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For the 1999 soundtrack, see Wild Wild West (soundtrack). 1988 studio album by The Escape Club
Wild Wild West
Studio album by The Escape Club
ReleasedJuly 11, 1988
Recorded1987
StudioMaison Rouge, Air London, Westside
Genre
Length39:10
LabelAtlantic
ProducerChris Kimsey
The Escape Club chronology
White Fields
(1986) 		Wild Wild West
(1988) 		Dollars and Sex
(1991)
Singles from Wild Wild West
  1. "Wild Wild West"
    Released: July 25, 1988
  2. "Shake for the Sheik"
    Released: November 10, 1988

Wild Wild West is the second album by rock band The Escape Club, released in 1988. It includes their most well-known song, "Wild, Wild West". The album also included the singles "Shake for the Sheik" and "Walking Through Walls".

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Track listing

  • All songs written and arranged by The Escape Club.
No.TitleLength
1."Wild, Wild West"5:44
2."Jealousy"3:07
3."Shake for the Sheik"4:02
4."Walking Through Walls"3:20
5."The Longest Day"4:36
6."Who Do You Love?"3:17
7."Staring at the Sun"4:47
8."Only the Rain"3:06
9."Goodbye Joey Rae"4:28
10."Working for the Fatman"2:57

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Wild Wild West
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 42
US Billboard 200 27

Year-end charts

1989 year-end chart performance for Wild Wild West
Chart (1989) Position
US Billboard 200 97

Personnel

The Escape Club

  • Trevor Steel: 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

References

  1. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - October 16, 2010: Escape Club certified albums". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. ^ Breihan, Tom (7 June 2021). "The Number Ones: The Escape Club's "Wild, Wild West". Stereogum. Retrieved 12 November 2023. 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.
  3. Writer, DEBORAH WILKER, Music. "ESCAPE CLUB HAS A WILD BEGINNING". Sun-Sentinel.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Escape Club - Wild, Wild West". www.pastemagazine.com. 14 September 2015.
  5. "'Tween the Rock and Pop Place". Los Angeles Times. 27 November 1988.
  6. "Wild Wild West - The Escape Club | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  8. "The Escape Club Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  9. "Billboard.BIZ: Top Pop Albums of 1989". Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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