Call of the Wild (Wild Willy Barrett album)

Call of the Wild is Wild Willy Barrett's first solo album. It was released in 1979 on the Polydor record label.

Call of the Wild
Studio album by Wild Willy Barrett
Released	June 1979
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]

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.