Wild Cherry (album)

Wild Cherry is the first studio album by Wild Cherry, released in 1976. The album includes the group's only major single success, "Play That Funky Music".

Wild Cherry
Studio album by Wild Cherry
Released	June 1976
Recorded	1975–76
Studio	Cleveland Recording Company
Genre	Funk, disco
Length	33:08
Label	Epic
Producer	Robert Parissi
Wild Cherry chronology
Wild Cherry (1976) Electrified Funk (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Rob Parissi except where noted.

1. "Play That Funky Music" – 5:00
2. "The Lady Wants Your Money" – 4:13
3. "99½" (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett) – 3:00
4. "Don't Go Near the Water" – 3:16
5. "Nowhere to Run" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 3:05
6. "I Feel Sanctified" (The Commodores) – 3:53
7. "Hold On" – 4:12
8. "Get It Up" – 2:59
9. "What in the Funk Do You See" – 3:26

Personnel

Wild Cherry

• Robert Parissi – guitars, lead vocals
• Bryan Bassett – guitars, backing vocals
• Allen Wentz – bass, backing vocals, synthesizers
• Ronald Beitle – drums, backing vocals, percussion

Additional personnel

• Chuck Berginc, Jack Brandlar, Joe Eckert, Rick Singer – horns (tracks 1, 3, 6)
• Becky Goldstein, Tampa Lann – backing vocals (tracks 2, 7, 8)
• Mark Avsec – synthesizer (tracks 2, 5, 8, 9), piano (track 5)
• Gerald Paluck – vibes (track 7)

Production

• Executive producer: Carl Maduri
• Arranged by Wild Cherry
• Produced by Robert Parissi for Belkin/Maduri Productions
• Recorded by Ken Hamann
• Mixed by Carl Maduri, Robert Parissi and Ken Hamann

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1976 (U.S.)

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r21850
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.