The Wizard (Uriah Heep song)

"The Wizard"
"The Wizard"
Single by Uriah Heep
from the album Demons and Wizards
B-side	"Why" (EU/US); "Gypsy" (UK/JPN)
Released	10 March 1972
Genre	Progressive rock, folk rock
Length	2:59
Label	Bronze; Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Ken Hensley, Mark Clarke
Uriah Heep singles chronology

"The Wizard" is a song by British rock band Uriah Heep, from their 1972 album Demons and Wizards. It was the first single to be lifted from the album. It was composed by Mark Clarke and Ken Hensley.^[2] It is a gentle, semi-acoustic ballad whose lyrics deal with a wanderer meeting "the Wizard of a thousand kings". This song is the first Uriah Heep single which had a music video.

The song was composed by keyboardist-guitarist Ken Hensley and the band's short time bassist Mark Clarke.^[3] "The Wizard" also was the only composition that includes Clarke as a member of the band. The song charted at #34 in Germany and at #8 in Switzerland.^[4]

Personnel

Mick Box – guitar
Lee Kerslake – drums
Mark Clarke – vocals, bass guitar
Ken Hensley – keyboards, 12-string acoustic guitar
David Byron – lead vocals

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[5]	86
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	8
West Germany (GfK)^[7]	34

References

^ "Uriah Heep singles".
^ Allmusic - The Wizard Uriah Heep
^ Amazon.com: The Wizard: Uriah Heep: MP3 Downloads
^ The Wizard (song) by Uriah Heep : Best Ever Albums
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7691." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Uriah Heep – The Wizard". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Uriah Heep – The Wizard" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

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[1] "Uriah Heep singles".

[2] Allmusic - The Wizard Uriah Heep

[3] Amazon.com: The Wizard: Uriah Heep: MP3 Downloads

[4] The Wizard (song) by Uriah Heep : Best Ever Albums

[sc_Canadatopsingles_Uriah_Heep-5] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7691." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[sc_Switzerland_Uriah_Heep-6] "Uriah Heep – The Wizard". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[sc_West_Germany_Uriah_Heep-7] "Offiziellecharts.de – Uriah Heep – The Wizard" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

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v t e Uriah Heep
Mick Box Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw Russell Gilbrook Dave Rimmer Ken Hensley David Byron Paul Newton Alex Napier Nigel Olsson Keith Baker Ian Clarke Lee Kerslake Mark Clarke Gary Thain John Wetton Trevor Bolder John Lawton Chris Slade John Sloman Gregg Dechert John Sinclair Peter Goalby Bob Daisley Steff Fontaine
Studio albums	...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble Salisbury Look at Yourself Demons and Wizards The Magician's Birthday Sweet Freedom Wonderworld Return to Fantasy High and Mighty Firefly Innocent Victim Fallen Angel Conquest Abominog Head First Equator Raging Silence Different World Sea of Light Sonic Origami Wake the Sleeper Into the Wild Outsider Living the Dream Chaos & Colour
Live albums	Uriah Heep Live Live in Europe 1979 Live at Shepperton '74 Acoustically Driven Live in Armenia
Compilations	The Best of Uriah Heep The Lansdowne Tapes The Ultimate Collection Easy Livin': Singles A's & B's Loud, Proud & Heavy: The Best of Uriah Heep Celebration – Forty Years of Rock Totally Driven
Singles	"Gypsy" "Lady in Black" "Look at Yourself" "The Wizard" "Easy Livin'" "Sweet Lorraine" "Blind Eye" "July Morning" "Stealin'" "Something or Nothing" "Prima Donna" "Return to Fantasy" "One Way or Another" "Wise Man" "Sympathy"
Other songs	"Bird of Prey" "Sunrise"
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