The Wild, The Willing And The Innocent
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The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent is the ninth studio album by British hard rock
band UFO
and the first to be entirely self-produced by the band. The song "Lonely Heart" was a minor UK hit single. The controversial original cover was as usual designed by the art studio Hipgnosis
. This is the first album featuring the former Wild Horses'
keyboard player Neil Carter
, replacing Paul Raymond
, who had left to join the Michael Schenker Group
.
The album was remastered at Sound Recording Technology in Cambridge
in 1994 and re-issued on Repertoire Records
. The album was also reissued in 2009, remastered with an expanded booklet and bonus tracks.
On the original US vinyl release, the tracks (on both sides) were numbered 1, 2, 3, 5.
Album - United Kingdom
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band UFO
UFO (band)
UFO are an English heavy metal and hard rock band, who were formed in 1969. UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal...
and the first to be entirely self-produced by the band. The song "Lonely Heart" was a minor UK hit single. The controversial original cover was as usual designed by the art studio Hipgnosis
Hipgnosis
Hipgnosis was a British art design group that specialized in creating cover art for the albums of rock musicians and bands, most notably Pink Floyd, T.Rex, The Pretty Things, UFO, 10cc, Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Scorpions, Yes, The Alan Parsons Project, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, ELO and XTC...
. This is the first album featuring the former Wild Horses'
Wild Horses (British band)
Wild Horses were a British rock band, active during the late 1970s and early 1980s.-History:Wild Horses was formed in the summer of 1978 by ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson and ex-Rainbow bassist Jimmy Bain...
keyboard player Neil Carter
Neil Carter (musician)
Neil Carter is a musician who has worked in diverse genres throughout his 35 year career. Classically trained, he became a professional rock musician at the age of 17 and initally had his first 'mainstream' experience with singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan. He subsequently played guitar and...
, replacing Paul Raymond
Paul Raymond (musician)
Paul Martin Raymond is an English keyboardist/guitarist.Raymond began his musical career as a keyboardist/vocalist for the band, Plastic Penny, in 1967. He left after the band split up in 1968. He replaced Christine Perfect in British blues band Chicken Shack when she left to join Fleetwood Mac...
, who had left to join the Michael Schenker Group
Michael Schenker Group
The Michael Schenker Group is a guitar-oriented hard rock band formed in 1979 by former Scorpions and UFO guitarist, Michael Schenker. In 1986, Schenker and vocalist Robin McAuley formed the McAuley Schenker Group, which lasted until 1992. After that, the Michael Schenker Group was reformed.The...
.
The album was remastered at Sound Recording Technology in Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
in 1994 and re-issued on Repertoire Records
Repertoire Records
Repertoire Records is a German record label from Hamburg, Germany, specialising in reissues of classic pop and rock albums originally issued in the 60s and 70s. The chairman is Thomas Neelsen....
. The album was also reissued in 2009, remastered with an expanded booklet and bonus tracks.
Side one
- "Chains Chains" (Pete WayPete WayPeter 'Pete' Frederick Way is a bass player.He is the bassist of UFO, Waysted and formerly, Fastway and Ozzy Osbourne....
, Phil MoggPhil MoggPhillip John 'Phil' Mogg is a vocalist for the band UFO, which he formed with longtime friends Pete Way and Andy Parker. Mogg wrote the majority of the band's lyrics, with the music being written by Way, Schenker, and later, Raymond, but Schenker left to launch his solo career in 1979...
) – 3:24 - "Long Gone" (Paul ChapmanPaul Chapman (musician)Paul William "Tonka" Chapman is a Welsh rock guitarist best known for his work in bands such as UFO and Lone Star. Chapman is well known by his nickname "Tonka", allegedly acquired because of his indestructible qualities.-Early career :...
, Mogg) – 5:17 - "The Wild, The Willing and The Innocent" (Chapman, Mogg) – 4:57
- "It's Killing Me" (Way, Mogg) – 4:29
Side two
- "Makin' Moves" (Chapman, Mogg) – 4:43
- "Lonely HeartLonely Heart (UFO song)Lonely Heart is a song by the British hard rock band UFO,written in 1981 and included in the album The Wild,The Willing And The Innocent.The song is one of the bands most remembered songs and became a hit in the UK back then.Even though,not that popular,it can be related as an extremelly melodic...
" (Chapman, Way, Mogg) – 5:00 - "Couldn't Get It Right" (Chapman, Way, Mogg) – 4:33
- "Profession of Violence" (Chapman, Mogg) – 4:22
- Listed as "Profession Of" on original US release)
Japan CD bonus track
- "Hot 'n' Ready" (live) (Michael SchenkerMichael SchenkerMichael Schenker is a German rock guitarist, best known for his tenure in UFO, in addition to his solo band. He first rose to fame as a founding member of the Scorpions, then achieved fame in the mid 1970s as the lead guitar player for UFO. Since leaving UFO in 1978, he has been leading the...
, Mogg) – 3:34
On the original US vinyl release, the tracks (on both sides) were numbered 1, 2, 3, 5.
Singles
- "Couldn't Get it Right"/"Hot 'n' Ready" (recorded live at the Reading Festival 1980) (Chrysalis CHS 2454)
- "Lonely Heart"/"Long Gone" (Chrysalis CHS 2482) #41 UK
Band members
- Phil MoggPhil MoggPhillip John 'Phil' Mogg is a vocalist for the band UFO, which he formed with longtime friends Pete Way and Andy Parker. Mogg wrote the majority of the band's lyrics, with the music being written by Way, Schenker, and later, Raymond, but Schenker left to launch his solo career in 1979...
- vocals - Paul ChapmanPaul Chapman (musician)Paul William "Tonka" Chapman is a Welsh rock guitarist best known for his work in bands such as UFO and Lone Star. Chapman is well known by his nickname "Tonka", allegedly acquired because of his indestructible qualities.-Early career :...
- guitars - Neil CarterNeil Carter (musician)Neil Carter is a musician who has worked in diverse genres throughout his 35 year career. Classically trained, he became a professional rock musician at the age of 17 and initally had his first 'mainstream' experience with singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan. He subsequently played guitar and...
- keyboards, guitar, vocals, sax ("Lonely Heart") - Pete WayPete WayPeter 'Pete' Frederick Way is a bass player.He is the bassist of UFO, Waysted and formerly, Fastway and Ozzy Osbourne....
- bass - Andy Parker - drums
Additional musicians
- John SlomanJohn SlomanJohn Sloman was born as John Anthony David Sloman in Cardiff , 26 April 1957 as the eldest of six children. He is a former member of Trapper, Pulsar, Lone Star, and Uriah Heep...
- keyboards (Uncredited) - Paul BuckmasterPaul BuckmasterPaul John Buckmaster is a Grammy Award-winning English artist, arranger and composer.He began learning the cello at the age of 4 and graduated from the Royal College of Music at age 16....
- orchestral arrangements, orchestra conductor
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Pop Albums | 77 |
Album - United Kingdom
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Pop Albums | 19 |