Making Contact | ||||
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Released | January 1983[1] | |||
Recorded | August–December 1982 | |||
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Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
Length | 43:24 | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Producer | Mick Glossop | |||
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Singles from Making Contact | ||||
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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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Bass | Length |
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1. | "Blinded by a Lie" | Phil Mogg, Neil Carter | Carter | 3:58 |
2. | "Diesel in the Dust" | Mogg, Carter | Chapman | 4:29 |
3. | "A Fool for Love" | Mogg, Carter | Chapman | 3:57 |
4. | "You and Me" | Mogg, Carter | Chapman | 3:20 |
5. | "When It's Time to Rock" | Mogg, Paul Chapman | Carter | 5:26 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Bass | Length |
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6. | "The Way the Wild Wind Blows" | Mogg, Carter, Chapman | Chapman | 4:14 |
7. | "Call My Name" | Mogg, Carter | Chapman | 3:14 |
8. | "All Over You" | Mogg, Carter | Carter | 4:24 |
9. | "No Getaway" | Mogg, Carter, Chapman | Carter | 3:32 |
10. | "Push, It's Love" | Mogg, Carter | Chapman | 3:16 |
Total length: | 39:50 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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11. | "Everybody Knows" (Bass: Chapman) | Mogg, Chapman | 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 |
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] | 97 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 35 |
UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 32 |
US Billboard 200[8] | 153 |