 2023}} |
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An expanded De-Luxe CD was released in 2003 with seven bonus tracks: |
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! scope="row" | German Albums (])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1972|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|date=1972|publisher=]|language=de|access-date=2 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509214918/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1972|archive-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> |
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== Certifications == |
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{{Certification Table Top}} |
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<LI>"What's Within My Heart (Out-take)" – 5:23 |
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Japan|award=Gold|certref=<ref name=CB>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/70s/1973/Cash-Box-1973-04-14-OCR-Page-0054.pdf#search=%22uriah%20heep%20gold%22|access-date=20 December 2020|title=Heep in Japan|magazine=]|date=April 14, 1973|page=54}}</ref>|salesamount=50,000|salesref=<ref name=CB/>}} |
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<LI>"Why (Early Version)" (Box, Byron) – 11:18 |
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<LI>"Look at Yourself (Single Edit)" – 03:19 |
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<LI>"Tears in My Eyes (Extended Mix)" – 05:38 |
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<LI>"What Should Be Done (Alternate Version)" – 04:26 |
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<LI>"Look at Yourself (Live at the BBC)" - 04:32 |
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* ] - ] <small>(on "July Morning")</small> |
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* Ted, Mac and Loughty of ] - percussion <small>(on "Look At Yourself")</small> |
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*] covered "Look at Yourself" in their ] album. |
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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.
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