Wild Frontier

Wild Frontier
Cover photo by John Swannell
Studio album by Gary Moore
Released 9 March 1987
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 56:09
Label 10/Virgin
Producer Peter Collins, Pete Smith, James "Jimbo" Barton and Gary Moore
Gary Moore chronology
Run for Cover
(1985)Run for Cover1985		 Wild Frontier
(1987)		 After the War
(1989)After the War1989
Singles from Wild Frontier
  1. "Over the Hills and Far Away"
    Released: December 1986
  2. "Wild Frontier"
    Released: February 1987
  3. "Friday on My Mind"
    Released: 1987
  4. "The Loner"
    Released: 1987
  5. "Take a Little Time"
    Released: November 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal4/10[2]

Wild Frontier is the sixth solo studio album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in 1987. His first studio effort after a trip back to his native Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1985, the album contains several songs about Ireland and even the music itself is steeped in Celtic roots. The album is dedicated to the memory of Moore's close friend and former Thin Lizzy bandmate Phil Lynott, who died on 4 January 1986, with the words "For Philip" on the rear cover.

Wild Frontier contains the hit single "Over the Hills and Far Away", which reached No. 20 in the UK,[3] as well as a cover of the Easybeats' song "Friday on My Mind". The Max Middleton-penned "The Loner" was originally recorded by Cozy Powell for his Over the Top album in 1979 (on which Moore performed, albeit not on Powell's recording of "The Loner"). The track was substantially altered by Moore for his own recording, thus he is credited as a co-writer.

All drums on Wild Frontier are sequenced with a drum machine, although the programming is uncredited in the liner notes of the album. Future Toto drummer Simon Phillips would appear on the music video for "Over the Hills and Far Away," as well as early promotions for the album. He would be replaced by former Black Sabbath drummer Eric Singer for the tour, before leaving shortly afterwards to form Badlands.

"Over the Hills and Far Away" was covered by the Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish on their 2001 EP of the same title, and by Swedish viking metal band Thyrfing on their album Urkraft. The Spanish band Saurom also recorded a cover of this song with alternative lyrics, titled "La Disolución de la Comunidad".

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Over the Hills and Far Away"Gary Moore5:20
2."Wild Frontier"Moore4:14
3."Take a Little Time"Moore4:05
4."The Loner" (instrumental, originally recorded by Cozy Powell)Max Middleton, Moore5:54
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Friday on My Mind" (The Easybeats cover)George Young, Harry Vanda4:11
6."Strangers in the Darkness"Moore, Neil Carter4:38
7."Thunder Rising"Moore, Carter5:43
8."Johnny Boy"Moore3:15
CD release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Over the Hills and Far Away"Moore5:20
2."Wild Frontier"Moore4:14
3."Take a Little Time"Moore4:05
4."The Loner"Middleton, Moore5:54
5."Friday on My Mind"Young, Vanda4:11
6."Strangers in the Darkness"Moore, Carter4:38
7."Thunder Rising"Moore, Carter5:43
8."Johnny Boy"Moore3:15
9."Over the Hills and Far Away" (12” version)Moore7:26
10."Wild Frontier" (12” version)Moore6:38
11."Crying in the Shadows"Moore5:01

Personnel

Production
  • Peter Collins – producer on tracks 1, 2, 4, 9, 10 and 12
  • Pete Smith – producer on tracks 3 and 6
  • James "Jimbo" Barton – producer on tracks 5, 7, 8 and 13, engineer on tracks 1 and 2, mixing on tracks 3 and 6
  • Chris Porter – engineer on tracks 2 and 4
  • Mike Stone – producer on track 11
  • Nigel Walker – producer on track 14

Charts

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
UK BPI 1987 Silver (+ 60,000)[22]
Sweden IFPI Sweden 1987 Platinum (+ 30,000)[23]
Finland IFPI Finland 1987 Gold (+ 25,000)[24]

References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Wild Frontier at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Gary Moore Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: MOK - MOY > Garu Moore". Sisältää hitin / Timo Pennanen. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Gary Moore – Wild Frontier (Album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Gary Moore – Wild Frontier (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Gary Moore – Wild Frontier". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Album – Gary Moore, Wild Frontier". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Gary Moore – Wild Frontier (Album)". Charts.org.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Gary Moore – Wild Frontier". Dutch Charts.nl (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Gary Moore – Wild Frontier". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Gary Moore Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  13. 1 2 3 "The Irish Cahrts: search for Gary Moore". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Gary Moore – Over the Hills and Far Away (Song)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Gary Moore – Over the Hills and Far Away (Song)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Gary Moore – Over the Hills and Far Away". Dutch Charts.nl (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Gary Moore Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "Gary Moore – Over the Hills and Far Away". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "Gary Moore – Over the Hills and Far Away (Song)". Charts.org.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "Gary Moore – Friday on My Mind (Song)". Charts.org.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  21. ↑ "Gary Moore – Friday on My Mind". Dutch Charts.nl (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  22. ↑ "BPI Awards Database: Search for Gary Moore". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  23. ↑ IFPI Sweden – Gold & Platinum 1987–1998 (pdf) Archived 21 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  24. ↑ Album Certification Awards (Finland) – Gary Moore
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