The second of two mid-'80s UFO releases featuring only one key member from the group's glory days, Misdemeanor is no improvement over the wilted Making Contact.
With Pete Way and Michael Schenker off on their own for years, vocalist Phil Mogg struggled mightily to maintain the UFO name to no avail in the early '80s -- he even disbanded the group briefly before assembling this attempt at a comeback.
The final major-label recording for UFO after a long relationship with Chrysalis Records, Misdemeanor boasts better production and better material, but the disc still flounders in '80s commercial rock convention.
Mogg is in fine voice and there are a few sweet-sounding guitar moments, but this record practically defines middle of the road.
In fact, it's hard to imagine that Chrysalis and Mogg felt they had a chance to attract enough radio attention to make a recording with such pop overtones worthwhile.
Maybe that was the plan, but it's hard to believe that there really was any realistic plan for this album at all.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This TimePaul Gray, Phil Mogg | UFO | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | One HeartPaul Gray, Tommy McClendon, Phil Mogg | UFO | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Night RunPaul Gray, Tommy McClendon, Phil Mogg | UFO | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | The Only OnesNeil Carter, Phil Mogg | UFO | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 5 | MeanstreetsTommy McClendon, Phil Mogg | UFO | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | Name of LoveTommy McClendon, Phil Mogg | UFO | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | BluePaul Gray, Phil Mogg | UFO | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 8 | Dream the DreamPhil Mogg, Paul Raymond | UFO | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Heavens GateTommy McClendon, Phil Mogg | UFO | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | WrecklessTommy McClendon, Phil Mogg | UFO | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 46 mins | 107 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 287 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Adler | Illustrations |
| 2 | Atomic Tommy M. | Guitar |
| 3 | Neil Carter | Composer |
| 4 | Hugh Gilmour | Design, Project Coordinator |
| 5 | Julia Goode | Memorabilia, Photography |
| 6 | Paul Gray | Bass, Composer |
| 7 | Tristan Greatrex | Memorabilia, Photography |
| 8 | Jon Jacobs | Engineer, Mixing |
| 9 | Dave Ling | Liner Notes, Memorabilia, Photography |
| 10 | Steve Lyon | Engineer |
| 11 | Gavin MacKillop | Assistant |
| 12 | Richard Mainwaring | Engineer |
| 13 | Chris Maj | Project Coordinator |
| 14 | Leigh Mantle | Assistant |
| 15 | Tommy McClendon | Composer |
| 16 | Peter Mew | Remastering |
| 17 | Phil Mogg | Composer, Vocals |
| 18 | Keith Nixon | Assistant |
| 19 | Derek Oliver | Liner Notes, Memorabilia, Photography |
| 20 | Mike Owen | Photography |
| 21 | John Pasche | Coordination, Design |
| 22 | Paul Raymond | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards |
| 23 | Nigel Reeve | Project Coordinator |
| 24 | Marcia Resnick | Sleeve Photo |
| 25 | Dave Reynolds | Liner Notes |
| 26 | Jim Simpson | Drums |
| 27 | Nick Tauber | Producer |
| 28 | Peter Thea | Engineer |
| 29 | UFO | Primary Artist |
| 30 | Zoran Veselinovic | Memorabilia, Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |