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Oops! Wrong Planet | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1977 | |||
Studio | Utopia Sound | |||
Genre | Art rock, pop rock, progressive rock | |||
Length | 45:22 | |||
Label | Bearsville | |||
Producer | Todd Rundgren | |||
Utopia chronology | ||||
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Singles from Oops! Wrong Planet | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
Oops! Wrong Planet is the third studio album by American rock band Utopia. It delivers a markedly trimmed down, pop-oriented direction for the band following the progressively influenced previous album, Ra .
Oops! peaked at No. 77 on the Billboard album chart in 1977. [3]
"Love is the Answer" later became a hit for England Dan & John Ford Coley, charting #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary list in 1979. [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Trapped" | Todd Rundgren | Sulton, Rundgren | 3:06 |
2. | "Windows" | Roger Powell | Powell | 4:17 |
3. | "Love in Action" | Rundgren | Rundgren | 3:26 |
4. | "Crazy Lady Blue" | Rundgren, John Wilcox | Wilcox | 3:37 |
5. | "Back on the Street" | Rundgren | Sulton | 4:09 |
6. | "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" | Powell, Rundgren, Kasim Sulton | Rundgren, Sulton | 4:33 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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7. | "The Martyr" | Rundgren, Sulton | Sulton | 3:48 |
8. | "Abandon City" | Powell, Rundgren | Powell | 3:49 |
9. | "Gangrene" | Rundgren, Wilcox | Wilcox | 3:36 |
10. | "My Angel" | Powell, Rundgren | Sulton, Rundgren | 3:40 |
11. | "Rape of the Young" | Rundgren | Rundgren | 3:11 |
12. | "Love Is the Answer" | Rundgren | Rundgren | 4:10 |
Engineered and produced by Rundgren
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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US Top LPs & Tape ( Billboard ) | 73 |
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