Sheer Greed is the first album of the British glam metal

Glam metal

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 band Girl

Girl (band)

Girl were an English glam metal band formed in 1979, who split up in 1982 with band members going on to join Def Leppard and L.A. Guns among others.-History:The band's lead vocalist was Phil Lewis...

, released in January 1980 by the independent record label

Independent record label

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 Jet Records

Jet Records

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. The album was published during the explosion of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal

New Wave of British Heavy Metal

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 phenomenon and its sales took advantage of the favourable attitude towards hard rock

Hard rock

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 bands in the UK in that period. Sheer Greed peaked at No. 33 in the UK Albums Chart

UK Albums Chart

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.

The song "Hollywood Tease" was later covered by the bands L.A. Guns

L.A. Guns

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 and Sheer Greed

Sheer Greed (band)

Sheer Greed were a band featuring former Girl members Gerry Laffy, Simon Laffy, and Pete Barnacle. The band also featured guitarist Neil Gabbitas.Gerry Laffy sang lead vocals in Sheer Greed, as well as playing guitar....

. Lillian Axe

Lillian Axe

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 later recorded a version of "My Number".

"Do You Love Me?" is a cover of the song from Kiss

KISS (band)

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' album Destroyer.

Track listing

1. "Hollywood Tease" (P. Lewis, P. Collen) - 2:39
2. "The Things You Say" (P. Lewis, G. Laffy) - 3:53
3. "Lovely Lorraine" (P. Lewis, P. Collen, G. Laffy) - 2:36
4. "Strawberies" (P. Lewis) - 2:54
5. "Little Miss Anne" (P. Lewis, G. Laffy) - 2:40
6. "Doctor Doctor" (P. Lewis, P. Collen, G. Laffy) - 2:42
7. "Do You Love Me?" (P. Stanley
   Paul Stanley
   Stanley Harvey Eisen , better known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American hard rock guitarist, singer, musician, painter and songwriter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and primary lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's...
   
   , B. Ezrin
   Bob Ezrin
   Robert Alan "Bob" Ezrin is a Canadian music producer and keyboardist, known for his work with artists including Alice Cooper, Kiss and Pink Floyd. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2004.-Biography:...
   
   , K. Fowley
   Kim Fowley
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   ) - 3:17
8. "Take Me Dancing" (P. Lewis, P. Collen, G. Laffy) - 2:29
9. "What's Up?" (G. Laffy, S. Laffy) - 2:33
10. "Passing Clouds" (P. Lewis) - 4:58
11. "My Number" (P. Lewis, G. Laffy) - 3:52
12. "Heartbreak America" (P. Lewis) - 2:43

Band members

• Phil Lewis
  Phil Lewis
  Phil Lewis is an English vocalist for the American glam metal band named L.A. Guns, He was born on January 9, 1957 in London, England.Prior to joining L.A. Guns Lewis also worked with Girl , New Torpedos, and Tormé. While temporarily out of L.A...
  
  : Lead Vocals
• Phil Collen
  Phil Collen
  Philip Kenneth "Phil" Collen is the co-lead guitarist and one of the backing vocalists for English rock band Def Leppard. He joined the band in 1982 following the departure of Pete Willis.-Early years:...
  
  : Guitar
• Gerry Laffy
  Gerry Laffy
  Gerry Laffy is a singer and guitarist who has played in the bands Girl, London Cowboys, Sheer Greed, John Taylor, and Ultravox among others. Girl are still cited as an influence by many major artists twenty years later, even though they disbanded after only three years, allegedly due to their...
  
  : Guitar
• Simon Laffy
  Simon Laffy
  Simon Laffy is an English bassist, a member of Man-Raze and former member of Girl.-Career:Simon Laffy was born at home in Hoxton, London. He started playing music at fourteen years old, inspired by his musician brother, Steve...
  
  : Bass
• Dave Gaynor
  Dave Gaynor
  Dave Gaynor is a drummer who once played for the band Girl. He played on Girl's first album Sheer Greed. He was replaced by Pete Barnacle for Girl's next album Wasted Youth.-References:...
  
  : Drums

Production

• Chris Tsangarides
  Chris Tsangarides
  Chris Tsangarides is a British Grammy-nominated record producer, sound engineer, and mixer. He is best known for his work with many heavy metal bands, including Judas Priest, Anvil, Gary Moore, Thin Lizzy, Helloween, and Yngwie Malmsteen...
  
   - producer, engineer
• Nick Tauber
  Nick Tauber
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  - producer on tracks 3, 7, 10, 12
• Dougie Bennet - engineer on tracks 3, 7, 10, 12

External links

• Video for Girl's cover of Kiss's "Do You Love Me"
• Video for Girl's "My Number"