''The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent'' is the ninth studio album by English

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band

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, released in January 1981. Their first to be entirely self-produced. Its song "Lonely Heart" was a minor UK hit. Former Wild Horses' keyboard player Neil Carter replaced Paul Raymond, who had left to join the

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after a disagreement with singer

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. However, according to guitarist Paul Chapman, Carter – though credited on the sleeve – did not play keyboards on the album ''(see below)''. : The original cover was, as usual, designed by the art studio

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. The album was remastered at Sound Recording Technology in

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in 1994 and reissued on

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. The album was also reissued in 2009, remastered and with an expanded booklet and bonus tracks.

Track listing

*On the original US vinyl release, the tracks (on both sides) were numbered 1, 2, 3, 5.

Singles

#"Couldn't Get It Right"/"Hot 'n' Ready" (recorded live at the Reading Festival 1980) (Chrysalis CHS 2454) #"Lonely Heart"/"Long Gone" (Chrysalis CHS 2482) #41 UK

Credits

;UFO *

– vocals *

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– bass * Andy Parker – drums * Paul Chapman – guitars * Neil Carter – keyboards (not played but listed), guitar, backing vocals, saxophone on "Lonely Heart" ;Additional musicians *

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– keyboards (uncredited) *

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– orchestral arrangements, orchestra conductor ;Production *Steve Churchyard, Gary Edwards, Jeremy Green – engineers

Charts

References

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