Lights Out (UFO album)
Encyclopedia
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".
Steve Harris
- primary songwriter, founder, leader and bassist of British heavy metal band Iron Maiden
calls Love To Love his favourite song.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band UFO
UFO (band)
UFO are an English heavy metal and hard rock band, who were formed in 1969. UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal...
, released in May and also on October 11, 1977 (see 1977 in music
1977 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1977.-January–February:*January 1 – The Clash headline the gala opening of the London music club, The Roxy....
). All songs are band originals except for "Alone Again Or" which is a cover of a song by the band Love
Love (band)
Love was an American rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were led by singer/songwriter Arthur Lee and lead guitarist Johnny Echols...
.
In 1994, a CD comprising this album and No Heavy Petting
No Heavy Petting
No Heavy Petting is the fifth studio album by the British rock band UFO, released in 1976. It is the first UFO album with staff keyboards player.In 1994, a CD including this album and Lights Out was released by BGO Records.-Side one:...
was released by BGO Records. 2008 EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
's remastered edition includes 4 bonus tracks, recorded live at The Roundhouse
The Roundhouse
The Roundhouse is a Grade II* listed former railway engine shed in Chalk Farm, London, England, which has been converted into a performing arts and concert venue. It was originally built in 1847 as a roundhouse , a circular building containing a railway turntable, but was only used for railway...
, 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
Detroit Rock City (film)
Detroit Rock City is a 1999 film about four teenagers in a Kiss cover band who try to see their idols in Detroit in 1978. Comparable to Rock 'n' Roll High School, Dazed and Confused, The Stöned Age, and I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Detroit Rock City tells a coming of age story through a filter of 1970s...
. "Love to Love" was also covered by Djali Zwan for the 2002 movie Spun
Spun
Spun is a 2002 American crime dramedy directed by Jonas Åkerlund, and starring Jason Schwartzman, Brittany Murphy, Mickey Rourke, Mena Suvari, John Leguizamo, Patrick Fugit, Eric Roberts, Chloe Hunter, and Debbie Harry. It is Åkerlund's début as a feature-film director, having already become known...
.
Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
magazine listed the album at No. 28 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time".
Steve Harris
Steve Harris (musician)
Stephen Percy "Steve" Harris is an English musician and songwriter, known as the bassist, occasional keyboardist, backing vocalist and primary songwriter of the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, which he founded in 1975...
- primary songwriter, founder, leader and bassist of British heavy metal band Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
calls Love To Love his favourite song.
Side one
- "Too Hot To Handle"(Pete WayPete WayPeter 'Pete' Frederick Way is a bass player.He is the bassist of UFO, Waysted and formerly, Fastway and Ozzy Osbourne....
, Phil MoggPhil MoggPhillip John 'Phil' Mogg is a vocalist for the band UFO, which he formed with longtime friends Pete Way and Andy Parker. Mogg wrote the majority of the band's lyrics, with the music being written by Way, Schenker, and later, Raymond, but Schenker left to launch his solo career in 1979...
) – 3:37 - "Just Another Suicide" (Mogg) – 4:58
- "Try Me" (Michael SchenkerMichael SchenkerMichael Schenker is a German rock guitarist, best known for his tenure in UFO, in addition to his solo band. He first rose to fame as a founding member of the Scorpions, then achieved fame in the mid 1970s as the lead guitar player for UFO. Since leaving UFO in 1978, he has been leading the...
, Mogg) – 4:49 - "Lights Out" (Schenker, Mogg, Andy Parker, Way) – 4:33
Side two
- "Gettin' Ready" (Schenker, Mogg) – 3:46
- "Alone Again Or" (Bryan MacLeanBryan MacLeanBryan MacLean was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, most known for his work with the influential rock band Love. His famous compositions for Love include "Alone Again Or" and "Old Man".-Early life:...
) – 3:00 - "Electric Phase" (Way, Mogg, Schenker) – 4:20
- "Love to Love" (Schenker, Mogg) – 7:38
2008 CD reissue bonus tracks
- "Lights Out" (live) - 5:14
- "Gettin' Ready" (live) - 4:03
- "Love to Love" (live) - 7:15
- "Try Me" (live) - 4:03
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"
Personnel
- Phil MoggPhil MoggPhillip John 'Phil' Mogg is a vocalist for the band UFO, which he formed with longtime friends Pete Way and Andy Parker. Mogg wrote the majority of the band's lyrics, with the music being written by Way, Schenker, and later, Raymond, but Schenker left to launch his solo career in 1979...
- vocals - Michael SchenkerMichael SchenkerMichael Schenker is a German rock guitarist, best known for his tenure in UFO, in addition to his solo band. He first rose to fame as a founding member of the Scorpions, then achieved fame in the mid 1970s as the lead guitar player for UFO. Since leaving UFO in 1978, he has been leading the...
- lead guitar - Paul RaymondPaul Raymond (musician)Paul Martin Raymond is an English keyboardist/guitarist.Raymond began his musical career as a keyboardist/vocalist for the band, Plastic Penny, in 1967. He left after the band split up in 1968. He replaced Christine Perfect in British blues band Chicken Shack when she left to join Fleetwood Mac...
- rhythm guitar, keyboards - Pete WayPete WayPeter 'Pete' Frederick Way is a bass player.He is the bassist of UFO, Waysted and formerly, Fastway and Ozzy Osbourne....
- bass - Andy Parker - drums
- Ron NevisonRon NevisonMulti-platinum record producer Ron Nevison, throughout his career, has operated much like a surgeon, brought in during a critical point in a band's career to bring them back to the top from the commercial brink...
- producer - Alan McMillan - horn arrangements, string arrangements
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Pop Albums | 23 |