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"July Morning" is a song by Uriah Heep. It is the third track on their 1971 album ''Look at Yourself''. The song was written by the band's keyboardist Ken Hensley and lead singer, David Byron. Approximately the last four minutes of the piece consist of a virtuosic organ solo. The odd sounding calliope riffs are played by Manfred Mann who, according to the album's liner notes, "appears for the first time with his Moog synthesizer". The song also was released as a single from Uriah Heep's first live album ''Uriah Heep Live''.〔() 〕 The song is written in the key of C minor, and is played with six chords: Cm, Fm, Bb, Eb, G and Ab. The song has four verses and four choruses, featuring an organ introduction and a guitar solo. There is a guitar bridge between the first and second parts of the song.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=July Morning (Guitar tabs) )〕 AllMusic contributor Dave Thompson described the song as the best produced by Uriah Heep, with a "magnificent arrangement and performance",〔 〕 and in 1995, Radiomafia added "July Morning" to their list of "Top 500 Songs".〔() 〕 "July Morning" was first released on the ''Look at Yourself'' album and as a single in Japan and Venezuela.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LOOK AT YOURSELF Singles releases )〕 The Venezuelan single split the song across both sides of the 7", while the Japanese single featured an edited version of the song. The live version from ''Uriah Heep Live'' was also released as a single.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=July Morning () / Tears in My Eyes () by Uriah Heep (Single, Hard Rock): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list - Rate Your Music )〕 In 2009 the band released a new version of the song on the album "Celebration". Uriah Heep's manager Gerry Bron thought Manfred Mann not only played an important part in the original studio recording, but also played a crucial role in its development.〔 〕 ==Covers== *German heavy metal guitarist Axel Rudi Pell covered this song on his album The Masquerade Ball in 2000. *John Lawton covered this song at one of his live concerts. *On BBC Radio's The ''Friday Rock Show'', Tommy Vance played "July Morning" in tribute of David Byron. *Every year on 30 June in Bulgaria, people from all over the country travel to the Black Sea coast to watch the sunrise on 1 July. During the event people often sing "July Morning". *Polish band Kult covered this song on remastered version of album Kaseta. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「July Morning (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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