Sharks (album)

Sharks
Sharks
Studio album by UFO
Released	3 September 2002
Recorded	Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California, 2002
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	49:36
Label	Shrapnel
Producer	Mike Varney, Steve Fontano
UFO chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Sharks is the sixteenth album by the British hard rock band UFO. It is the last album to feature longtime German lead guitarist Michael Schenker.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Outlaw Man"	Mogg, Way	4:03
2.	"Quicksilver Rider"	Schenker, Mogg	4:09
3.	"Serenity"	Schenker, Mogg	6:24
4.	"Deadman Walking"	Schenker, Mogg	4:33
5.	"Shadow Dancer"	Schenker, Mogg, Fontano	4:48
6.	"Someone's Gonna Have to Pay"	Mogg, Way	5:31
7.	"Sea of Faith"	Schenker, Mogg, Fontano	5:51
8.	"Fighting Man"	Mogg, Way	4:32
9.	"Perfect View"	Schenker, Mogg, Fontano	4:08
10.	"Crossing Over"	Schenker, Mogg	4:49
11.	"Hawaii"	Schenker	0:43
Total length:			49:36

There are reports of an unofficial Russian 18 track version of this cd with tracks from previous UFO albums but tracks not listed in the cover.

Bonus Japan

1. "Only You Can Rock Me" (Live)
2. "Too Hot to Handle" (Live)
3. "Rock Bottom" (Live)

Personnel

Band members

Phil Mogg – vocals
Michael Schenker – guitar^[3]
Pete Way – bass guitar
Aynsley Dunbar – drums

Additional musicians

Mike Varney – guitar fills & outro guitar solo on "Fighting Man", producer
Kevin Carlson – keyboards
Jesse Bradman – background vocals
Luis Maldonado – background vocals

Production

Steve Fontano – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
Jason D'Ottavio, John Anaya – assistant engineers
Tim Gennert – mastering

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	75

References

^ Sharks at AllMusic
^ Sharks (CD booklet). UFO. Hannover, Germany: SPV GmbH. 2002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Saulnier, Jason (23 January 2009). "Michael Schenker Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – UFO – Covenant" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

[1] Sharks at AllMusic

[2] Sharks (CD booklet). UFO. Hannover, Germany: SPV GmbH. 2002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[Music_Legends-3] Saulnier, Jason (23 January 2009). "Michael Schenker Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 6 May 2013.

[ac_Germany4_UFO-4] "Offiziellecharts.de – UFO – Covenant" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

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UFO
Phil Mogg Andy Parker Neil Carter Vinnie Moore Rob De Luca Pete Way Mick Bolton Larry Wallis Bernie Marsden Michael Schenker Paul Chapman Danny Peyronel Paul Raymond John Sloman Paul Gray Tommy McClendon Robbie France Barbara Schenker Jim Simpson Myke Gray Fabio Del Rio Rik Sandford Tony Glidewell Erik Gamans Laurence Archer Clive Edwards Jem Davis Simon Wright Aynsley Dunbar Jason Bonham
Studio albums	UFO 1 UFO 2: Flying Phenomenon Force It No Heavy Petting Lights Out Obsession No Place to Run The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent Mechanix Making Contact Misdemeanor Ain't Misbehavin' High Stakes & Dangerous Men Walk on Water Covenant Sharks You Are Here The Monkey Puzzle The Visitor Seven Deadly A Conspiracy of Stars The Salentino Cuts
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Compilations	Space Metal Anthology The Best of the Rest The Essential UFO The Best of UFO: Gold Collection The Best of UFO: Ten Best Series Flying: The Early Years 1970–1973 An Introduction to UFO The Best of UFO (1974–1983) One of Those Nights: The Anthology
Songs	"C'mon Everybody" "(Come Away) Melinda" "Who Do You Love?" "Doctor Doctor" "All or Nothing" "Alone Again Or" "Mystery Train" "Heart Full of Soul" "Break On Through (to the Other Side)" "River of Deceit" "The Pusher" "Paper in Fire" "Rock Candy" "Mississippi Queen" "Ain't No Sunshine" "It's My Life"
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