Sheer Greed

Sheer Greed is the first album of the British glam rock band Girl, released in January 1980 by the independent record label 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.[4] Hollywood Tease was released as a single, and reached No. 50.[5]

For the British hard rock band, see Sheer Greed (band).

Sheer Greed
Studio album by Girl
Released	January 1980
Genre	Hard rock, glam rock
Length	37:16
Label	Jet
Producer	Chris Tsangarides, Nick Tauber
Girl chronology
Sheer Greed (1980) Wasted Youth (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Billboard	(unrated)[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[3]

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 the song from Kiss' album Destroyer of 1976.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Hollywood Tease" (Phil Lewis, Phil Collen) - 2:39
2. "The Things You Say" (Lewis, Gerry Laffy) - 3:53
3. "Lovely Lorraine" (Lewis, Collen, G. Laffy) - 2:36
4. "Strawberries" (Lewis) - 2:54
5. "Little Miss Ann" (Lewis, G. Laffy) - 2:40
6. "Doctor Doctor" (Lewis, Collen, G. Laffy) - 2:42

Side two

7. "Do You Love Me?" (Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin, Kim Fowley) - 3:17
8. "Take Me Dancing" (Lewis, Collen, G. Laffy) - 2:29
9. "What's Up?" (G. Laffy, Simon Laffy) - 2:33
10. "Passing Clouds" (Lewis) - 4:58
11. "My Number" (Lewis, G. Laffy) - 3:52
12. "Heartbreak America" (Lewis) - 2:43

Personnel

Band members

• 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

• Chris Tsangarides - producer, engineer
• Nick Tauber - producer on tracks 3, 7, 10, 12
• Dougie Bennet - engineer on tracks 3, 7, 10, 12

References

1. Heibutzki, Ralph. "Girl Sheer Greed review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
2. "Review: Girl – Sheer Greed" (PDF). Billboard. 85 (25). 21 June 1980. p. 94. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
3. 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.
4. "Sheer Greed The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
5. https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/hollywood-tease/

External links

• Video for Girl's cover of Kiss's "Do You Love Me"
• Video for Girl's "My Number"