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The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent

Studio album by

UFO

Released

16 January 1981^[1]

Recorded

1980

Studio

AIR Studios, Wessex Sound Studios and Utopia Studios, London

Genre

Hard rock, heavy metal

Length

40:43

Label

Chrysalis

Producer

UFO

UFO chronology

No Place to Run
(1980)

The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent
(1981)

Mechanix
(1982)

Singles from The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent

"Couldn't Get It Right"
Released: October 1980^[2]
"Lonely Heart"
Released: 2 January 1981^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]

The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent is the ninth studio album by English hard rock band UFO, released on 16 January 1981. Their first to be entirely self-produced. Its song "Lonely Heart" was a minor UK hit.

Former Wild Horses' keyboard player Neil Carter replaced Paul Raymond, who had left to join the Michael Schenker Group after a disagreement with singer Phil Mogg. However, according to guitarist Paul Chapman, Carter – though credited on the sleeve – did not play keyboards on the album (see below).

"We produced it ourselves with nobody breathing over our shoulders. The only problem was it cost twice as much because we kept changing studios and rerecording stuff…. [After Paul Raymond's departure] I tried to get John Sloman involved because he could sing, play keyboards and guitar, and was just out of Lone Star like me. He did play on the Wild album, but most of the keyboards are by the brother of the engineer Gary Edwards – until Phil sacked him. We finished that album without a keyboard player, then got Neil Carter in later." – Paul Chapman^[6]

The original cover was, as usual, designed by the art studio Hipgnosis.

The album was remastered at Sound Recording Technology in Cambridge in 1994 and reissued on Repertoire Records. The album was also reissued in 2009, remastered and with an expanded booklet and bonus tracks.

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Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Chains Chains"	Pete Way, Phil Mogg	3:24
2.	"Long Gone"	Paul Chapman, Mogg	5:17
3.	"The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent"	Chapman, Mogg	4:57
4.	"It's Killing Me"	Way, Mogg	4:29

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Makin' Moves"	Chapman, Mogg	4:43
6.	"Lonely Heart"	Chapman, Way, Mogg	5:00
7.	"Couldn't Get It Right"	Chapman, Way, Mogg	4:33
8.	"Profession of Violence" (Listed as "Profession Of" on original US and Canadian releases)	Chapman, Mogg	4:22
Total length:			40:43

Japanese CD edition bonus track:
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Hot 'n' Ready" (live)	Michael Schenker, Mogg	3:34

2008 Remastered Edition CD bonus tracks:
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Long Gone" (live at Hammersmith Odeon, London 29/01/81)	5:29
10.	"Lonely Heart" (live at Hammersmith Odeon, London 29/01/81)	5:35
11.	"Makin' Moves" (live at Hammersmith Odeon, London 29/01/81)	5:42

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^[7]

Credits

UFO

Phil Mogg – vocals
Pete Way – bass
Andy Parker – drums
Paul Chapman – guitars
Neil Carter – keyboards (not played but listed^[6]), guitar, backing vocals, saxophone on "Lonely Heart"

Additional musicians

John Sloman – keyboards (uncredited)
Paul Buckmaster – orchestral arrangements, orchestra conductor

Production

Steve Churchyard, Gary Edwards, Jeremy Green – engineers

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[8]	27
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	19
US Billboard 200^[10]	77

References

^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 19.
^ Hung, Steffen. "UFO - Couldn't Get It Right". Hitparade.ch.
^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 22.
^ "UFO The Wild the Willing and the Innocent review". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 376. ISBN 978-1894959315.
^ ^a ^b Jeffries, Neil (March 2009). "The Hard Stuff – Reissues". Classic Rock. No. 129. p. 88.
^ "Lonely Heart The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – UFO – The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ "Billboard 200 - 21 February 1981". Billboard. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

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Phil Mogg Andy Parker Neil Carter Vinnie Moore Rob De Luca Paul Raymond Pete Way Michael Schenker Paul Chapman Paul Gray Aynsley Dunbar Jason Bonham Danny Peyronel Clive Edwards Simon Wright Laurence Archer John Norum Bernie Marsden John Sloman Tommy McClendon Larry Wallis Robbie France
Studio albums	UFO 1 UFO 2: Flying Phenomenon Force It No Heavy Petting Lights Out Obsession No Place to Run The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent Mechanix Making Contact Misdemeanor Ain't Misbehavin' High Stakes & Dangerous Men Walk on Water Covenant Sharks You Are Here The Monkey Puzzle The Visitor Seven Deadly A Conspiracy of Stars The Salentino Cuts
Live albums	Live Strangers in the Night Regenerator – Live 1982 Live on Earth
Compilations	Space Metal Anthology The Best of the Rest The Essential UFO The Best of UFO: Gold Collection The Best of UFO: Ten Best Series Flying: The Early Years 1970–1973 An Introduction to UFO The Best of UFO (1974–1983) One of Those Nights: The Anthology
Songs	"C'mon Everybody" "(Come Away) Melinda" "Who Do You Love?" "Doctor Doctor" "All or Nothing" "Alone Again Or" "Mystery Train" "Heart Full of Soul" "Break On Through (to the Other Side)" "River of Deceit" "The Pusher" "Paper in Fire" "Rock Candy" "Mississippi Queen" "Ain't No Sunshine" "It's My Life"
Related articles	Discography Members Michael Schenker Group

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