While I use the category of “Bubbling Under” for our Saturday feature for anything that didn’t chart in the Top 40, “Too Hot to Handle” is a truly a “Bubbling Under” hit as it appeared only on Billboard’s Bubbling Under chart at #106. In fact it is the only song by UFO to appear on any American chart.
While the success of this song was not due to its release as a single but as an album cut, the single release in the US and the UK were issued in red vinyl and are somewhat of a collector’s item today. “Too Hot to Handle” was composed by lead singer Phil Mogg and bassist Pete Way.
The cut also contains a killer lead from Michael Schenker – whose membership in the band over the years helped them evolved from a space rock band to a metal band. “Lights Out” is also the first album to feature the band’s newest member Paul Raymond . Raymond, who played rhythm guitar and keyboards, was previously a member of Savoy Brown.
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