Sharks (album)

Sharks
Studio album by UFO
Released	3 September 2002 (2002-09-03)
Recorded	2002
Studio	Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	49:36
Label	Shrapnel
Producer	Mike Varney, Steve Fontano
UFO chronology
Covenant (2000) Sharks (2002) You Are Here (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Sharks is the sixteenth album by the British hard rock band UFO. It is the last album to feature longtime German lead guitarist Michael Schenker. ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Outlaw Man"	Mogg, Way	4:03
2.	"Quicksilver Rider"	Schenker, Mogg	4:09
3.	"Serenity"	Schenker, Mogg	6:24
4.	"Deadman Walking"	Schenker, Mogg	4:33
5.	"Shadow Dancer"	Schenker, Mogg, Fontano	4:48
6.	"Someone's Gonna Have to Pay"	Mogg, Way	5:31
7.	"Sea of Faith"	Schenker, Mogg, Fontano	5:51
8.	"Fighting Man"	Mogg, Way	4:32
9.	"Perfect View"	Schenker, Mogg, Fontano	4:08
10.	"Crossing Over"	Schenker, Mogg	4:49
11.	"Hawaii"	Schenker	0:43
Total length:			49:36

There are reports of an unofficial Russian 18 track version of this CD, with tracks from previous UFO albums but not listed in the cover.

Japan edition bonus tracks

• 1. "Only You Can Rock Me" (Live)
• 2. "Too Hot to Handle" (Live)
• 3. "Rock Bottom" (Live)

Personnel

Band members

• Phil Mogg – vocals
• Michael Schenker – guitar ^[4]
• Pete Way – bass guitar
• Aynsley Dunbar – drums

Additional musicians

• Mike Varney – guitar fills & outro guitar solo on "Fighting Man", producer
• Kevin Carlson – keyboards
• Jesse Bradman – background vocals
• Luis Maldonado – background vocals

Production

• Steve Fontano – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
• Jason D'Ottavio, John Anaya – assistant engineers
• Tim Gennert – mastering

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5]	75

References

1. Prato, Greg. "Sharks - UFO review". AllMusic . Retrieved 6 December 2025.
2. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 4923. ISBN   978-0-85712-595-8.
3. UFO (2002). Sharks (CD booklet). Hannover, Germany: SPV GmbH.
4. Saulnier, Jason (23 January 2009). "Michael Schenker Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – UFO – Covenant" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 April 2018.