Wild Horses (Wild Horses album)
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| Studio album by Wild Horses | ||||
| Released | 14 April 1980 | |||
| Recorded | Konk Studios, Hornsey, London, December 1979 to January 1980 | |||
| Genre | Hard Rock | |||
| Length | 36:43 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Trevor Rabin, Wild Horses | |||
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Wild Horses is the debut album by the British rock band, Wild Horses, co-produced with Trevor Rabin at Konk Studios in London, and released on 14 April 1980 on EMI Records. It peaked at No. 38, and spent four weeks in the UK Albums Chart.[2]
It was subsequently issued on CD in Japan in 1993 on Toshiba-EMI, and by the now defunct UK labels Zoom Club in 1999 and Krescendo Records in 2009, respectively, both with the title The First Album. The most recent re-issue came in February 2013, courtesy of UK-based Rock Candy Records, and includes a host of unreleased studios demos as bonus tracks not found on previous re-issues.
Track listing
All songs by Jimmy Bain and Brian Robertson, except where noted
- "Reservation" - 3:47
- "Face Down" - 3:30
- "Blackmail" - 2:25
- "Flyaway" (Bain, Phil Lynott) - 3:33
- "Dealer" (Bain, Robertson, Scott Gorham) - 4:56
- "Street Girl" - 3:28
- "No Strings Attached" - 3:56
- "Criminal Tendencies" - 3:46
- "Nights on the Town" - 3:21
- "Woman" - 4:01
Zoom Club re-issue bonus tracks
- "Rocky Mountain Way" (live)
- "Saturday Night" (live)
Krescendo re-issue bonus tracks
- "The Axe" (live)
- "In the City" (live)
- "New York City" (live)
Rock Candy re-issue bonus tracks
- "The Rapist" (B-side of "Criminal Tendencies" single)
- "Reservation" (demo)
- "Blackmail" (demo)
- "Flyaway" (demo) with Phil Lynott
- "Dealer" (demo)
- "The Rapist" (demo)
- "Retribution" (demo)
- "Breathe on Me" (demo)
Release history
| Date | Region | Label | Catalogue | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 April 1980 | Worldwide | EMI Records | EMC3326 | vinyl | |
| 1980 | Japan | Toshiba-EMI | EMS-81315 | vinyl | |
| 1993 | Japan | Toshiba-EMI/Insideout | TOCP-7975 | CD | |
| 1999 | UK | Zoom Club | ZCRCD22 | CD | with the title The First Album |
| 2009 | UK | Krescendo | KRECD32 | CD | with the title The First Album |
| 2013 | UK | Rock Candy | CANDY168 | CD |
Musicians
- Brian Robertson - lead guitars, backing and lead (3, 9) vocals, bass (4, 9), arrangements
- Neil Carter - lead guitars, backing vocals, keyboards
- Jimmy Bain - bass (1-3, 5-8, 10), lead vocals (1, 2, 4-8, 10), rhythm guitars, keyboards, arrangements
- Clive Edwards - drums
References
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Wild Horses The First Album review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 602. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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