Lights Out (UFO album)

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Lights Out
Studio album by UFO
Released May 1977
Recorded AIR Studios, London, UK, February-March 1977
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 34:41
Label Chrysalis
Producer Ron Nevison
UFO chronology
No Heavy Petting
(1976)		 Lights Out
(1977)		 Obsession
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
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Lights Out is the sixth studio album by the British rock band UFO, released in May and also on October 11, 1977 (see 1977 in music). All songs are band originals except for "Alone Again Or" which is a cover of a song by the band Love.

In 1994, a CD comprising this album and No Heavy Petting was released by BGO Records. 2008 EMI's remastered edition includes 4 bonus tracks, recorded live at The Roundhouse, London in 1976, and also some writing credits are corrected.

The title track and "Love to Love" were featured in the 1999 movie Detroit Rock City. "Love to Love" was also covered by Djali Zwan for the 2002 movie Spun.

Kerrang! magazine listed the album at No. 28 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time".[2]

Steve Harris - primary songwriter, founder, leader and bassist of British heavy metal band Iron Maiden calls Love To Love his favourite song.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

  1. "Too Hot To Handle"(Pete Way, Phil Mogg) – 3:37
  2. "Just Another Suicide" (Mogg) – 4:58
  3. "Try Me" (Michael Schenker, Mogg) – 4:49
  4. "Lights Out" (Schenker, Mogg, Andy Parker, Way) – 4:33

[edit] Side two

  1. "Gettin' Ready" (Schenker, Mogg) – 3:46
  2. "Alone Again Or" (Bryan MacLean) – 3:00
  3. "Electric Phase" (Way, Mogg, Schenker) – 4:20
  4. "Love to Love" (Schenker, Mogg) – 7:38

[edit] 2008 CD reissue bonus tracks

  1. "Lights Out" (live) - 5:14
  2. "Gettin' Ready" (live) - 4:03
  3. "Love to Love" (live) - 7:15
  4. "Try Me" (live) - 4:03

[edit] UK singles

  • 1977 - "Too Hot to Handle" / "Electric Phase" (red vinyl)
  • 1977 - "Gettin' Ready" / "Too Hot to Handle"
  • 1977 - "Alone Again Or" / "Electric Phase"
  • 1978 - "Try Me" / "Gettin' Ready"

[edit] Personnel

  • Ron Nevison - producer
  • Alan McMillan - horn arrangements, string arrangements

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)[3]

Year Chart Position
1977 Pop Albums 23

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kantor, Matt. "UFO Lights Out review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/lights-out-r629873/review. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 
  2. ^ Guy, Lyn (21 January 1989). "UFO 'Lights Out'". Kerrang!. 222. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd.. 
  3. ^ "Lights Out Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/lights-out-r629873/charts-awards. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 
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