Lady in Black (Uriah Heep song)
1971 single by Uriah Heep / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Lady in Black" is a song by the rock band Uriah Heep. It is the fourth track of their 1971 album Salisbury.
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Quick Facts Single by Uriah Heep, from the album Salisbury ...
"Lady in Black" | ||||
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Single by Uriah Heep | ||||
from the album Salisbury | ||||
B-side | "Simon the Bullit Freak" | |||
Released | June 1971 [1] | |||
Recorded | October–November 1970 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, Folk rock | |||
Length | 4:44 | |||
Label | Vertigo | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ken Hensley | |||
Producer(s) | Gerry Bron | |||
Uriah Heep singles chronology | ||||
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The song is credited to Ken Hensley. It narrates the story of a man wandering through war-torn darkness and encountering a goddess-like entity who consoles him. It is often praised, by fans and critics alike, as Hensley's most poetic work. There were many b-sides for this song as a single. The most famous was "Simon the Bullet Freak" but "Bird of Prey" has also been the b-side for the song.[2] In 1981 the song was re-released as a single in Germany and in Netherlands and the b-side was "Easy Livin'".[3]