No Heavy Petting

No Heavy Petting is the fifth studio album by English rock band UFO, released in 1976. It is the first UFO album to feature a full-time keyboard player as a member of the band, making this their first record as a five-piece band. While keyboardist Danny Peyronel only stayed in the band for this one album, he did co-write several tracks on the record.

No Heavy Petting
Studio album by UFO
Released	May 1976 (1976-05)^[1]
Recorded	1976
Studio	Morgan (London)
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	35:16
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Leo Lyons
UFO chronology
Force It (1975) No Heavy Petting (1976) Lights Out (1977)
Singles from No Heavy Petting
"Can You Roll Her" Released: 1 July 1976 (Japan only) ^[2] "Highway Lady" Released: 1976 (Japan only)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

In 1994, a CD including this album and Lights Out was released by BGO Records. Like many CDs in the UFO catalogue, it was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2007.

No Heavy Petting was a rule posted in many public baths in England during the 1970s and 1980s.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Natural Thing"	Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg, Pete Way	4:01
2.	"I'm a Loser"	Schenker, Mogg	3:55
3.	"Can You Roll Her"	Danny Peyronel, Mogg, Andy Parker	2:58
4.	"Belladonna"	Schenker, Mogg	4:32
5.	"Reasons Love"	Schenker, Mogg	3:17

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Highway Lady"	Peyronel	3:49
7.	"On with the Action"	Schenker, Mogg	5:03
8.	"A Fool in Love"	Frankie Miller, Andy Fraser	2:50
9.	"Martian Landscape"	Peyronel, Mogg, Parker	5:11

2007 EMI remastered CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"All or Nothing" (Small Faces cover)	Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott	3:30
11.	"French Kisses"	UFO	3:07
12.	"Have You Seen Me Lately Joan"	Frankie Miller	4:00
13.	"Tonight, Tonight"	UFO	3:17
14.	"All the Strings"	Peyronel	5:58

All previously unreleased studio tracks were recorded at Morgan Studios in January 1976 except "All or Nothing" on September 15, 1975 and mixed at Abbey Road Studios in June 2007.

Personnel

UFO

• Phil Mogg – vocals
• Andy Parker – drums
• Pete Way – bass
• Michael Schenker – guitar
• Danny Peyronel – keyboards, backing vocals

Production

• Leo Lyons – producer
• Mike Bobak – engineer
• Hipgnosis – cover art

Charts

1976 chart performance for No Heavy Petting

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[4]	38
US Billboard 200^[5]	169

2023 chart performance for No Heavy Petting

Chart (2023)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	59
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[7]	25
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[8]	14
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[9]	6

References

1. Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 853. ISBN 9780862415419.
2. "UFO singles".
3. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "No Heavy Petting - UFO". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
4. "Swedishcharts.com – UFO – No Heavy Petting". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
5. "Top LPs & Tape - July 10, 1976" (PDF). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – UFO – No Heavy Petting" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
7. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
8. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
9. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.