Mechanix (album)

Mechanix
Studio album by UFO
Released	February 1982[1]
Recorded	1981
Studio	Mountain (Attalens, Switzerland) The Manor (Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire) Scorpio Sound and Maison Rouge (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)
Singles from Mechanix
"Let It Rain" Released: January 1982 (UK)[2] "Back into My Life" Released: April 1982[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10[4]

Mechanix is the tenth studio album by English rock band UFO, released in February 1982 by Chrysalis Records.

"When we got into pre-production, Asia were practising upstairs in the big room and we were downstairs in the little one. But we mostly just sat around looking at each other, or would go upstairs and listen to Asia, just for something to do. Or go down the pub. By then, Neil [Carter, keyboardist] was involved and he had some ideas, but a lot of them were softer, keyboard-oriented. And Pete [Way, bassist] was like, 'Hmm, I'm not too sure about this.' But that album really has its moments." – Paul Chapman^[5]

Music press adverts carried the tagline, 'Mechanix: it will tighten your nuts.'

Immediately after the accompanying tour, founding member Way left to join former Motörhead guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke in Fastway.

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

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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"	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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Japanese release bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Heel of a Stranger"	Way, Chapman, Carter, Mogg	4:05

2009 Digital Remastered edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"We Belong to the Night" (live in Oxford, 25 March 1983)	4:34
13.	"Let It Rain" (live in Oxford, 25 March 1983)	3:07
14.	"Doing It All for You" (soundcheck at The Birmingham Odeon, 26 March 1983)	5:21

Personnel

UFO

• Phil Mogg – vocals
• Paul Chapman – lead guitar
• Neil Carter – keyboards, rhythm 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 at Sterling Sound, New York
• John Pasche – cover design

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	38
UK Albums (OCC)[7]	8
Billboard 200[8]	82

References

1. Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 853. ISBN 9780862415419.
2. Hung, Steffen. "UFO - Let It Rain". Hitparade.ch.
3. "UFO Mechanix review". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
4. 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.
5. Jeffries, Neil (March 2009). "The Hard Stuff – Reissues". Classic Rock. No. 129. p. 88.
6. "Swedishcharts.com – UFO – Mechanix". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
7. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
8. "Billboard 200". Billboard. 2 January 2013.