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. [The 2009 edition included bonus tracks.] ~ Vincent Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	02/03/2009
Label:	Emi Music Distribution / Chrysalis Records / Emi
UPC:	5099924337427
Rank:	23435

Tracks

1. Alpha Centauri
2. Lettin' Go
3. Mystery Train
4. This Fire Burns Tonight
5. Gone in the Night
6. Young Blood
7. No Place to Run
8. Take it or Leave It
9. Money Money
10. Anyday
11. Gone in the Night [Alternative Studio Version]
12. Lettin' Go
13. Mystery Train
14. No Place to Run

Album Credits

Performance Credits

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

Technical Credits

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