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Jungle (Dwight Twilley album)

Jungle is an album by the American musician Dwight Twilley, released in 1984.[2][3]

Jungle
Studio album by
Dwight Twilley
Released1984
GenrePop, rock
LabelEMI America[1]
Dwight Twilley chronology
Scuba Divers
(1982) 		Jungle
(1984) 		Wild Dogs
(1986)

The album reached No. 39 on the Billboard 200; "Girls" peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] Despite Jungle's success, Twilley left EMI America for the mob-connected Private Eye Records.[5]

A cover of "Why You Wanna Break My Heart", by Tia Carrere, appears on Wayne's World: Music from the Motion Picture.[6]

Production

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Susan Cowsill and Tom Petty contributed vocals to the album; Mike Campbell played guitar.[7][8] The intro to "Girls" contains an interpolation of some Maurice Chevalier music.[9]

The video for "Girls" was inspired by Porky's.[10]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [12]
Knight-Ridder8/10[7]
Philadelphia Daily News    [13]

Orange Coast wrote that "the single-laden LP features rocking melodies and rich vocals, which are often reminiscent of the Beatles' Mersey sound."[14] The Philadelphia Daily News stated that "it rocks consistently ... without resorting too often to overripe electropop cliche."[13]

The Sacramento Bee thought the album to be "buoyed by some tasty syncopated rhythms."[15] The Philadelphia Inquirer determined that "filled with quick, clever rock songs, it can stand with the best of his work, and it never sounds as if Twilley has become bitter or tired."[16]

Track listing

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  1. "Little Bit of Love" – 3:48
  2. "Girls" – 3:28
  3. "Why You Wanna Break My Heart" – 3:45
  4. "You Can Change It" – 3:04
  5. "Cry Baby" – 3:41
  6. "Don't You Love Her" – 3:44
  7. "Long Lonely Nights" – 3:58
  8. "Jungle" – 4:36
  9. "To Get to You" 3:43
  10. "Max Dog" – 1:41

References

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  1. ^ "Dwight Twilley Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Buckley, Peter (February 5, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (Mar 15, 1984). "Jungle". Rolling Stone. No. 417. p. 50.
  4. ^ "Dwight Twilley". Billboard.
  5. ^ Arnold, Thomas K. (6 Dec 1989). "Fame Proves Tougher Than Critical Acclaim for Twilley". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 2.
  6. ^ Triplett, Gene (November 7, 1999). "Twilley and Tulsa - together again". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma NOW!. p. 1.
  7. ^ a b Shefchik, Rick (May 20, 1984). "DWIGHT TWILLEY, Jungle". Lexington Herald-Leader. Knight-Ridder News Service. p. G3.
  8. ^ "LET IT RIP". Philadelphia Daily News. Features. 30 Mar 1984. p. 42.
  9. ^ Tramel, Jimmie (June 4, 2021). "Dwight Twilley at 70: Tulsa music artist has lived his dream". Tulsa World. Music.
  10. ^ Mills, Fred (February 7, 2007). "Dwight Twilley". Creative Loafing. Rare Grooves.
  11. ^ "Jungle - Dwight Twilley | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  12. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ a b Marsh, Dave (24 Mar 1984). "DWIGHT TWILLEY: Jungle". Philadelphia Daily News. Features. p. 18.
  14. ^ "Music". Orange Coast: 128–129. Apr 1984.
  15. ^ Barton, David (September 4, 1984). "CHRIS DE BURGH HEADS MEDIOCRE BILL AT EMPTY FAIR AMPHITHEATER". The Sacramento Bee. p. D4.
  16. ^ Tucker, Ken (April 5, 1984). "DWIGHT TWILLEY AT THE RIPLEY". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D7.
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