No Heavy Petting
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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.
All previously unreleased studio tracks were recorded at Morgan Studios
in January 1976 except "All or Nothing" on September 15, 1975 and mixed at Abbey Road Studios
in June 2007.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the British rock
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 1976. It is the first UFO album with staff keyboards player.
In 1994, a CD including this album and Lights Out
Lights Out (UFO album)
Lights Out is the sixth studio album by the British rock band UFO, released in May and also on October 11, 1977 . All songs are band originals except for "Alone Again Or" which is a cover of a song by the band Love....
was released by BGO Records.
Side one
- "Natural Thing" (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...
, 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...
, Pete WayPete WayPeter 'Pete' Frederick Way is a bass player.He is the bassist of UFO, Waysted and formerly, Fastway and Ozzy Osbourne....
) - 4:01 - "I'm a Loser" (Schenker, Mogg) - 3:55
- "Can You Roll Her" (Danny PeyronelDanny PeyronelDanny Peyronel is a singer, songwriter, keyboard player and producer of Northern Italian and Southern French origin, best known for his work in rock groups such as the Heavy Metal Kids and UFO. He studied in the Manuel Belgrano school in the Belgrano neighborhood within Buenos Aires proper...
, Mogg, Andy Parker) - 2:58 - "Belladonna" (Schenker, Mogg) - 4:32
- "Reasons Love" (Schenker, Mogg) - 3:17
Side two
- "Highway Lady" (Peyronel) - 3:49
- "On with the Action" (Schenker, Mogg, Peyronel) - 5:03
- "A Fool in Love" (Frankie MillerFrankie MillerFrankie Miller is a Scottish rock singer-songwriter, who had his biggest success in the 1970s. Miller was raised at Colvend Street, Glasgow with his parents, Cathy and Frank, and elder sisters Letty and Anne. Miller attended Sacred Heart Primary school. He was an altar boy in Sacred Heart Chapel...
, Andy FraserAndy FraserAndy Fraser is an English songwriter and bass guitarist whose career has lasted over forty years and includes a notable period as one of the founding members, in 1968, at age 15, of the rock band Free.-Peak years :...
) - 2:50 - "Martian Landscape" (Peyronel, Mogg, Parker) - 5:11
2007 EMI's remastered CD bonus tracks
- "All or NothingAll or Nothing (Small Faces song)"All or Nothing" is a hit song written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane of British mod group Small Faces in 1966.The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart two weeks after being released and due to a change in the TOTP chart that week, shared spot with The Beatles song "Yellow...
" (Ronnie LaneRonnie LaneRonald Frederick "Ronnie" Lane was an English musician, songwriter, and producer who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of two prominent English rock and roll bands; the Small Faces where he was nicknamed "Plonk", – and, after losing the band's frontman, Faces, with two new...
, Steve MarriottSteve MarriottStephen Peter Marriott , popularly known as Steve Marriott, was an English musician, songwriter, and frontman of several notable rock and roll bands, spanning over two decades...
) - 3:30 - "French Kisses" (UFO) - 3:07
- "Have You Seen Me Lately Joan" (Frankie MillerFrankie MillerFrankie Miller is a Scottish rock singer-songwriter, who had his biggest success in the 1970s. Miller was raised at Colvend Street, Glasgow with his parents, Cathy and Frank, and elder sisters Letty and Anne. Miller attended Sacred Heart Primary school. He was an altar boy in Sacred Heart Chapel...
) - 4:00 - "Do It if You Can" (UFO) - 3:17
- "All the Strings" (Peyronel) - 5:58
All previously unreleased studio tracks were recorded at Morgan Studios
Morgan Studios
Morgan Studios, also known as Morgan Sound Studios, were recording studios in Willesden, North London. The studios were notable for many recordings of the 1960s and 1970s by many British bands and artists such as Ten Years After, Yes, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Joan Armatrading, Cat...
in January 1976 except "All or Nothing" on September 15, 1975 and mixed at Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio located at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, its present owner...
in June 2007.
Chrysalis singles
- "Can You Roll Her" / "Belladonna" (1976, Japan only)
- "Highway Lady" / "A Fool in Love" (1976, Japan only)
Band members
- 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...
- guitar - Danny PeyronelDanny PeyronelDanny Peyronel is a singer, songwriter, keyboard player and producer of Northern Italian and Southern French origin, best known for his work in rock groups such as the Heavy Metal Kids and UFO. He studied in the Manuel Belgrano school in the Belgrano neighborhood within Buenos Aires proper...
- keyboards, vocals - 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
Production
- Leo LyonsLeo LyonsLeo Lyons is an English rock musician, who was also the bassist of the British late 1960s to 1970s rock group Ten Years After....
- producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Mike Bobak - engineer
Charts
Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Pop Albums | 167 |