''Lights Out'' is the sixth studio album by English

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, released in 1977. All songs are band originals except for "

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. Reaching number 23 on the Billboard 200, it remains 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. The album was UFO's first to feature lush string arrangements alongside more complex song structures than their previous albums. Producer

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brought in Alan McMillan to handle the string and horn arrangements. The most notable song to feature the orchestral colouring was "Love to Love". It is also the first UFO album to feature Paul Raymond on keyboards and rhythm guitar. In 1994, a CD comprising this album and ''

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'' was released by BGO Records. 2008

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's remastered edition includes four live bonus tracks recorded at

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, London. The album cover erroneously states that these tracks were recorded in 1976, but the correct year is 1977. EMI did correct the writing credits, with Paul Raymond finally being credited for his contributions. The title track and "Love to Love" were featured in the 1999 movie ''

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''. "Love to Love" was also covered by

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for the 2002 movie ''

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'' and by

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for their 2008 live album

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's radio show on

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, Madden being a longtime fan of UFO. ''

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'' magazine listed the album at No. 28 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time". Steve Harris of

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called "Love to Love" his favourite song.

Track listing

*The date of the live show stated on the album cover and booklet is incorrect. The show was on 2 April 1977, not in 1976.

Personnel

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– vocals *

Michael Schenker Michael Schenker (born 10 January 1955) is a German guitarist. He played in the rock band UFO and leads the Michael Schenker Group. He was an early member of the hard rock band Scorpions, a band co-founded by his elder brother Rudolf Schenker. ...

– lead guitar * Paul Raymond – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals *

Pete Way Peter Frederick Way (7 August 1950 – 14 August 2020) was an English hard rock and heavy metal bassist. He was bassist for the rock band UFO from 1968 to 1982; Way rejoined the band briefly in 1988–1989, and full-time from 1991 to 2008. He ...

– bass * Andy Parker – drums ;Production *

– producer *Alan McMillan – horn arrangements, string arrangements *

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– cover art

Charts

References

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