''Oops! Wrong Planet'' is the third studio album by American rock band
Utopia
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. 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.
"Love is the Answer" later became a hit for
England Dan & John Ford Coley
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, charting #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary list in 1979.
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Track listing
Personnel
*Todd Rundgren
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- guitars
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, lead (1, 3, 6, 10–12) and backing vocals, saxophone
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(10)
* Roger Powell - keyboards, lead (2, 8) and backing vocals, trumpet
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(8), Powell probe
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- bass
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, lead (1, 5–7, 10) and backing vocals
* John "Willie" Wilcox - drums
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, lead (4, 9) and backing vocals
Engineered and produced by Rundgren
Charts
References
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1977 albums
Todd Rundgren albums
Albums produced by Todd Rundgren
Utopia (band) albums
Bearsville Records albums
Rhino Entertainment albums