High and Mighty is the ninth studio album released by British progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 band Uriah Heep

Uriah Heep (band)

Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969 and regarded as a seminal classic hard rock act of the 1970s. Uriah Heep's progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion's distinctive features have always been massive keyboards sound, strong vocal harmonies and David Byron's operatic vocals...

.

"High and Mighty" was the last Uriah Heep album to feature vocalist and founding member David Byron

David Byron

David Byron -Early Life 1967-1969:From mid-60's to early 70's David Byron did a lot of session work for a company called Avenue Recordings singing lead and backing vocals...

, who was subsequently fired due to his troubles with alcohol.

The album was not terribly well-received, as stylistically it veers from the vein of experimental rock and ventures into slightly more mainstream territory, i.e. no overly lengthy compositions and a decided lack of songs dealing with fantastical subject matter.

John Wetton

John Wetton

John Kenneth Wetton is an English bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth. He has been a professional musician since the late 1960s...

 and Ken Hensley share vocal duties on One Way Or Another.

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

Track listing

All songs written by Ken Hensley

Ken Hensley

Kenneth William David Hensley is a keyboard player , guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer best known for his work with Uriah Heep during the 1970s....

, except where noted

1. "One Way or Another" – 4:37
2. "Weep in Silence" (Hensley, John Wetton
   John Wetton
   John Kenneth Wetton is an English bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth. He has been a professional musician since the late 1960s...
   
   ) – 5:09
3. "Misty Eyes" – 4:15
4. "Midnight" – 5:40
5. "Can't Keep a Good Band Down" – 3:40
6. "Woman of the World" – 3:10
7. "Footprints in the Snow" (Hensley, Wetton) – 3:56
8. "Can't Stop Singing" – 3:15
9. "Make a Little Love" – 3:24
10. "Confession" – 2:14

Bonus tracks on expanded de-luxe edition from 2004

1. "Name Of The Game" (Out-take)
2. "Sundown" (Out-take)
3. "Weep in Silence" (Extended Version) (Hensley, Wetton)
4. "Name of the Game" (Demo)
5. "Woman of the World" (Demo)
6. "I Close My Eyes" (Demo)
7. "Footprints in the Snow" (Demo) (Hensley, Wetton)
8. "Can't Keep a Good Band Down" (Single Edit)

Personnel

• David Byron
  David Byron
  David Byron -Early Life 1967-1969:From mid-60's to early 70's David Byron did a lot of session work for a company called Avenue Recordings singing lead and backing vocals...
  
   – vocals
• John Wetton
  John Wetton
  John Kenneth Wetton is an English bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth. He has been a professional musician since the late 1960s...
  
   – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , mellotron
  Mellotron
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  , electric piano
  Electric piano
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  , vocals
• Lee Kerslake
  Lee Kerslake
  Lee Kerslake is an English musician, best known as the longtime drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band Uriah Heep, in addition to his work in the Ozzy Osbourne band...
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion
  Percussion instrument
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  , vocals
• Mick Box
  Mick Box
  Michael Frederick Box , better known by his stage name Mick Box, is the lead guitarist of British rock group Uriah Heep, having previously been a member of The Stalkers and Spice, both with original Uriah Heep vocalist David Byron. He is the only member from the band's founding in 1969 who is...
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
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• Ken Hensley
  Ken Hensley
  Kenneth William David Hensley is a keyboard player , guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer best known for his work with Uriah Heep during the 1970s....
  
   – organ
  Organ (music)
  The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
  
  , piano
  Piano
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  , Moog synthesizer
  Moog synthesizer
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  , tubular bell
  Tubular bell
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  s, electric piano, guitars, vocals

The 2004 Remastered version by Castle (UK) as SMRCD101, team:

• Remastering by Robert Corich
  Robert Corich
  Robert M. Corich is a remastering engineer and record producer, who started his career as a remastering engineer, producing new re-releases for bands such as Uriah Heep, Nazareth, Budgie, Status Quo, and many others....
  
  
• Remastering by Mike Brown
• Assistant Remastering: Pavel Salgado