The Wimp & The Wild

The Wimp & The Wild
Studio album by
John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett
ReleasedAugust 1989 (1989-08)
RecordedPace Studios, Milton Keynes + Avocado Studios, Aylesbury
GenresPunk, Folk, Electronic
Length33:25
LabelVM Records
ProducerWild Willy Barrett
John Otway chronology
All Balls & No Willy
(1982)		 The Wimp & The Wild
(1989)		 Under the Covers and Over the Top
(1992)
Wild Willy Barrett chronology
Organic Bondage
(1986)		 The Wimp & The Wild
(1989)		 Open Toed and Flapping
(1994)
Singles from The Wimp & The Wild
  1. "Last of the Mohicans / Fashion"
    Released: 1987
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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. "Best Dream" is a re-recording of the Where Did I Go Right track.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "within its corridors lurk some of Otway's finest performances of the age, beginning with an almost heartbreakingly Spartan revision of 'Best Dream.'" Martin C. Strong wrote that the album "ranged from 'wimp-ish' acoustics from John to stripped-down covers."

Track listing

All tracks are 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

References

  1. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 353.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The Wimp & the Wild - John Otway | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ "John Otway & Wild Billy Barrett". Trouser Press. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. ↑ The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Fireside. 1995.
  5. ↑ "John OTWAY biography". The Great Rock Bible.