Misdemeanor
Studio album by
UFO
ReleasedNovember 1985
StudioThe Manor Studio, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire, Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length46:31
LabelChrysalis
ProducerNick Tauber
UFO chronology
Making Contact
(1983) 		Misdemeanor
(1985) 		Ain't Misbehavin'
(1988)
Singles from Misdemeanor
  1. "This Time"
    Released: October 1985 (UK)[1]
  2. "Night Run (US remix)"
    Released: February 1986[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal3/10[4]
Kerrang! [5]

Misdemeanor is the twelfth studio album by the British hard rock band UFO. After the disastrous tour supporting Making Contact, UFO disbanded, with Phil Mogg spending time in Los Angeles, where he contacted (through Mike Varney) guitarist Atomik Tommy M. Mogg decided to start a new band, involving the new American guitarist and Paul Gray, who had played bass guitar in the last UFO tour. The three of them recruited former UFO keyboard player Paul Raymond and drummer Robbie France and started writing new material. Chrysalis Records signed the new band as UFO and assigned experienced producer Nick Tauber for the recording process of a new album. France resigned before the recording started and was replaced by former Magnum drummer Jim Simpson.[6] Paul Raymond quit the band during their US tour in August 1986 and was replaced for the rest of the tour by David Jacobson.[7]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Time"Paul Gray, Phil Mogg4:36
2."One Heart"Gray, Mogg, Tommy McClendon4:09
3."Night Run"Gray, Mogg, McClendon4:32
4."The Only Ones"Gray, Mogg5:16
5."Meanstreets"McClendon, Mogg4:17
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Name of Love"McClendon, Mogg4:37
7."Blue"Gray, Mogg5:18
8."Dream the Dream"Paul Raymond, Mogg4:32
9."Heaven's Gate"McClendon, Mogg4:15
10."Wreckless"McClendon, Mogg4:59
Japanese CD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Night Run" (U.S. Remix)4:24
12."This Time" (U.S. Remix)4:39
13."Heaven's Gate" (U.S. Remix)4:15

Personnel

UFO
Production

Charts

Chart performance for Misdemeanor
Chart (1985–1986) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 74
Billboard 200[9] 106

References

  1. ^ "UFO singles".
  2. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 854. ISBN 9780862415419.
  3. ^ Anderson, Jason. "UFO Misdemeanor review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 377. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  5. ^ Dickson, Dave (14 November 1985). "UFO 'Misdemeanor'". Kerrang!. Vol. 107. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 24.
  6. ^ Putterford, Mark (31 October 1985). "Stand Up and Be Counted!". Kerrang!. Vol. 106. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. pp. 10–12.
  7. ^ Chirazi, Stefan (7 August 1986). "Raymond Quits UFO". Kerrang!. Vol. 126. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 3.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. 2 January 2013.
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