''Oops! Wrong Planet'' is the third studio album by American rock band
Utopia
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. It delivers a markedly trimmed down, pop-oriented direction for the band following the progressively influenced previous album, ''
Ra''.
''Oops!'' peaked at #77 on the Billboard album chart in 1977.
"Love is the Answer" later became a hit for
England Dan & John Ford Coley
England Dan & John Ford Coley were an American soft rock duo composed of Dan Seals, Danny Wayland "England Dan" Seals and John Ford Coley, John Edward "John Ford" Coley, active throughout the 1970s. Native Texas, Texans, they are best known for t ...
, charting #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary list in 1979.
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Track listing
Personnel
*Todd Rundgren
Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, multimedia artist, sound engineer and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the band Ut ...
- guitars, lead (1, 3, 6, 10-12) and backing vocals, saxophone
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(10)
* Roger Powell - keyboards, lead (2, 8) and backing vocals, trumpet
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(8), Powell probe
*Kasim Sulton
Kasim Sulton (born December 8, 1955) is an American bass guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist. Best known for his work with Utopia, Sulton sang lead on 1980's "Set Me Free," Utopia's only top 40 hit in the United States. As a solo artist, Sulton ...
- bass, lead (1, 5-7, 10) and backing vocals
* John "Willie" Wilcox - drums, lead (4, 9) and backing vocals
Engineered and produced by Rundgren
Charts
Album - '' Billboard''
References
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1977 albums
Todd Rundgren albums
Albums produced by Todd Rundgren
Utopia (band) albums
Bearsville Records albums
Rhino Records albums