The Visitor (UFO album)

The Visitor is the nineteenth studio album by the British hard rock band UFO, which was released on 2 June 2009.[3] Bass parts were recorded by Peter Pichl. Since there are no writing credits on the album booklet, they were posted on UFO's official website (June 2009).

The Visitor
Studio album by
UFO
Released2 June 2009
RecordedFebruary – March 2009
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length42:21
LabelSPV/Steamhammer
ProducerTommy Newton
UFO chronology
The Monkey Puzzle
(2006)		 The Visitor
(2009)		 Seven Deadly
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Dangerdog Music Reviews[2]

The digipak edition bonus track, "Dancing with St. Peter", had previously been recorded by Phil Mogg with his side project, $ign Of 4, featuring Mogg/Way guitarist Jeff Kollman, one-time Michael Schenker Group drummer Shane Gaalaas, and bassist Jimmy Curtain. The album was originally released in 2002 through Track Records and re-issued in 2008 by Kollman's label Marmaduke Records under the name Mogg & The Sign Of 4.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Phil Mogg, all music composed by Vinnie Moore, except where noted.

  1. "Saving Me" - 5:08
  2. "On the Waterfront" (Paul Raymond) - 3:50
  3. "Hell Driver" - 4:26
  4. "Stop Breaking Down" - 4:55
  5. "Rock Ready" - 3:06
  6. "Living Proof" - 4:32
  7. "Can't Buy a Thrill" - 5:14
  8. "Forsaken" (Raymond) - 3:57
  9. "Villains & Thieves" (Raymond) - 3:34
  10. "Stranger in Town" (Robert Barth, Andy Parker) - 3:39

Digipak edition bonus track
  1. "Dancing with St. Peter (2009 Edition)" (Mogg, Jeff Kollman, Shane Gaalaas)

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians
  • Peter Pichl – bass guitar
  • Martina Frank – backing vocals on "Living Proof" and "Forsaken"
  • Melanie Newton – backing vocals on "On the Waterfront" and "Forsaken"
  • Olaf Senkbeil – backing vocals on "Stop Breaking Down", "Saving Me", "Hell Driver" and "On the Waterfront"

Credits
  • Tommy Newton – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Andy Le Vein – engineer
  • Tristan Greatrex – album artwork
  • Kai Swillus – photography
  • Peter Knorn – management

Charts
Chart (2009) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 86
Greek Albums (IFPI)[5] 31
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 99

References
  1. Henderson, Alex. "UFO The Visitor review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  2. Hartranft, Craig (31 May 2009). "UFO: The Visitor". Dangerdog Music Reviews. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  3. "UFO To Release 'The Visitor' In The Spring". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 18 February 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – UFO – The Visitor" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  5. "Greekcharts.com – UFO – The Visitor". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  6. "UFO | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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