Totally Driven is the greatest hits album by British hard-rock band Uriah Heep, released on 12 November 2015 on their own label, Uriah Heep Records. The album contains re-recorded versions of 27 of their best known songs, recorded with the long-standing 1986-2007 lineup."Uriah Heep Totally driven. Musikansich. Norbert von Fransecky"URIAH HEEP - "Totally Driven"". Progressive Rock & Progressive Metal. 04/30/2016
The album was originally released in 2001 with a different track order as Remasters: The Official Anthology, but it went out of print quite quickly and was forgotten about. It was reissued in 2004 as Uriah Heep's Gold: Looking Back 1970-2001 without the band's knowledge by a European budget label.
According to guitarist Mick Box, the songs were recorded in preparation for the Acoustically Driven and Electrically Driven concerts.
Track listing
Personnel Uriah Heep Bernie Shaw – lead vocals Mick Box – guitar, backing vocals Phil Lanzon – keyboards, backing vocals, string arrangements Trevor Bolder – bass, backing vocals Lee Kerslake – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians Melvin Duffy – pedal steel, slide guitar Stefan Hannigan – uilleann pipes, percussion Kim Chandler – flute, backing vocals Sarah Chi Liew, Liz Chi Yen Liew – violins Pauline Kirke – cello Saskia Tomkins – viola Billie Godfrey, Emma Robbins – backing vocals
Production Pip Williams – acoustic guitar, string arrangements and producer Mike Pietrini – remastering
References
External links Totally Driven announcement on Uriah-Heep.com Remasters: The Official Anthology at Discogs (list of version)