Making Contact (album)

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Making Contact
UFO - Making Contact.jpg
Studio album by
UFO
ReleasedJanuary 1983 [1]
RecordedAugust–December 1982
Studio
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length43:24
Label Chrysalis
Producer Mick 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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 8/10 [4]

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.

Contents

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)BassLength
1."Blinded by a Lie" Phil Mogg, Neil Carter Carter3:58
2."Diesel in the Dust"Mogg, CarterChapman4:29
3."A Fool for Love"Mogg, CarterChapman3:57
4."You and Me"Mogg, CarterChapman3:20
5."When It's Time to Rock"Mogg, Paul Chapman Carter5:26
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)BassLength
6."The Way the Wild Wind Blows"Mogg, Carter, ChapmanChapman4:14
7."Call My Name"Mogg, CarterChapman3:14
8."All Over You"Mogg, CarterCarter4:24
9."No Getaway"Mogg, Carter, ChapmanCarter3:32
10."Push, It's Love"Mogg, CarterChapman3:16
Total length:39:50
2009 Remastered edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)NotesLength
11."Everybody Knows" (Bass: Chapman)Mogg, Chapman B-side «When It's Time to Rock»3:36
12."When It's Time to Rock" (Bass: Paul Gray) Live from Birmingham 26 March 19835:48
13."Blinded by a Lie" (Bass: Gray) Live from Oxford 25 March 19833:48
Total length:53:02

Personnel

UFO
Production

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [5] 97
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 35
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 32
US Billboard 200 [8] 153

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