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Strangers In The Night is a live album by the British rock band UFO, first released in 1979 (see 1979 in music) on the Chrysalis label.

The original double LP album was recorded in autumn 1978 at shows in Chicago, Illinois and Louisville, Kentucky. This was UFO's last concert recording with guitarist Michael Schenker before the band's reunion in 1993. Schenker departed the band immediately after the tour ended and it has been rumored that he refused to record any overdubs for the album, which would make this an accurate account of his live guitar work. When he has discussed the album, Schenker has spoken of disappointment with the chosen tracks, saying "there were better takes they could've used". (However, to date Schenker has never been directly asked in any printed or recorded interview about recording overdubs for Strangers.) In a Guitar Player Magazine interview many years ago, Schenker stated that he couldn't overdub the guitars because they also came through the drum microphones.

Strangers In The Night peaked at #8 on the UK charts and #42 on the US charts. Strangers is often listed by critics and fans as one of the best live rock albums of all time. Slash, former guitarist for Guns N' Roses and current guitarist for Velvet Revolver, has previously stated that this is his favorite live album.

Some of the songs were recorded from a show from UFO's tour with Blue Öyster Cult.

Original track listing

1. "Natural Thing" (Schenker/Mogg/Way) – 3:57
2. "Out In The Street" (Way/Mogg) – 5:07
3. "Only You Can Rock Me" (Way/Schenker/Mogg) – 4:08
4. "Doctor Doctor" (Schenker/Mogg) – 4:42
5. "Mother Mary" (Schenker/Mogg/Way/Parker) – 3:25
6. "This Kid's" (Schenker/Mogg) – 5:11
7. "Love To Love" (Schenker/Mogg) – 7:58
8. "Lights Out" (Schenker/Mogg/Parker/Way) – 5:23
9. "Rock Bottom" (Schenker/Mogg) – 11:08
10. "Too Hot To Handle" (Way/Mogg) – 4:26
11. "I'm A Loser" (Schenker/Mogg) – 4:13
12. "Let It Roll" (Schenker/Mogg) – 4:48
13. "Shoot Shoot" (Schenker/Mogg/Way/Parker) – 4:07

In 1999, EMI reissued Strangers In The Night with an expanded edition featuring two bonus songs, "Hot 'N' Ready" and "Cherry". The announcement at the beginning of the expanded CD version indicates the first track was recorded in Chicago but was not so according to the booklet of the 2008 remaster (the songs are pointed as recorded in Youngstown, Ohio 15.10.1978 and Cleveland, Ohio 16.10.1978 accordingly). The audience noise is from Chicago and the intro for the CD was used from the Chicago show. Two tracks, "This Kid's" and "Mother Mary" are actually studio tracks with crowd noise added as outlined in the 2008 remaster booklet. The track listing was also reordered to more accurately reflect UFO's setlist at the time. Note that the tracklist of the 2008 version is identical to the 1999 version, no additional tracks or tracklist modifications are present.

Reissue track listing

1. "Hot 'N' Ready" (Schenker/Mogg) – 3:26
2. "Cherry" (Way/Mogg) – 3:44
3. "Let It Roll" (Schenker/Mogg) – 4:48
4. "Love To Love" (Schenker/Mogg) – 7:58
5. "Natural Thing" (Schenker/Mogg/Way) – 3:57
6. "Out In The Street" (Way/Mogg) – 5:07
7. "Only You Can Rock Me" (Way/Schenker/Mogg) – 4:08
8. "Mother Mary" (Schenker/Mogg/Way/Parker) – 3:25
9. "This Kid's" (Schenker/Mogg) – 5:11
10. "Doctor Doctor" (Schenker/Mogg) – 4:42
11. "I'm A Loser" (Schenker/Mogg) – 4:13
12. "Lights Out" (Schenker/Mogg/Parker/Way) – 5:09
13. "Rock Bottom" (Schenker/Mogg) – 11:22
14. "Too Hot To Handle" (Way/Mogg) – 4:26
15. "Shoot Shoot" (Schenker/Mogg/Way/Parker) – 4:07

Tracks 1 & 2 are bonus tracks

Personnel

• Michael Schenker – guitar
• Phil Mogg – vocals
• Andy Parker – drums
• Paul Raymond – rhythm guitar, keyboards
• Pete Way – bass
• Alan McMillan – horn arrangements, string arrangements
• Ron Nevison – producer
• Hipgnosis – artwork

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Album - United Kingdom

References

1. "Results of Classic Rock Magazine Live Album Poll". Retrieved 2008-07-16.
2. "Strangers in the Night Review at Allmusic". Retrieved 2008-07-16.
3. "Slash's favorite albums". Retrieved 2008-07-14.

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