Wilderness (C. W. McCall album)
Encyclopedia
Wilderness is an album
by country
musician C. W. McCall
, released on Polydor Records
in 1976 (see 1976 in music
). As its title suggests, it focuses on subjects connected with nature, the environment and humans' impact on them. "There Won't Be No Country Music (There Won't Be No Rock 'n' Roll)", for example, is a statement on the environment's bleak-looking future and the effects of over-commercialization bordering on propaganda
. "Crispy Critters", on the other hand, is the humorous telling of a true tale involving a group of hippies riding into a town and being forced away and threatened by the mayor.
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
musician C. W. McCall
C. W. McCall
C. W. McCall is the pseudonym of William Dale Fries, Jr. , an American singer, activist and politician known for his truck-themed outlaw country songs.-Biography:...
, released on Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
in 1976 (see 1976 in music
1976 in music
-January–February:*January 5 – Former Beatles road manager Mal Evans is shot dead by Los Angeles police after refusing to drop what police only later determine is an air rifle....
). As its title suggests, it focuses on subjects connected with nature, the environment and humans' impact on them. "There Won't Be No Country Music (There Won't Be No Rock 'n' Roll)", for example, is a statement on the environment's bleak-looking future and the effects of over-commercialization bordering on propaganda
Propaganda
Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
. "Crispy Critters", on the other hand, is the humorous telling of a true tale involving a group of hippies riding into a town and being forced away and threatened by the mayor.
Track listing
- "Wilderness" (Bill Fries, Chip DavisChip DavisLouis F. "Chip" Davis, Jr. is the founder and leader of the music group Mannheim Steamroller.He also wrote the music for C.W. McCall, including the 1975 hit "Convoy".-Biography:...
) – 3:38 - "Jackson Hole" (Fries, Davis) – 2:39
- "Riverside Slide" (Fries, Davis) – 3:22
- "Crispy Critters" (Fries, Davis) – 2:50
- "Roy" (Fries, Davis) – 0:35
- "The Little Brown Sparrow and Me" (Fries, Davis) – 3:57
- "There Won't Be No Country Music (There Won't Be No Rock 'N' Roll)" (Fries, Davis) – 3:50
- "Telluride Breakdown" (Fries, Davis) – 2:08
- "Four Wheel Cowboy" (Fries, Davis) – 3:27
- "Silver Iodide Blues" (Fries, Davis) – 1:17
- "Columbine" (Fries, Davis) – 1:45
- "Aurora Borealis" (Fries, Davis) – 4:09
Peronnel
- C. W. McCall - Vocals, Design
- Ron Agnew, Almeda Berkey, Gary Morris, Carol Rogers, Jan Sheldrick, Kris Sparks, Sarah Westphalen - Vocals
- Chip Davis - Vocals, Drums, Producer, Arranger
- Milt Bailey, Jackson Berkey - Vocals, Keyboards
- Ron Cooley - 12-String Guitar, Electric Guitar
- Eric Hansen - Bass
- Steve Hanson - Banjo
- Dick Solowicz - Pots and Pans
- Chris Stoval - Chimes
- Mortimer Alpert, Bruce Bransby, Ruth Bransby, Dorothy Brown, Hugh Brown, Miriam Dufflemeyer, Ginni Eldred, Lucinda Gladics, James Hammond, Jean Hassel, Joe Landes, Gary Lawrence, Beth McCollum, Martin Pearson, Gertrude Phalp, Barbara Potter, Merton Shatzkin, Alex Sokol - Strings
- Robert Jenkins, Willis Ann Ross - Woodwinds
- Gene Badgett, Michael Berger, Frank Franano, Steve Miller, David Reiswig, Richard Scott, Jim Schanilec, Jim Shoush, Dan Strom, Don Swaggard, Bill Trumbauer, Stephen Wager, Mike Young - Brass
Additional personnel
- Don Sears - Producer, Engineer, Design, Photography
- John Boyd - Engineer
- Dudycha, Schirck and Associates, Inc. - Art Direction and Production
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Country Albums | 9 |
| 1976 | Pop Albums | 143 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | "There Won't Be No Country Music (There Won't Be No Rock 'N' Roll)" | Country Singles | 19 |
| 1976 | "Old Home Filler-up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe" | Pop Singles | 73 |
| 1976 | "Crispy Critters" | Country Singles | 32 |
| 1976 | "Four Wheel Cowboy" | Country Singles | 88 |