Easy Livin': Singles A's & B's cover

Released 20 years ago

Easy Livin': Singles A's & B's

Uriah Heep · 2006

158 min · 43 tracks · hard rock

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

56 /100
Lowland
Higher than 13% of albums we've rated

Strong songs and performances make the survey rewarding, but its extensive singles-led compilation format gives it little pacing or identity as a standalone album.

What we noticed

  • The 43-track sequence starts with early-'70s material and proceeds into later singles, making the set a long chronological survey rather than a short, newly shaped album.
  • Single edits sit beside original versions, including an original 'Bird of Prey'; the edits compress songs whose full-length forms rely on instrumental development.
  • The tracklist moves from early album-era songs such as 'Gypsy' and 'The Wizard' to later singles such as 'Free Me' and 'Come Back to Me'.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
7/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
2/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
3/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 2/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Gypsy (single edit remix) 2:56
  • 2 Wake Up (set your sights) (single edit) 3:36
  • 3 Bird of Prey (original version) 4:12
  • 4 High Priestess (single edit) 3:13
  • 5 Time to Live 4:10
  • 6 Lady in Black (single edit) 3:32
  • 7 Simon the Bullet Freak 3:25
  • 8 Look at Yourself (single edit) 3:05
  • 9 The Wizard 2:58
  • 10 Easy Livin’ 2:35
  • 11 Why 4:55
  • 12 Stealin’ (single edit) 3:16
  • 13 Sunshine 4:47
  • 14 Something or Nothing 2:54
  • 15 What Can I Do 3:09
  • 16 Prima Donna 3:09
  • 17 Shout It Out 3:33
  • 18 Return to Fantasy (single edit) 3:39
  • 19 The Time Will Come 4:08
  • 20 Wise Man (single edit) 4:27
  • 21 Crime of Passion 3:36
  • 22 Masquerade 3:45

Disc 2

  • 1 Free Me 3:34
  • 2 Love or Nothing (single edit) 2:44
  • 3 Gimme Love 3:12
  • 4 Come Back to Me 4:11
  • 5 Cheater 4:01
  • 6 A Right to Live 3:34
  • 7 Carry On (single edit) 3:00
  • 8 Been Hurt 3:51
  • 9 Love Stealer 3:24
  • 10 Think It Over (original version) 3:30
  • 11 My Joanna Needs Tuning 2:51
  • 12 On the Rebound 3:11
  • 13 Tin Soldier 3:50
  • 14 Son of a Bitch 4:00
  • 15 That's the Way That It Is 4:06
  • 16 Stay on Top 3:37
  • 17 Playing for Time 4:25
  • 18 Hold Your Head Up (single edit) 3:23
  • 19 Miracle Child 4:09
  • 20 Blood Red Roses 3:40
  • 21 Look at Yourself (live version) 7:24

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata