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The Essential UFO

 
Album Review: The Essential UFO

  • Artist: UFO
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1992
  • Total Time: 68:44
  • Type: Compilation (best of)
  • Genre: Rock

Review

UFO's heavy metal recipe rocked hard in all the right places, fueled by underrated guitar playing from ex-Scorpion Michael Schenker and the high-strung vocal approach of Phil Mogg. Essential UFO covers 16 of their best tracks, with the absence of Eddie Cochrane's "C'mon Everybody" being this compilation's only major drawback. Power ballads "Looking out for No. 1" and "Born to Lose" are a couple of UFO's most tightly written tracks, counterattacked with heavy hitters like "Doctor Doctor," "Rock Bottom," and the astonishing guitar craftsmanship found at the end of "Lights Out," taken from the album of the same name. The chemistry of Mogg and Schenker makes minor efforts like "Shoot Shoot" and "Love to Love" better than they really are, elevating them a few notches above standard heavy metal convention. The better material on Essential UFO stems from their '70s albums, as the music they produced just before their breakup in 1983 showed signs of uninspired musicianship and shoddy songwriting. ~ Mike DeGagne, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Doctor Doctor (Lyrics) Phil Mogg, Michael Schenker UFO (4:08)
Rock Bottom (Lyrics) J.R. Cobb, Phil Mogg, Michael Schenker, Buddy Buie UFO (6:33)
Out in the Street (Lyrics) Phil Mogg, Pete Way UFO (5:13)
Mother Mary (Lyrics) Gregg Parker, Michael Schenker, Andy Parker, Pete Way, Phil Mogg UFO (3:47)
Natural Thing (Lyrics) Michael Schenker, Pete Way, Phil Mogg UFO (3:52)
I'm a Loser (Lyrics) Phil Mogg, Michael Schenker UFO (3:49)
Only You Can Rock Me Pete Way, Phil Mogg, Michael Schenker UFO (4:08)
Lookin' Out for No. 1 Pete Way, Phil Mogg UFO (4:34)
Cherry Phil Mogg, Ray Gilbert, Don Redman, Pete Way, Billy Corgan UFO (3:33)
Born to Lose Phil Mogg, Pete Way, Michael Schenker UFO (3:32)
Too Hot to Handle (Lyrics) Pete Way, Phil Mogg UFO (3:37)
Lights Out (Lyrics) Pete Way, Phil Mogg, Michael Schenker, Andy Parker UFO (4:31)
Love to Love (Lyrics) Phil Mogg, Michael Schenker, Neil Diamond UFO (7:39)
This Kids Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg UFO (4:48)
Let It Roll (Lyrics) Michael Schenker, Paul Barrére, Phil Mogg, Martin Kibbee, Paul Kennerley, Bill Payne UFO (4:57)
Shoot Shoot (Lyrics) Phil Mogg, Andy Parker, Pete Way, Michael Schenker UFO (4:08)

Credits

Marc Cozza (Art Direction), Randall Martin (Design), Greg Calbi (Mastering), Carla Leighton (Design), Leo Lyons (Producer), Marc Cozza (Cover Art), Mark Greene (?), Ron Nevison (Producer), Jason Beck (Photography)
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The Essential UFO
Greatest hits by UFO
Released 1992
Genre Rock
Professional reviews

The Essential UFO is a greatest hits album by UFO, released in 1992. This compilation covers the classic Michael Schenker era from 1974-1979, with tracks from Phenomenon, Force It, No Heavy Petting, Lights Out, Obsession, and the live Strangers in the Night. The tracks are arranged almost completely chronologically, except the Obsession (1978) tracks are programmed before the Lights Out (1977) tracks.

Track listing

All tracks are the original studio recordings unless stated otherwise.

  1. Doctor Doctor (Schenker, Mogg) – 4:07
  2. Rock Bottom (Schenker, Mogg) – 6:30
    • from Phenomenon
  3. Out In The Street (Way, Mogg) – 5:10
  4. Mother Mary (Schenker, Mogg, Way, Parker) – 3:45
    • from Force It
  5. Natural Thing (Schenker, Mogg, Way) – 4:00
  6. I'm A Loser (Schenker, Mogg) – 3:48
    • from No Heavy Petting
  7. Only You Can Rock Me (Mogg, Schenker, Way) – 4:05
  8. Lookin' Out For No. 1 (Mogg, Way) – 4:32
    • from Obsession
  9. Cherry (Mogg, Way) – 3:32
    • from Obsession
  10. Born To Lose (Mogg, Schenker, Way) – 3:33
    • from Obsession
  11. Too Hot To Handle (Mogg, Way) – 3:37
  12. Lights Out (Mogg, Parker, Schenker, Way) – 4:31
    • from Lights Out
  13. Love To Love (Mogg, Schenker) – 7:36
    • from Lights Out
  14. This Kids – 4:50
  15. Let It Roll – 4:51
    • live version from Strangers in the Night
  16. Shoot Shoot – 4:05
    • live version from Strangers in the Night

 
 

 

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