Wild Wild West (album) explained
Wild Wild West is the second album by rock band The Escape Club, released in 1988.[5] It includes their most well-known song, "Wild, Wild West".[6] The album also included the singles "Shake for the Sheik" and "Walking Through Walls".
Track listing
- All songs written and arranged by The Escape Club.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Personnel
The Escape Club
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
Notes and References
- Web site: RIAA - Gold & Platinum - October 16, 2010: Escape Club certified albums. Recording Industry Association of America. 27 Jul 2013.
- Web site: Tom . Breihan . The Number Ones: The Escape Club’s “Wild, Wild West. . June 7, 2021. With Kimsey, the Escape Club recorded their Wild, Wild West album, a clear attempt to run grandly pouty T. Rex-style ’70s glam rock through an ’80s dance-beat filter.. November 12, 2023.
- Web site: Tom . Breihan . The Number Ones: The Escape Club’s “Wild, Wild West. . June 7, 2021. With Kimsey, the Escape Club recorded their Wild, Wild West album, a clear attempt to run grandly pouty T. Rex-style ’70s glam rock through an ’80s dance-beat filter.. November 12, 2023.
- Web site: ESCAPE CLUB HAS A WILD BEGINNING. DEBORAH WILKER, Music. Writer. Sun-Sentinel.com.
- Web site: Escape Club - Wild, Wild West. September 14, 2015. www.pastemagazine.com.
- Web site: 'Tween the Rock and Pop Place. November 27, 1988. Los Angeles Times.
- Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf.
- Web site: https://archive.today/20120721024542/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/854788 . Billboard.BIZ: Top Pop Albums of 1989 . July 21, 2012 . May 6, 2022 . dead .