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Lights Out is the sixth studio album by the British rock band UFO, released in May 1977. All songs are band originals except for "Alone Again Or" which is a cover of a song by the band Love. 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.[6]

Lights Out
Studio album by UFO
Released	May 1977 (1977-05)[1]
Recorded	February—March 1977
Studio	AIR Studios, London, UK
Genre	Hard rock blues rock[2] heavy metal
Length	36:41
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Ron Nevison
UFO chronology
No Heavy Petting (1976) Lights Out (1977) Obsession (1978)
Singles from Lights Out
"Alone Again Or" Released: 6 May 1977 (UK) [3] "Too Hot to Handle" Released: June 1977 (US) [4] "Try Me" Released: 1977 (US)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

The album was UFO's first to feature lush string arrangements alongside more complex song structures than their previous albums. Producer Ron Nevison 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 No Heavy Petting was released by BGO Records. 2008 EMI's remastered edition includes four live bonus tracks recorded at The Roundhouse, 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 Detroit Rock City. "Love to Love" was also covered by Djali Zwan for the 2002 movie Spun and by Europe for their 2008 live album Almost Unplugged. An instrumental version of "Too Hot to Handle" is used at the beginning of Mark Madden's radio show on WXDX-FM in Pittsburgh, Madden being a longtime fan of UFO.[7]

Kerrang! magazine listed the album at No. 28 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time".[8]

Steve Harris of Iron Maiden called "Love to Love" his favourite song.[9]

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

UFO

• Phil Mogg – lead vocals
• Michael Schenker – lead guitar
• Paul Raymond – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Pete Way – bass guitar
• Andy Parker – drums

Production

• Ron Nevison – producer
• Alan McMillan – horn arrangements, string arrangements
• Hipgnosis – cover art

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	31
UK Albums (OCC)[11]	54
US Billboard 200[12]	23

References

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[de] Lights Out (UFO-Album)

Lights Out ist das sechste Musikalbum der britischen Band UFO, das im 7. Mai 1977 über das Label Chrysalis Records veröffentlicht wurde.[4][5] Es erreichte Platz 23 der US-amerikanischen Billboard-Charts und ist somit das erfolgreichste Album der Bandgeschichte.

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- [en] Lights Out (UFO album)

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[es] Lights Out (álbum de UFO)

Lights Out es el sexto álbum de estudio de la banda británica de hard rock y heavy metal UFO, publicado en 7 de mayo de 1977 por Chrysalis Records[1][2][3]. Obtuvo el puesto 23 en los Estados Unidos y por primera vez ingresó en los UK Albums Chart del Reino Unido, en la posición 54.[4][5]

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[ru] Lights Out (альбом UFO)

Lights Out — шестой студийный альбом британской рок-группы UFO, выпущенный в 1977 году.

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