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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Personnel[edit]

Band members[edit]

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

Additional musicians[edit]

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

Production[edit]

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

Charts[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ 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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