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.

The original vinyl release was a single sleeve, with the lyrics reproduced on the inner liner.

Wonderworld was the last Uriah Heep album to feature bass player Gary Thain.

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
AllMusic'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 (the organ-guitar attack, David Byron's operatic shriek) 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".

Track listing
All songs written and arranged by Uriah Heep


 * 1) "Wonderworld" (Ken Hensley) – 4:29
 * 2) "Suicidal Man" (Mick Box, David Byron, Hensley, Lee Kerslake, Gary Thain) – 3:38
 * 3) "The Shadows and the Wind" (Hensley) – 4:27
 * 4) "So Tired" (Box, Byron, Hensley, Kerslake, Thain) – 3:39
 * 5) "The Easy Road" (Hensley) – 2:43
 * 6) "Something or Nothing" (Box, Hensley, Thain) – 2:56
 * 7) "I Won't Mind" (Box, Byron, Hensley, Kerslake, Thain) – 5:59
 * 8) "We Got We" (Box, Byron, Hensley, Kerslake, Thain) – 3:39
 * 9) "Dreams" (Box, Byron, Hensley) – 6:10

1996 remastered version

 * 1) "What Can I Do" (single B-side)
 * 2) "Dreams (Previously Unreleased Version"
 * 3) "Something or Nothing (Previously Unreleased Live Version)"
 * 4) "The Easy Road (Previously Unreleased Live Version)"

2004 expanded deluxe edition

 * 1) "What Can I Do" (single B-side) (Hensley) – 3:09
 * 2) "Love, Hate and Fear (Previously Unreleased Version)" (Hensley) – 4:29
 * 3) "Stone's Throw (Previously Unreleased Version)" (Hensley) – 5:36
 * 4) "Dreams (Extended Version)" (Box, Byron, Hensley) – 7:13
 * 5) "I Won't Mind (Live Version)" (Box, Byron, Hensley, Kerslake, Thain) – 5:35
 * 6) "So Tired (Live Version)" (Box, Byron, Hensley, Kerslake, Thain) – 3:29

Singles

 * 1) "Something or Nothing"/"What Can I Do"

Personnel

 * Ken Hensley – organ, guitar, vocals
 * David Byron – vocals
 * Mick Box – lead guitar
 * Gary Thain – bass
 * Lee Kerslake – drums
 * Production
 * Jose Gabriel – synthesizers
 * Gerry Bron – producer
 * Peter Gallen – recording engineer
 * Hans Menzel – Musicland engineer
 * Macki – Musicland engineer
 * Michael Gibbs – orchestral arrangements on "The Easy Road"
 * Graham Hughes – photography and concept
 * Harry Moss – cutting engineer