Oops! Wrong Planet
Oops! Wrong Planet is the third studio album by American rock band Utopia. It delivers a markedly trimmed down, pop-oriented, and somewhat cynical direction for the band following the perniciously optimistic and progressively influenced previous album, Ra.
| Oops! Wrong Planet | ||||
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| Studio album by Utopia | ||||
| Released | September 1977 | |||
| Recorded | at Utopia Sound | |||
| Genre | Art rock, pop rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 45:22 | |||
| Label | Bearsville | |||
| Producer | Todd Rundgren | |||
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| Singles from Oops! Wrong Planet | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    |
Oops! peaked at #77 on the Billboard album chart in 1977.[2]
"Love is the Answer" later became a hit for England Dan & John Ford Coley, charting #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary list in 1979.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Trapped" | Todd Rundgren | Sulton, Rundgren | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Windows" | Roger Powell | Powell | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Love in Action" | Rundgren | Rundgren | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Crazy Lady Blue" | Rundgren, John Wilcox | Wilcox | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Back on the Street" | Rundgren | Sulton | 4:09 |
| 6. | "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" | Powell, Rundgren, Kasim Sulton | Rundgren, Sulton | 4:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "The Martyr" | Rundgren, Sulton | Sulton | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Abandon City" | Powell, Rundgren | Powell | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Gangrene" | Rundgren, Wilcox | Wilcox | 3:36 |
| 10. | "My Angel" | Powell, Rundgren | Sulton, Rundgren | 3:40 |
| 11. | "Rape of the Young" | Rundgren | Rundgren | 3:11 |
| 12. | "Love Is the Answer" | Rundgren | Rundgren | 4:10 |
Personnel
- Todd Rundgren - guitars, vocals, saxophone (10), production, engineering
- Roger Powell - keyboards, vocals, trumpet (8), Powell probe
- Kasim Sulton - bass, vocals
- John "Willie" Wilcox - drums, vocals
Charts
Album - Billboard
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1977 | Pop Albums | 73 |
References
- "allmusic ((( Oops! Wrong Planet > Overview )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- www.allmusic.com
- www.allmusic.com
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