Wildlife (Mott the Hoople album)
| Wildlife | ||||
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| Studio album by Mott the Hoople | ||||
| Released | March 1971 | |||
| Recorded |
November–December, 1970 Island Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 38:25 | |||
| Label | Island (UK), Atlantic (US) | |||
| Producer |
Mott the Hoople (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-8) Guy Stevens (track 3) Mott the Hoople/Guy Stevens (tracks 5 and 9) | |||
| Mott the Hoople chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | favourable[2] |
Wildlife is the third studio album by the British band Mott the Hoople.
The album was originally released in 1971; in the UK by Island Records (catalogue number ILPS 9144) and in the US by Atlantic Records (cat. no. SD 8384). It was subsequently re-released by Angel Air in 2003 SJPCD159.
It reached No. 44 in the UK Albums Chart in April 1971.[3]
Track listing
Side one
- "Whiskey Women" (Mick Ralphs) - 3:42
- "Angel of Eighth Avenue" (Ian Hunter) - 4:33
- "Wrong Side of the River" (Ralphs) - 5:19
- "Waterlow" (Hunter) - 3:03
- "Lay Down" (Melanie Safka) - 4:13
Side two
- "It Must Be Love" (Ralphs) - 2:24
- "Original Mixed-Up Kid" (Hunter) - 3:40
- "Home Is Where I Want to Be" (Ralphs) - 4:11
- "Keep a Knockin' (live)" (Richard Penniman) - 10:10 (*)
(*) This track is a rock and roll medley that, in addition to "Keep A Knockin'", also includes snippets of "I Got A Woman" (by Ray Charles), "What'd I Say" (Charles) and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (Jerry Lee Lewis). On the recording, however, singer Ian Hunter incorrectly introduces "What'd I Say" as being written by Jerry Lee Lewis.
2003 CD bonus tracks
- "It'll Be Me" (Clement) - 2.58
- "Long Red" (Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, Ventura, Landsberg) - 3.47
Personnel
- Ian Hunter - lead (2, 4, 5, 7, 9) and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
- Mick Ralphs - lead guitar, backing and lead (1, 3, 6, 8) vocals
- Verden Allen - organ, backing vocals
- Pete "Overend" Watts - bass, backing vocals
- Dale "Buffin" Griffin - drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Gerry Hogan - steel guitar
- Brian Humphries - engineer
- Andy Johns - engineer
- Jess Roden - background vocals
- Stan Tippins - background vocals
- Michael Gray - string arrangements
- James Archer - violin
References
- ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Wildlife". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ Ben Edmonds (10 June 1971). "Wildlife". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 381. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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