The Wimp & The Wild

The Wimp & The Wild [1]
Studio album by John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett
Released August 1989 (1989-08)
Recorded Pace Studios, Milton Keynes + Avocado Studios, Aylesbury
Genre Punk, Folk, Electronic
Length 33:25
Label VM Records
Producer Wild Willy Barrett
John Otway chronology
All Balls & No Willy
(1982) All Balls & No Willy1982		 The Wimp & The Wild
(1989) The Wimp & The Wild1989		 Under the Covers and Over the Top
(1992) Under the Covers and Over the Top1992
Wild Willy Barrett chronology
Organic Bondage
(1986) Organic Bondage1986		 The Wimp & The Wild
(1989) The Wimp & The Wild1989		 Open Toed and Flapping
(1994) Open Toed and Flapping1994
Singles from The Wimp & The Wild
  1. "Last of the Mohicans / Fashion"
    Released: 1987

The Wimp & The Wild is the fourth and final album by John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett; released in 1989.

History

The writing process for The Wimp & The Wild goes back 10 years. "The Wimp" is a re-recorded version of "Losing", the b-side of Whoops Apocalypse. Best Dream is a re-recording of the "Where Did I Go Right?". Fashion had been recorded previously in 1985 for the Swank TV program; that version unreleased until the Scraps compilation. "The Wild" was recorded as a demo called "Glasgow School of Art". "I Believe" is an alternate version of "Turn Off the Dream (Don't Watch the Nightmare)" from "All Balls and No Willy". "Focke Wolf" was written by Eddie Stanton and recorded previously on "The Whinging Album".

Track listing

All tracks written by John Otway except where indicated.

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Wimp"  
2."Best Dream"  
3."Fashion"Otway, Robyn Boult 
4."Volunteer"Otway, Warren Harry 
5."Blockbuster"Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman 
6."Separated"Bannister 
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Wild"Otway, Boult 
2."House of the Rising Sun"Traditional; arranged by Otway and Barrett 
3."Last of the Mohicans"Otway, Boult 
4."I Believe"  
5."I Am A Lion"  
6."Focke Wolfe"Eddie Stanton 

Personnel

  • John Otway - Vocals, Guitar
  • Wild Willy Barrett - Guitar, Bass, Drums, Drum pads/Programming
  • Liam Grundy - Piano on "Separated"

References

  1. ↑ "Otway* & Barrett* - The Wimp & The Wild (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
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