| The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | UFO |
| Cover: | The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent.jpg |
| Released: | 16 January 1981[1] |
| Recorded: | 1980 |
| Studio: | AIR Studios, Wessex Sound Studios and Utopia Studios, London |
| Genre: | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Length: | 40:43 |
| Label: | Chrysalis |
| Producer: | UFO |
| Prev Title: | No Place to Run |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | Mechanix |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent is the ninth studio album by English hard rock band UFO, released on 16 January 1981. Their first to be entirely self-produced. Its song "Lonely Heart" was a minor UK hit.
Former Wild Horses' keyboard player Neil Carter replaced Paul Raymond, who had left to join the Michael Schenker Group after a disagreement with singer Phil Mogg. However, according to guitarist Paul Chapman, Carter – though credited on the sleeve – did not play keyboards on the album (see below).
The original cover was, as usual, designed by the art studio Hipgnosis.
The album was remastered at Sound Recording Technology in Cambridge in 1994 and reissued on Repertoire Records. The album was also reissued in 2009, remastered and with an expanded booklet and bonus tracks.