Wild Love (album)

Wild Love is the fourth album by Bill Callahan (also known as Smog), released on March 27, 1995, on Drag City and re-released in Europe on Domino in 2001. Jim O'Rourke appeared as cellist on this album, his first collaboration with Smog. Drag City's producer Rian Murphy helped to develop a wider musical palette than its predecessor Julius Caesar.

Wild Love
Studio album by Smog
Released	March 27, 1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Genre	Lo-fi
Length	35:16
Label	Drag City
Producer	Rian Murphy
Smog chronology
Burning Kingdom (1994) Wild Love (1995) Kicking a Couple Around (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Q	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

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Track listing

1. "Bathysphere" – 4:50
2. "Wild Love" – 1:35
3. "Sweet Smog Children" – 1:41
4. "Bathroom Floor" – 1:55
5. "The Emperor" – 1:11
6. "Limited Capacity" – 1:18
7. "It's Rough" – 4:45
8. "Sleepy Joe" – 3:53
9. "The Candle" – 2:26
10. "Be Hit" – 2:23
11. "Prince Alone in the Studio" – 7:15
12. "Goldfish Bowl" – 2:00

Personnel

• Bill Callahan – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Cynthia Dall – guitar on tracks 8 and 11; vocals on track 11
• Jason Dezember – drums on track 10
• Ron Burns – drums on tracks 8, 11 and 12
• Ian O'Hey – Chamberlin on tracks 9 and 11
• Jim O'Rourke – cello on tracks 2, 4, 11 and 12
• Rian Murphy – production
• Konrad Strauss – engineering

References

1. Phares, Heather. "Wild Love – Smog". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
2. "Smog: Wild Love". Q. No. 176. May 2001. p. 137.
3. Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Smog". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 754–55. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.