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| Oops! Wrong Planet | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1977 | |||
| Studio | Utopia Sound (Lake Hill) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 45:22 | |||
| Label | Bearsville | |||
| Producer | Todd Rundgren | |||
| Utopia chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Oops! Wrong Planet | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
Oops! Wrong Planet is the third studio album by American rock bandUtopia, released in September 1977 byBearsville Records. It delivers a markedly trimmed-down, pop-oriented direction for the band following the progressively influenced previous album,Ra.
Oops! peaked at No. 77 on the Billboard album chart in 1977.[3]
"Love is the Answer" later became a hit forEngland Dan & John Ford Coley, charting #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary list in 1979.[4]
| 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 |
Engineered and produced by Rundgren
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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| USTop LPs & Tape (Billboard) | 73 |
