Sheer Greed is the first album of the British glam rock band Girl, released in January 1980 by Jet Records. The album was published during the explosion of the new wave of British heavy metal phenomenon and its sales took advantage of the favourable attitude towards hard rock bands in the UK in that period. Sheer Greed peaked at No. 33 in the UK Albums Chart.[5] Hollywood Tease was released as a single, and reached No. 50.[6]
| Sheer Greed | ||||
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| Released | January 1980 | |||
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| Length | 37:16 | |||
| Label | Jet | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Billboard | (unrated)[2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[3] |
| Record Mirror |  [4] |
The song "Hollywood Tease" was later covered by the bands L.A. Guns (featuring Phil Lewis) and Sheer Greed (featuring Gerry and Simon Laffy). The American glam metal band Lillian Axe recorded a version of "My Number" on the album Love + War in 1989.
"Do You Love Me?" is a cover of a song from Kiss' 1976 album Destroyer.
Track listing
edit- Side one
- "Hollywood Tease" (Phil Lewis, Phil Collen) - 2:39
- "The Things You Say" (Lewis, Gerry Laffy) - 3:53
- "Lovely Lorraine" (Lewis, Collen, G. Laffy) - 2:36
- "Strawberries" (Lewis) - 2:54
- "Little Miss Ann" (Lewis, G. Laffy) - 2:40
- "Doctor Doctor" (Lewis, Collen, G. Laffy) - 2:42
- Side two
- "Do You Love Me?" (Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin, Kim Fowley) - 3:17
- "Take Me Dancing" (Lewis, Collen, G. Laffy) - 2:29
- "What's Up?" (G. Laffy, Simon Laffy) - 2:33
- "Passing Clouds" (Lewis) - 4:58
- "My Number" (Lewis, G. Laffy) - 3:52
- "Heartbreak America" (Lewis) - 2:43
Personnel
editBand members
edit- Phil Lewis - lead vocals
- Phil Collen - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Gerry Laffy - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Simon Laffy - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Dave Gaynor - drums, backing vocals
Production
edit- Chris Tsangarides - producer, engineer
- Nick Tauber - producer on tracks 3, 7, 10, 12
- Dougie Bennet - engineer on tracks 3, 7, 10, 12
Charts
edit| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 33 |
References
edit- ^ Heibutzki, Ralph. "Girl Sheer Greed review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ "Review: Girl – Sheer Greed" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 25. 21 June 1980. p. 94. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 133. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Dome, Malcolm (26 January 1980). "Girl: Sheer Greed". Record Mirror. p. 12.
- ^ "Sheer Greed The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ "hollywood tease | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company".
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2024.