The Salentino Cuts

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The Salentino Cuts
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Studio album of cover songs by
UFO
Released29 September 2017
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length46:54
Label Cleopatra Records
Producer Mirko Hofmann, Mixed By Chris Tsangarides, Mastered By Helge Engelke
UFO chronology
A Conspiracy of Stars
(2015)		The Salentino Cuts
(2017)

The Salentino Cuts is the 22nd and final studio album (and only covers album) by British rock band UFO. The album was released on Cleopatra Records on 29 September 2017. It was the final studio release by the band prior to the 2019 death of keyboardist/guitarist Paul Raymond. In reference to the album title, Bassist Rob De Luca stated "We recorded the album in Hanover, Germany. We would often end up at an Italian restaurant afterward to eat, drink, hang and plan out the next day. The restaurant is called Salentino's. So it became our de facto clubhouse.”

Contents

UFO covers songs from The Yardbirds, The Doors, Mad Season, Steppenwolf, John Mellencamp, Montrose, Mountain, Bill Withers, Tom Petty, Robin Trower, ZZ Top and The Animals.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original ArtistLength
1."Heartful of Soul"Graham Gouldman The Yardbirds 3:09
2."Break On Through (to the Other Side)"Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger The Doors 2:21
3."River of Deceit"Barrett Martin, John Saunders, Layne Staley, Mike McCready Mad Season 5:06
4."The Pusher"Hoyt Axton, John Kay Steppenwolf 4:55
5."Paper in Fire"John Mellencamp John Mellencamp 4:02
6."Rock Candy" Sammy Hagar, Ronnie Montrose, Bill Church, Denny Carmassi Montrose 5:14
7."Mississippi Queen"Leslie West, Corky Laing, Felix Pappalardi, David Rea Mountain 2:42
8."Ain't No Sunshine"Bill Withers Bill Withers 3:12
9."Honey-Bee"Tom Petty Tom Petty 3:58
10."Too Rolling Stoned"Robin Trower Robin Trower 5:14
11."Just Got Paid"Bill Ham, Billy Gibbons ZZ Top 3:24
12."It's My Life"Carl Derrico, Roger Atkins The Animals 3:32

Personnel

Band members

Reviews

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [3] 32

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References

  1. ↑ Rhodes, Clint (12 October 2017). "Music review: UFO – 'The Salentino Cuts'". Herald Standard. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Frisketti, Anthony (5 October 2017). "UFO – The Salentino Cuts (Album Review)". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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