The Visitor (UFO album)

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The Visitor
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Studio album by
UFO
Released2 June 2009
RecordedFebruary – March 2009
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length42:21
Label SPV/Steamhammer
Producer Tommy Newton
UFO chronology
The Monkey Puzzle
(2006)		The Visitor
(2009)		 Seven Deadly
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Visitor is the nineteenth studio album by the British hard rock band UFO, which was released on 2 June 2009. [3] Bass parts were recorded by Peter Pichl. Since there are no writing credits on the album booklet, they were posted on UFO's official website (June 2009).

Contents

The digipak edition bonus track, "Dancing with St. Peter", had previously been recorded by Phil Mogg with his side project, $ign Of 4, featuring Mogg/Way guitarist Jeff Kollman, one-time Michael Schenker Group drummer Shane Gaalaas, and bassist Jimmy Curtain. The album was originally released in 2002 through Track Records and re-issued in 2008 by Kollman's label Marmaduke Records under the name Mogg & The Sign Of 4.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Phil Mogg; all music is composed by Vinnie Moore, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Saving Me" 5:08
2."On the Waterfront" Paul Raymond 3:50
3."Hell Driver" 4:26
4."Stop Breaking Down" 4:55
5."Rock Ready" 3:06
6."Living Proof" 4:32
7."Can't Buy a Thrill" 5:14
8."Forsaken"Raymond3:57
9."Villains & Thieves"Raymond3:34
10."Stranger in Town"Robert Barth, Andy Parker 3:39
Digipak edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Dancing with St. Peter (2009 Edition)"Mogg, Jeff Kollman, Shane Gaalaas6:30

Personnel

Band members
Additional musicians

Credits

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 86
Greek Albums (IFPI) [5] 31
Scottish Albums (OCC) [6] 67
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 99
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [8] 4

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex. "UFO The Visitor review". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Hartranft, Craig (31 May 2009). "UFO: The Visitor". Dangerdog Music Reviews. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "UFO To Release 'The Visitor' In The Spring". Blabbermouth.net . Roadrunner Records. 18 February 2009. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – UFO – The Visitor" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Greekcharts.com – UFO – The Visitor". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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