No Place to Run

by UFO

Overview

The first studio recording after the departure of guitarist Michael Schenker, No Place to Run set into motion UFO's critical and commercial decline. While only a slight adjustment to the band's successful hard rock formula, the midtempo guitar rock bore much more of a resemblance to fading '70s rockers like Bad Company than the coming NWOBHM. Fellow Brits like Def Leppard were cultivating a similar but much more exciting brand of simple, angular hard rock built for the millions of AC/DC-loving Americans, while UFO seemed to be chasing their stylistic tail. Louder and way more energetic, Def Leppard were poised to overtake the rock universe while UFO languished on No Place to Run. Tracks like "This Fire Burns Tonight" call to mind Jackson Brown-styled adult rock; meanwhile, any audience UFO might have built up over the harder-edged Schenker years was fleeing to acts like the Scorpions and Judas Priest, who were only getting heavier. To call No Place to Run a middle-of-the-road miscalculation would be generous. The disc had already aged badly when it was released and that hasn't changed in the decades since. ~ Vincent Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	08/15/2025
Label:	Chrysalis
UPC:	0840401712610

Album Credits

Performance Credits

UFO   Primary Artist
Ludwig   Percussion
Paiste   Percussion
Pete Way   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Andy Parker   Drums
Paul Chapman   Guitar
Phil Mogg   Vocals
Paul Raymond   Keyboards,Vocals,Guitar

Technical Credits

Tim Pointer   Engineer
Hipnosis   Photography
Sam Phillips   Composer
Pete Way   Composer
UFO   Producer,Mixing
Steve Churchyard   Engineer
George Martin   Producer,Mixing
Junior Parker   Composer
Phil Harding   Engineer
Phil Mogg   Composer
Peter Mew   Mixing
Philips   Composer
Robbie Craig   Composer
John Wall   Tape Operator
Geoff Emerick   Engineer,Mixing
Paul Raymond   Composer
Paul Chapman   Composer