# Sheer Greed

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{{For|the British hard rock band|Sheer Greed (band)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = Sheer Greed
| type       = [Album](/source/Album)
| artist     = [Girl](/source/Girl_(band))
| cover      = girl_sheergreed-album-cover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = January 1980
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = {{hlist|[Hard rock](/source/Hard_rock)|[glam rock](/source/glam_rock)}}
| length     = 37:16
| label      = [Jet](/source/Jet_Records)
| producer   = {{hlist|[Chris Tsangarides](/source/Chris_Tsangarides)|[Nick Tauber](/source/Nick_Tauber)|Girl}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [Wasted Youth](/source/Wasted_Youth_(Girl_album))
| next_year  = 1982
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 =[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/sheer-greed-r38934/review | title = Girl Sheer Greed review | accessdate = 2011-07-20 | last = Heibutzki | first = Ralph | publisher = AllMusic}}</ref>
| rev2      = ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))''
| rev2Score = (unrated)<ref name="bboardreview">{{cite news|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1980/BB-1980-06-21.pdf|title=Review: Girl – Sheer Greed|magazine=Billboard|date=21 June 1980|access-date=30 May 2020|volume=85|number=25|page=94|via=American Radio History|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal](/source/Martin_Popoff)''
| rev3Score = 7/10<ref name="martin" >{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = [Collector's Guide Publishing](/source/Collector's_Guide_Publishing) | date = 1 November 2005 | location = [Burlington, Ontario](/source/Burlington%2C_Ontario), Canada | isbn = 978-1894959315 | page= 133}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[Record Mirror](/source/Record_Mirror)''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Girl: ''Sheer Greed'' |last=Dome |first=Malcolm |date=26 January 1980 |magazine=[Record Mirror](/source/Record_Mirror) |page=12}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}

'''''Sheer Greed''''' is the first album of the British [glam rock](/source/glam_rock) band [Girl](/source/Girl_(band)), released in January 1980 by [Jet Records](/source/Jet_Records). The album was published during the explosion of the [new wave of British heavy metal](/source/new_wave_of_British_heavy_metal) phenomenon and its sales took advantage of the favourable attitude towards [hard rock](/source/hard_rock) bands in the UK in that period. ''Sheer Greed'' peaked at No. 33 in the [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/Sheer%20Greed | title = Sheer Greed The Official Charts Company | accessdate = 2011-07-20 | publisher = Official Charts Company }}</ref> ''Hollywood Tease'' was released as a single, and reached No. 50.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/hollywood-tease/ |title = hollywood tease {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company}}</ref>

The song "Hollywood Tease" was later covered by the bands [L.A. Guns](/source/L.A._Guns) (featuring [Phil Lewis](/source/Phil_Lewis_(musician))) and [Sheer Greed](/source/Sheer_Greed_(band)) (featuring [Gerry](/source/Gerry_Laffy) and [Simon Laffy](/source/Simon_Laffy)). The American glam metal band [Lillian Axe](/source/Lillian_Axe) recorded a version of "My Number" on the album ''[Love + War](/source/Love_%2B_War_(Lillian_Axe_album))'' in 1989.

"Do You Love Me?" is a cover of a song from [Kiss](/source/Kiss_(band))' 1976 album ''[Destroyer](/source/Destroyer_(Kiss_album))''.

==Track listing==
;Side one
# "Hollywood Tease" ''<small>([Phil Lewis](/source/Phil_Lewis_(musician)), [Phil Collen](/source/Phil_Collen))</small>'' – 2:39
# "The Things You Say" ''<small>(Lewis, [Gerry Laffy](/source/Gerry_Laffy))</small>'' – 3:53
# "Lovely Lorraine" ''<small>(Lewis, Collen, G. Laffy)</small>'' – 2:36
# "Strawberries" ''<small>(Lewis)</small>'' – 2:54
# "Little Miss Ann" ''<small>(Lewis, G. Laffy)</small>'' – 2:40
# "Doctor Doctor" ''<small>(Lewis, Collen, G. Laffy)</small>'' – 2:42

;Side two
#<li value="7">"Do You Love Me?" ''<small>([Paul Stanley](/source/Paul_Stanley), [Bob Ezrin](/source/Bob_Ezrin), [Kim Fowley](/source/Kim_Fowley))</small>'' – 3:17
# "Take Me Dancing" ''<small>(Lewis, Collen, G. Laffy)</small>'' – 2:29
# "What's Up?" ''<small>(G. Laffy, Simon Laffy)</small>'' – 2:33
# "Passing Clouds" ''<small>(Lewis)</small>'' – 4:58
# "My Number" ''<small>(Lewis, G. Laffy)</small>'' – 3:52
# "Heartbreak America" ''<small>(Lewis)</small>'' – 2:43

==Personnel==
===Band members===
*[Phil Lewis](/source/Phil_Lewis_(musician)) – lead vocals
*[Phil Collen](/source/Phil_Collen) – lead guitar, backing vocals
*[Gerry Laffy](/source/Gerry_Laffy) – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*[Simon Laffy](/source/Simon_Laffy) – bass guitar, backing vocals
*[Dave Gaynor](/source/Dave_Gaynor) – drums, backing vocals

===Production===
*[Chris Tsangarides](/source/Chris_Tsangarides) – producer, engineer
*[Nick Tauber](/source/Nick_Tauber) – producer on tracks 3, 7, 10, 12
*Dougie Bennet – engineer on tracks 3, 7, 10, 12

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1980)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|UK2|33|date=19800210|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 September 2024}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVOZkIggPj8 Video for Girl's cover of Kiss's "Do You Love Me"]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCGDGNhvlo8 Video for Girl's "My Number"]

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Category:Girl (band) albums
Category:1980 debut albums
Category:New Wave of British Heavy Metal albums
Category:Albums produced by Chris Tsangarides
Category:Jet Records albums

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