Sharks (album)

Sharks
Sharks
Studio album by UFO
Released	3 September 2002 (2002-09-03)
Recorded	2002
Studio	Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	49:36
Label	Shrapnel
Producer	Mike Varney, Steve Fontano
UFO chronology

2002 studio album by UFO

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]

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.^[3]

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

There are reports of an unofficial Russian 18 track version of this CD, with tracks from previous UFO albums but not listed in the cover.

Japan edition bonus tracks

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^[4]
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

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	75

References

^ Prato, Greg. "Sharks - UFO review". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 4923. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
^ UFO (2002). Sharks (CD booklet). Hannover, Germany: SPV GmbH.
^ Saulnier, Jason (23 January 2009). "Michael Schenker Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – UFO – Covenant" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

[1] Prato, Greg. "Sharks - UFO review". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 December 2025.

[2] Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 4923. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.

[3] UFO (2002). Sharks (CD booklet). Hannover, Germany: SPV GmbH.

[Music_Legends-4] Saulnier, Jason (23 January 2009). "Michael Schenker Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 6 May 2013.

[ac_Germany_UFO-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – UFO – Covenant" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 18 April 2018.