Call of the Wild (Wild Willy Barrett album)

Call of the Wild
Studio album by Wild Willy Barrett
Released	June 1979 (1979-06)
Recorded	Barrett's Place; 1979
Genre	Folk, Rock, Punk
Length	37:15
Label	Polydor
Producer	Wild Willy Barrett
Wild Willy Barrett chronology
Deep & Meaningless (1978) Call of the Wild (1979) Way & Bar (1980)
Singles from Call of the Wild
"Let's Play Schools / I Did It Otway" Released: March 1979

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Late Night Lady"	Mike Gatton, Ken Murray, Roy Hurley	3:31
2.	"Temptation"	Gatton, Murray	3:20
3.	"Heartbeat of the City"	Gatton, Murray	3:45
4.	"Let's Play Schools"	Barrett	3:05
5.	"Close Encounters"	Barrett	2:48
6.	"The Song"	Gatton, Murray	3:26

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nigel Pringle"	Barrett	3:15
2.	"Eye of A Hurricane"	Gatton, Murray	2:58
3.	"Take Me Back"	Traditional; arranged by Barrett	4:03
4.	"Ole Slewfoot"	Traditional; arranged by Barrett	2:20
5.	"I Did It Otway"	Barrett	4:49
Total length:			37:15

Personnel

• 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

1. Thompson, Dave. Wild Willy Barrett: Call of the Wild > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2012.