Sharks (album)

Sharks
Studio album by UFO
Released	3 September 2002
Recorded	Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California, 2002
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	49:36
Label	Shrapnel
Producer	Mike Varney, Steve Fontano
UFO chronology
Covenant (2000) Sharks (2002) You Are Here (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Sharks is the sixteenth album by the British hard rock band UFO. It is the last album to feature longtime German lead guitarist Michael Schenker.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Outlaw Man"	Mogg, Way	4:03
2.	"Quicksilver Rider"	Schenker, Mogg	4:09
3.	"Serenity"	Schenker, Mogg	6:24
4.	"Deadman Walking"	Schenker, Mogg	4:33
5.	"Shadow Dancer"	Schenker, Mogg, Fontano	4:48
6.	"Someone's Gonna Have to Pay"	Mogg, Way	5:31
7.	"Sea of Faith"	Schenker, Mogg, Fontano	5:51
8.	"Fighting Man"	Mogg, Way	4:32
9.	"Perfect View"	Schenker, Mogg, Fontano	4:08
10.	"Crossing Over"	Schenker, Mogg	4:49
11.	"Hawaii"	Schenker	0:43
Total length:			49:36

Bonus Japan

• 1. "Only You Can Rock Me" (Live)
• 2. "Too Hot to Handle" (Live)
• 3. "Rock Bottom" (Live)

Personnel

Band members

• Phil Mogg - vocals
• Michael Schenker - guitar^[3]
• Pete Way - bass guitar
• Aynsley Dunbar - drums

Additional musicians

• Mike Varney - guitar fills & outro guitar solo on "Fighting Man", producer
• Kevin Carlson - keyboards
• Jesse Bradman - background vocals
• Luis Maldonado - background vocals

Production

• Steve Fontano - producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
• Jason D'Ottavio, John Anaya - assistant engineers
• Tim Gennert - mastering

References

1. Sharks (album) at AllMusic
2. Sharks (CD booklet). UFO. Hannover, Germany: SPV GmbH. 2002.
3. Saulnier, Jason (23 January 2009). "Michael Schenker Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 6 May 2013.