Sharks (album)

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Sharks
Sharks.jpg
Studio album by
UFO
Released3 September 2002 (2002-09-03)
Recorded Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California, 2002
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length49:36
Label Shrapnel
Producer Mike Varney, Steve Fontano
UFO chronology
Covenant
(2000)
Sharks
(2002)
You Are Here
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Outlaw Man"Mogg, Way4:03
2."Quicksilver Rider"Schenker, Mogg4:09
3."Serenity"Schenker, Mogg6:24
4."Deadman Walking"Schenker, Mogg4:33
5."Shadow Dancer"Schenker, Mogg, Fontano4:48
6."Someone's Gonna Have to Pay"Mogg, Way5:31
7."Sea of Faith"Schenker, Mogg, Fontano5:51
8."Fighting Man"Mogg, Way4:32
9."Perfect View"Schenker, Mogg, Fontano4:08
10."Crossing Over"Schenker, Mogg4:49
11."Hawaii"Schenker0:43
Total length:49:36

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

Bonus Japan

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 75

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References

  1. Sharks at AllMusic
  2. Sharks (CD booklet). UFO. Hannover, Germany: SPV GmbH. 2002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Saulnier, Jason (23 January 2009). "Michael Schenker Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – UFO – Covenant" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 April 2018.