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Call of the Wild (Wild Willy Barrett album)

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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]

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

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.