Call of the Wild (Wild Willy Barrett album)

Call of the Wild is Wild Willy Barrett's first solo album. It was released in 1979 on the Polydor record label.

Call of the Wild
Studio album by
Wild Willy Barrett
ReleasedJune 1979 (1979-06)
RecordedBarrett's Place; 1979
GenreFolk, Rock, Punk
Length37:15
LabelPolydor
ProducerWild Willy Barrett
Wild Willy Barrett chronology
Deep & Meaningless
(1978)
Call of the Wild
(1979)
Way & Bar
(1980)
Singles from Call of the Wild
  1. "Let's Play Schools / I Did It Otway"
    Released: March 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track list

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Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Late Night Lady"Mike Gatton, Ken Murray, Roy Hurley3:31
2."Temptation"Gatton, Murray3:20
3."Heartbeat of the City"Gatton, Murray3:45
4."Let's Play Schools"Barrett3:05
5."Close Encounters"Barrett2:48
6."The Song"Gatton, Murray3:26
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nigel Pringle"Barrett3:15
2."Eye of A Hurricane"Gatton, Murray2:58
3."Take Me Back"Traditional; arranged by Barrett4:03
4."Ole Slewfoot"Traditional; arranged by Barrett2:20
5."I Did It Otway"Barrett4:49
Total length:37:15

Personnel

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  • Wild Willy Barrett - vocals, guitar, violin, bass
  • Martin Freeman - drums
  • Yvonne Grech - vocals
  • Paul Ward - bass and acoustic guitar on "Take Me Back" and "Ole Slewfoot"
  • David Holmes - drums on "Let's Play Schools" and "Nigel Pringle"
  • Debbie Grech - backing vocals

References

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  1. ^ Thompson, Dave. Wild Willy Barrett: Call of the Wild > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2012.