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Strangers in the Night is a live album by British hard rock band UFO, released in January 1979, through Chrysalis. The original double LP was recorded at shows in Chicago, Illinois, and Louisville, Kentucky in October 1978. Chicago, recalled bassist Pete Way, "was the first city that we could play arenas in. We'd opened there for Kiss and their audience took to us. Every time we went to Chicago, it became an event." Some of the songs were recorded at a show on UFO's tour with Blue Öyster Cult. Guitarist Michael Schenker left the band during the tour and was replaced, for a second time, by Lone Star's Paul Chapman. It has been rumoured that Schenker refused to record overdubs for the album, which would make this an accurate account of his live guitar work. Schenker has spoken of disappointment with the tracks chosen, saying, "There were better takes they could've used." Strangers in the Night peaked at No.7 in the UK and No.42 in the US. Critics and fans cite it as one of the greatest live rock albums. Kerrang! ranked it No.47 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time". Slash, guitarist for Guns N' Roses, hailed it is his favorite live album. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
