Lady in Black (Uriah Heep song)

"Lady in Black" is a song by the rock band Uriah Heep. It is the fourth track of their 1971 album Salisbury.

"Lady in Black"
Single by Uriah Heep
from the album Salisbury
B-side"Simon the Bullit Freak"
ReleasedJune 1971
RecordedOctober–November 1970
GenreProgressive rock
Length4:44
LabelVertigo
Songwriter(s)Ken Hensley
Producer(s)Gerry Bron
Uriah Heep singles chronology
"Gypsy"
(1970)
"Lady in Black"
(1971)
"Look at Yourself"
(1971)

The song is credited to Ken Hensley. It narrates the story of a man wandering through war-torn darkness and encountering a goddess-like entity who consoles him. It is often praised, by fans and critics alike, as Hensley's most poetic work. There were many b-sides for this song as a single. The most famous was "Simon the Bullet Freak" but "Bird of Prey" has also been the b-side for the song. In 1981 the song was re-released as a single in Germany and in Netherlands and the b-side was "Easy Livin'".

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