Obsession (UFO album)

Obsession is the seventh studio album by English rock band UFO, released in 1978. This was the final studio album to feature Michael Schenker on lead guitar until he returned to the band in 1993. A single from the album, "Only You Can Rock Me" / "Cherry", was also released in 1978. So too was the band's first three-track EP "Only You Can Rock Me", "Cherry" / "Rock Bottom", reaching No. 50 in the UK.Template:Which The album was recorded at an abandoned post office in Los Angeles.

EMI's 2008 remastered edition includes three bonus live tracks, and also some writing credits are corrected. In 2024, Chrysalis released a deluxe edition on 2 CD's and 3 LP's. It features new remaster as well as an entire live show from Cleveland, remixed in 2024 for this release.

Critical reception

Reviewing the LP in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "I've admired their forward motion and facile riffs, so it's my duty to report that they've degenerated into the usual exhibitionism. Theme song: 'Lookin' Out for No. 1,' a turn of phrase that's becoming as much of a watchword in late '70s rock as 'get together' was in the late '60s."<ref name="CG"/>

Personnel

UFO

• Phil Mogg – vocals
• Michael Schenker – guitars, recorder
• Paul Raymond – keyboards, guitar
• Pete Way – bass
• Andy Parker – drums

Production

• Ron Nevison – producer
• Mike Clink – assistant engineer
• Alan McMillan – conductor, string arrangements, string conductor
• Hipgnosis – cover art

Charts

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Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)<ref name=aus>Template:Cite book</ref>	89
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	41