Call of the West

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This article is about the music album. For the television series whose repeats were broadcast as "Call of the West", see Death Valley Days.
Call of the West
Call of the west cover.jpg
Studio album by
Wall of Voodoo
ReleasedSeptember 1982
RecordedJune 1982
StudioHit City, Los Angeles, California
GenreNew wave, dance, darkwave, post-punk
Length40:48
LabelI.R.S. (USA)
Illegal (UK)
ProducerRichard Mazda
Wall of Voodoo chronology
Dark Continent
(1981) 		Call of the West
(1982) 		Seven Days in Sammystown
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Classic Rock4/10 stars[2]
The Village VoiceB[3]

Call of the West is the second studio album by Los Angeles new wave band Wall of Voodoo, released in September 1982. The album contains "Mexican Radio", the group's most well-known song, which was released as a single and whose video received moderate airplay on MTV.

In 2009, Australian label Raven Records reissued Call of the West and the first Wall of Voodoo album, Dark Continent, together on one CD, featuring a full color booklet with liner notes by Ian McFarlane. Both albums were digitally remastered.[4]

Track listing[]

All music composed by Wall of Voodoo, all lyrics composed by Stan Ridgway

Side one
  1. "Tomorrow" – 3:03
  2. "Lost Weekend" – 4:59
  3. "Factory" – 5:33
  4. "Look at Their Way" – 3:18
  5. "Hands of Love" – 3:54
Side two
  1. "Mexican Radio" – 4:11
  2. "Spy World" – 2:41
  3. "They Don't Want Me" – 4:31
  4. "On Interstate 15" – 2:44
  5. "Call of the West" – 5:59
  • Note: The original cassette release of the album features a bonus track called "Exercise" at the end of side one, following "Hands of Love".

Personnel[]

Wall of Voodoo
Additional musicians
  • Richard Mazda – bass guitar, drum machine programming, producer
  • Louie Rivera – percussion
Production
  • Jess Sutcliffe – engineer, mixing
  • Robert Battaglia, Avi Kipper – mixing
  • Frank De Luna – mastering

Charts[]

Album

Year Chart Position
1983 Billboard Pop Albums[5] 45

Singles

Year Chart Single Position
1983 Billboard Mainstream Rock[5] "Mexican Radio" 41
Billboard Pop Singles[5] 58

References[]

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Call of the West – Wall of Voodoo". AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Barton, Geoff (March 2010). "Wall of Voodoo - Reissues". Classic Rock. No. 142. p. 95.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 2, 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  4. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Wall-Of-Voodoo-Dark-Continent-Call-Of-The-West/release/2440114
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Wall of Voodoo Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved 2021-05-26.

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