Only the Wild Survive
1979 studio album by Wild Cherry
Only the Wild Survive | ||||
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Studio album by Wild Cherry | ||||
Released | May 1979 | |||
Genre | Funk, funk rock | |||
Length | 38:57 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Rick Hall | |||
Wild Cherry chronology | ||||
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Only the Wild Survive is the fourth and final studio album by Wild Cherry, released in 1979.[1] It contains the single "Keep On Playin' That Funky Music" a sequel to their 1976 hit "Play That Funky Music". It was also the first and only Wild Cherry album to feature Donnie Iris (formerly of the Jaggerz) as a performer. After Wild Cherry's breakup, Iris and bandmate Mark Avsec would launch Donnie Iris and the Cruisers.
Critical reception
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AllMusic | [2] |
The Ottawa Journal noted that "the band has become firmly established as a funk band prone to writing songs that regularly sound the same as 'Play That Funky Music'."[3]
Track listing
- "Try a Piece of My Love" (James Robert Barrett, Mark Cunningham) - 4:28
- "Look at Her Dance" (Russ Ballard) - 4:40
- "Don't Wait Too Long" (Robert Parissi) - 5:50
- "Starlight" (Parissi) - 4:25
- "Hold On to Your Hiney" (Tony Joe White) - 4:15
- "All Night's All Right" (Dean Parks) - 3:50
- "Raindance" (Billy Burnette, Larry Henley) - 3:26
- "Take Me Back" (Mark Avsec, Parissi) - 4:10
- "Keep On Playin' That Funky Music" (Harrison Calloway, Clarence Jones, Parissi) - 3:55
Personnel
- Robert Parissi - lead guitar, lead vocals
- Donnie Iris - guitar, vocals
- Mark Avsec - keyboards, vocals
- Cooke Michalchick - bass
- Ron Beitle - drums, vocals
References
- ^ "Wild Cherry Biography by Greg Prato". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Wild Cherry Only the Wild Survive review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Cobb, Chris (17 May 1979). "Albums". Relax. Ottawa Journal. p. 5.
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Wild Cherry
- Rob Parissi
- Allen Wentz
- Bryan Bassett
- Ronald Beitle
- Mark Avsec
- Donnie Iris
- Coogie Stoddart
- Wild Cherry (1976)
- Electrified Funk (1977)
- I Love My Music (1978)
- Only the Wild Survive (1979)
- Play the Funk (2000)
- Super Hits (2002)
- "Play That Funky Music" (1976)