Wild Wild West (album)
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| Wild Wild West | ||||
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| File:Wild Wild West Escape Club.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 11, 1988[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Maison Rouge, Air London, Westside | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 39:10 | |||
| Label | Atlantic[2] | |||
| Producer | Chris Kimsey | |||
| The Escape Club chronology | ||||
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Wild Wild West is the second album by rock band The Escape Club, released in 1988.[3] It includes their most well-known song, "Wild, Wild West".[4] The album also included the singles "Shake for the Sheik" and "Walking Through Walls".
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
Track listing
- All songs written and arranged by The Escape Club.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wild, Wild West" | 5:44 |
| 2. | "Jealousy" | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Shake for the Sheik" | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Walking Through Walls" | 3:20 |
| 5. | "The Longest Day" | 4:36 |
| 6. | "Who Do You Love?" | 3:17 |
| 7. | "Staring at the Sun" | 4:47 |
| 8. | "Only the Rain" | 3:06 |
| 9. | "Goodbye Joey Rae" | 4:28 |
| 10. | "Working for the Fatman" | 2:57 |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 42 |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 27 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1989) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[8] | 97 |
Personnel
The Escape Club
- Trevor Steel: Guitars, Main Vocal
- John Holliday: Guitars, Harmonica, Backing Vocals
- Johnnie Christo: Bass, Backing Vocals
- Milan Zekavica: Drums, Percussion
Additional Personnel
- Steve Pigott, John Carin, Alan Clark: Keyboards, Synthesizers
- Andy Duncan, Steve Scales: Percussion
- Ben Parks, Brian Brumitt, Dave Plews, Jim Patterson: Horns
- "Plum", Tessa Niles: Backing Vocals
References
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - October 16, 2010: Escape Club certified albums". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ Writer, DEBORAH WILKER, Music. "ESCAPE CLUB HAS A WILD BEGINNING". Sun-Sentinel.com.
- ^ "Escape Club - Wild, Wild West". www.pastemagazine.com. 14 September 2015.
- ^ "'Tween the Rock and Pop Place". Los Angeles Times. 27 November 1988.
- ^ "Wild Wild West - The Escape Club | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "The Escape Club Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Billboard.BIZ: Top Pop Albums of 1989". Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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