Making Contact (album)

Making Contact
Studio album by
UFO
ReleasedJanuary 1983[1]
RecordedAugust–December 1982
Studio
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length39:50
LabelChrysalis
ProducerMick Glossop
UFO chronology
Mechanix
(1982) 		Making Contact
(1983) 		Misdemeanor
(1985)
Singles from Making Contact
  1. "When It's Time to Rock"
    Released: 4 March 1983[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]

Making Contact is the eleventh studio album by English hard rock band UFO, released in January 1983. It was their first album without founder and bassist Pete Way. UFO disbanded after an unsuccessful European tour and a few UK dates in 1983.

Recording

Recording commenced with Gary Lyons, who had produced the band's previous album, Mechanix. Phil Mogg said, "We had to sack Gary after about 4 weeks when we realised we were paying him a lot of money and he wasn't doing very much." Neil Carter added, "Mick's a very hard working bloke, whereas Lyons would only be there for 10 minutes a day."[6]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blinded by a Lie"Neil Carter, Phil Mogg3:58
2."Diesel in the Dust"Carter, Mogg4:29
3."A Fool for Love"Carter, Mogg3:57
4."You and Me"Carter, Mogg3:20
5."When It's Time to Rock"Paul Chapman, Mogg5:26
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."The Way the Wild Wind Blows"Carter, Chapman, Mogg4:14
7."Call My Name"Carter, Mogg3:14
8."All Over You"Carter, Mogg4:24
9."No Getaway"Carter, Chapman, Mogg3:32
10."Push, It's Love"Carter, Mogg3:16
Total length:39:50
2009 Remastered edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)NotesLength
11."Everybody Knows"Chapman, MoggB-side «When It's Time to Rock»3:36
12."When It's Time to Rock" Live from Birmingham, 26 March 19835:48
13."Blinded by a Lie" Live from Oxford, 25 March 19833:48
Total length:53:02

Personnel

UFO
Production
  • Mick Glossop – producer, engineer
  • Peter Thea, Richard Mainwaring – engineers
  • Gavin McKillop, Keith Nixon, Leigh Mantle – assistant engineers
  • Alan Adler – illustration
  • John Pasche, Andrew Ellis – art direction

Charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 97
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 35
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 32
US Billboard 200[10] 153

References

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 853. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 853. ISBN 9780862415419.
  3. ^ Anderson, Jason. "UFO Making Contact review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 376–377. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 4923. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  6. ^ Dave Dickson (10 February 1983). "Is Anybody Out There?". Kerrang!. No. 35. p. 22.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Image 6284b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – UFO – Making Contact". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Official Albums Chart on 6/2/1983 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Billboard 200 - May 14, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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