Firefly (Uriah Heep album)

Firefly is the 10th studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released in February 1977 by Bronze Records in the UK and Warner Bros. Records in the US. It was their first album without lead vocalist and founding member David Byron, and the first of three albums with new singer John Lawton.

Bassist Trevor Bolder made his Uriah Heep debut on this album. Barring a break of about 18 months in the early 1980s, he remained with the group until his death in 2013.

The first single from the album was "Wise Man".

The original vinyl album was a gatefold sleeve, with a cardboard lyric liner.

The album was remastered and reissued by Castle Communications in 1997 with four bonus tracks, and again in 2004 in an expanded deluxe edition.

Reception
A retrospective review by AllMusic said that the album "pursued a stripped-down sound harking back to the group's early-'70s successes," and concluded that "Firefly remains one of the most cohesive albums from Uriah Heep's mid- to late-'70s period".

Personnel

 * John Lawton – lead vocals
 * Mick Box – guitar
 * Trevor Bolder – bass guitar
 * Lee Kerslake – drums, vocals on "Firefly"
 * Ken Hensley – keyboards, guitars, vocals on "Firefly"

Additional personnel

 * Engineer – Peter Gallen
 * Assisted by John Gallen
 * Cover concept and coordination – Gail Clarke
 * Cover painting – Martin White