Making Contact (album)

Making Contact
Making Contact
Studio album by UFO
Released	January 1983
Recorded	August–December 1982
Studio	The Manor Studio, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire; Townhouse Studios; White House Studios; Maison Rouge Studios, London;
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	43:24
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Mick Glossop
UFO chronology
Singles from Making Contact
	"When It's Time to Rock"; Released: 4 March 1983;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10^[4]

Making Contact is the eleventh studio album by English hard rock band UFO, released in January 1983. It was their first album without founder and bassist Pete Way. UFO disbanded after an unsuccessful European tour and a few UK dates in 1983.

Recording

Recording commenced with Gary Lyons, who had produced the band's previous album, Mechanix. Phil Mogg said, "We had to sack Gary after about 4 weeks when we realised we were paying him a lot of money and he wasn't doing very much." Neil Carter added, "Mick's a very hard working bloke, whereas Lyons would only be there for 10 minutes a day."^[5]

Track listing

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Bass	Length
1.	"Blinded by a Lie"	Neil Carter, Phil Mogg	Carter	3:58
2.	"Diesel in the Dust"	Carter, Mogg	Chapman	4:29
3.	"A Fool for Love"	Carter, Mogg	Chapman	3:57
4.	"You and Me"	Carter, Mogg	Chapman	3:20
5.	"When It's Time to Rock"	Paul Chapman, Mogg	Carter	5:26

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Bass	Length
6.	"The Way the Wild Wind Blows"	Carter, Chapman, Mogg	Chapman	4:14
7.	"Call My Name"	Carter, Mogg	Chapman	3:14
8.	"All Over You"	Carter, Mogg	Carter	4:24
9.	"No Getaway"	Carter, Chapman, Mogg	Carter	3:32
10.	"Push, It's Love"	Carter, Mogg	Chapman	3:16
Total length:				39:50

2009 Remastered edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Notes	Length
11.	"Everybody Knows" (Bass: Chapman)	Chapman, Mogg	B-side «When It's Time to Rock»	3:36
12.	"When It's Time to Rock" (Bass: Paul Gray)		Live from Birmingham 26 March 1983	5:48
13.	"Blinded by a Lie" (Bass: Gray)		Live from Oxford 25 March 1983	3:48
Total length:				53:02

Personnel

UFO

Phil Mogg – vocals
Paul Chapman – lead guitar, bass
Neil Carter – keyboards, rhythm guitar, bass on tracks 1, 5, 8 & 9, backing vocals
Andy Parker – drums
Paul Gray – bass on bonus tracks 12 & 13

Production

Mick Glossop – producer, engineer
Peter Thea, Richard Mainwaring – engineers
Gavin McKillop, Keith Nixon, Leigh Mantle – assistant engineers
Alan Adler – illustration
John Pasche, Andrew Ellis – art direction

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[6]	97
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	35
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	32
US Billboard 200^[9]	153

References

^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 853. ISBN 9780862415419.
^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 853. ISBN 9780862415419.
^ Anderson, Jason. "UFO Making Contact review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 376–377. ISBN 978-1894959315.
^ Dave Dickson (10 February 1983). "Is Anybody Out There?". Kerrang!. No. 35. p. 22.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6284b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – UFO – Making Contact". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ "Billboard 200 - May 14, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[1] Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 853. ISBN 9780862415419.

[2] Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 853. ISBN 9780862415419.

[3] Anderson, Jason. "UFO Making Contact review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 31 August 2011.

[martin-4] Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 376–377. ISBN 978-1894959315.

[5] Dave Dickson (10 February 1983). "Is Anybody Out There?". Kerrang!. No. 35. p. 22.

[group=-6] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6284b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[ac_Sweden_UFO-7] "Swedishcharts.com – UFO – Making Contact". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[ac_UK2_-8] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[9] "Billboard 200 - May 14, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

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UFO
Phil Mogg Andy Parker Neil Carter Vinnie Moore Rob De Luca Pete Way Mick Bolton Larry Wallis Bernie Marsden Michael Schenker Paul Chapman Danny Peyronel Paul Raymond John Sloman Paul Gray Tommy McClendon Robbie France Barbara Schenker Jim Simpson Myke Gray Fabio Del Rio Rik Sandford Tony Glidewell Erik Gamans Laurence Archer Clive Edwards Jem Davis Simon Wright Aynsley Dunbar Jason Bonham
Studio albums	UFO 1 UFO 2: Flying Phenomenon Force It No Heavy Petting Lights Out Obsession No Place to Run The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent Mechanix Misdemeanor Ain't Misbehavin' High Stakes & Dangerous Men Walk on Water Covenant Sharks You Are Here The Monkey Puzzle The Visitor Seven Deadly A Conspiracy of Stars The Salentino Cuts
Live albums	Live Strangers in the Night Regenerator – Live 1982 Live on Earth
Compilations	Space Metal Anthology The Best of the Rest The Essential UFO The Best of UFO: Gold Collection The Best of UFO: Ten Best Series Flying: The Early Years 1970–1973 An Introduction to UFO The Best of UFO (1974–1983) One of Those Nights: The Anthology
Songs	"C'mon Everybody" "(Come Away) Melinda" "Who Do You Love?" "Doctor Doctor" "All or Nothing" "Alone Again Or" "Mystery Train" "Heart Full of Soul" "Break On Through (to the Other Side)" "River of Deceit" "The Pusher" "Paper in Fire" "Rock Candy" "Mississippi Queen" "Ain't No Sunshine" "It's My Life"
Related articles	Discography Members Michael Schenker Group