Lights Out (UFO album)

Lights Out
Studio album by
UFO
ReleasedMay 1977 (1977-05)[1]
StudioAIR (London)
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length36:41
LabelChrysalis
ProducerRon Nevison
UFO chronology
No Heavy Petting
(1976) 		Lights Out
(1977) 		Obsession
(1978)
Singles from Lights Out
  1. "Alone Again Or"
    Released: 13 May 1977[2]
  2. "Too Hot to Handle"
    Released: June 1977 (US)[3]
  3. "Try Me"
    Released: 1977 (US)[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Lights Out is the sixth studio album by English rock band UFO, released in 1977. All songs are band originals except "Alone Again Or", a cover of a song by the band Love. Reaching number 23 on the Billboard 200, it is the band's highest-charting album in the United States. In the UK, it hit number 54 and stayed on the chart for two weeks.[6]

The album was UFO's first to feature lush string arrangements, alongside more complex song structures than on previous albums. Producer Ron Nevison brought in Alan McMillan to handle the string and horn arrangements. The most notable song to feature orchestral colouring was "Love to Love". Lights Out is also the first UFO album to feature Paul Raymond on keyboards and rhythm guitar.

In 1994, a CD comprising this album and No Heavy Petting was released by BGO Records. 2008 EMI's remastered edition includes four live tracks recorded at The Roundhouse, London. The album cover erroneously states that these tracks were recorded in 1976: the correct year is 1977. EMI did, however, correct the writing credits, with Paul Raymond finally being acknowledged for his contributions.

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 853. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 54.
  3. ^ Hung, Steffen. "UFO - Too Hot To Handle". Hitparade.ch.
  4. ^ "UFO singles US cat no". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. ^ Kantor, Matt. "Lights Out - UFO". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. ^ "UFO". Official Charts. Retrieved 23 June 2021.