Sweet Lorraine (Uriah Heep song)

"Sweet Lorraine"
"Sweet Lorraine"
Single by Uriah Heep
from the album The Magician's Birthday
A-side	"Sweet Lorraine"
B-side	"Blind Eye"
Released	January 1973
Length	4:13
Label	Bronze; Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Mick Box, David Byron, Gary Thain
Uriah Heep singles chronology
Official audio
	"Sweet Lorraine" (2017 Remaster) on YouTube

"Sweet Lorraine" is a song by the band Uriah Heep, first released on the 1972 album The Magician's Birthday on Bronze Records, and released as a single mainly for the American market though it was also released in a few European countries. It was written by Mick Box, Gary Thain and David Byron and reached #91 in the US Billboard Hot 100.^[2] The B-side is "Blind Eye".

One of the band's better-known songs, it is famous, in part, for its Moog synthesizer solo performed by Ken Hensley. It became popular in live performance.

Personnel

David Byron – vocals
Ken Hensley – Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer
Mick Box – guitar
Lee Kerslake – drums
Gary Thain – bass guitar

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	91

References

^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 859.
^ "Billboard Singles". All Media Guide / Billboard. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
^ "Uriah Heep Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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[1] "Great Rock Discography". p. 859.

[2] "Billboard Singles". All Media Guide / Billboard. Retrieved 2010-03-01.

[Billboard_200-3] "Uriah Heep Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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