Mechanix (album)

Mechanix
Studio album by UFO
Released	February 1982
Recorded	Mountain Studios, Attalens, Switzerland The Manor Studio, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire Scorpio Sound and Maison Rouge Studios, London
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	44:44
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Gary Lyons
UFO chronology
The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent (1981) Mechanix (1982) Making Contact (1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Mechanix is the tenth album by the British hard rock band UFO, released in 1982. The contemporary music-press adverts on the album's release carried the tag-line 'Mechanix: it will tighten your nuts'. Immediately after the completion of the tour in support of the album, founding member and bassist Pete Way left the band to join former Motörhead guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke in Fastway.

It was reissued in 1994 on Repertoire Records. The album was also reissued in 2009, remastered with an expanded booklet and bonus tracks.

Track listing

Side one

1. "The Writer" (Paul Chapman, Phil Mogg, Neil Carter) – 4:12
2. "Somethin' Else" (Eddie Cochran, Sharon Sheeley) – 3:21
3. "Back into My Life" (Gary Lyons, Pete Way, Mogg) – 4:59
4. "You'll Get Love" (Carter, Chapman, Mogg) – 3:10
5. "Doing It All for You" (Way, Chapman, Carter, Mogg) – 5:02

Side two

6. "We Belong to the Night" (Way, Carter, Mogg) – 3:57
7. "Let It Rain" (Way, Carter, Mogg) – 4:01
8. "Terri" (Chapman, Mogg) – 3:53
9. "Feel It" (Way, Mogg) – 4:07
10. "Dreaming" (Carter, Mogg) – 3:57

Japan CD bonus track

11. "Heel of a Stranger" (Way, Chapman, Carter, Mogg) – 4:05

2009 Digital Remaster

12. "We Belong to the Night" (live in Oxford, 25 November 1983) - 4:34
13. "Let It Rain" (live in Oxford, 24 November 1983) - 3:07
14. "Doing It All for You" (soundcheck at The Birmingham Odeon) - 5:21

Personnel

Band members

• Phil Mogg — vocals
• Paul Chapman — guitars
• Neil Carter — keyboards, guitar, backing vocals, sax, orchestral arrangements
• Pete Way — bass
• Andy Parker — drums

Production

• Gary Lyons - producer, engineer, orchestral arrangements
• Peter Thea - engineer
• George Marino - mastering

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position	Nation
1982	Billboard 200[2]	82	USA
1982	UK Albums Chart[3]	8	UK

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position	Nation
1982	"The Writer"	Mainstream Rock[4]	23	USA
1982	"Let It Rain"	UK Singles Chart[5]	62	UK

References

1. ^ "UFO Mechanix review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/mechanix-main-entry-r51760. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
2. ^ "Mechanix Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/mechanix-r51760/charts-awards/billboard-album. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
3. ^ "Mechanix Chart Stats". Chart Stats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=39888. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
4. ^ "Mechanix Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/mechanix-r51760/charts-awards/billboard-single. Retrieved 2011-08-28. 
5. ^ "Let It Rain Chart Stats". Chart Stats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=9581. Retrieved 2011-08-28.