Wonderworld (album)


Wonderworld is the seventh album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released in June 1974 by Bronze Records in the UK and Warner Bros. Records in the US. Wonderworld was the last Uriah Heep album to feature bass player Gary Thain.
The original vinyl release was a single sleeve, with the lyrics reproduced on the inner liner.
The album was remastered and reissued by Castle Communications in 1996 with four bonus tracks, and again in 2004 in an expanded deluxe edition.

Reception

's retrospective review noted that "Wonderworld continues in the vein of Sweet Freedom, trying to bring Uriah Heep's appeal to a wider level while still retaining the grandiose trademark elements that got them noticed". Comparing it to the band's prior work, reviewer Donald A. Guarisco added that "The result is an album that is solid but not as inspired as Look at Yourself or Demons and Wizards. The hard rock quotient is a little stronger on this album". Martin Popoff found Wonderworld "conceptually vacant" and "lacking the fluid instrumental chemistry that loosely held together its predecessor", while still containing two gems in the songs "Suicidal Man" and "So Tired".

Track listing

Personnel

;Uriah Heep
;Additional musicians
;Production

Album

YearChartPosition
1974Austrian Top 40 Albums2
1974Danish Albums Chart3
1974Norwegian Albums Chart3
1974Finnish Albums Chart5
1974German Albums Chart7
1974UK Albums Chart23
1974RPM100 Albums 31
1974Billboard 200 38
1974Japanese Albums Chart76

Singles

Certifications