Outsider (Uriah Heep album)

Outsider is the 23rd studio album by Uriah Heep, released in Europe in June 2014 by Frontiers Records. It was produced by Mike Paxman and it is the first album with bassist Dave Rimmer.^[4] Cover art was created by Igor Morski.

Outsider
Studio album by Uriah Heep
Released	June 2014
Recorded	January – February 2014
Studio	Liscombe Park Studio, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire
Genre	Hard rock, progressive rock, heavy metal
Length	49:00
Label	Frontiers Avalon (Japan)
Producer	Mike Paxman
Uriah Heep chronology
Into the Wild (2011) Outsider (2014) Living the Dream (2018)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Record Collector	[1]
Rock Hard	7.5/10[2]
Ultimate Guitar	8/10[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Speed of Sound"	4:56
2.	"One Minute"	4:54
3.	"The Law"	5:24
4.	"The Outsider"	3:22
5.	"Rock the Foundation"	4:07
6.	"Is Anybody Gonna Help Me?"	5:07
7.	"Looking at You"	3:36
8.	"Can't Take That Away"	4:55
9.	"Jessie"	3:59
10.	"Kiss the Rainbow"	5:12
11.	"Say Goodbye"	3:34

All tracks are written by Mick Box and Phil Lanzon, except "The Outsider" by Box, Lanzon and P.C. Lanzon

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"One Minute (60 Seconds)"
13.	"Between Two Worlds" (live)

Personnel

Uriah Heep

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

Production

• Mike Paxman – producer
• Steve Rispin, Peter Waterman – engineers
• Mark "Tufty" Evans – mixing at Croosh Alley Studios
• Bob Fairshield – mastering

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5]	56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	150
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7]	129
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8]	74
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9]	28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]	32
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11]	237
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	17
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13]	18
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[14]	9

References

1. Pinfold, William (July 2014). "Uriah Heep - Outsider". Record Collector. No. 429. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
2. Kaiser, Boris (25 June 2014). "Reviews: Uriah Heep - Outsider". Rock Hard (in German). No. 326. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
3. "Outsider review by Uriah Heep". Ultimate Guitar. 30 June 2014.
4. URIAH HEEP: 'Outsider' Album Details Revealed (Blabbermouth.net)
5. "Austriancharts.at – Uriah Heep – Outsider" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
6. "Ultratop.be – Uriah Heep – Outsider" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
7. "Ultratop.be – Uriah Heep – Outsider" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Uriah Heep – Outsider" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 20238.
9. "Uriah Heep: Outsider" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Uriah Heep – Outsider" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
11. "アウトサイダー". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Uriah Heep – Outsider". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
13. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
14. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2023.