Only the Wild Survive

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Only the Wild Survive
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Studio album by
Wild Cherry
ReleasedMay 1979
GenreFunk rock, rock
Length38:57
LabelEpic
ProducerRick Hall
Wild Cherry chronology
I Love My Music
(1978) 		Only the Wild Survive
(1979) 		Play the Funk
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2/5 stars[1]

Only the Wild Survive is the fourth and final studio album by Wild Cherry, released in 1979.[2] Their fourth studio album, this would be their last before breaking up the same year. It contains the single "Keep On Playin' That Funky Music" a sequel to their 1976 hit "Play That Funky Music". It was also the first and only Wild Cherry album to feature Donnie Iris (formerly of the Jaggerz) as a performer. After Wild Cherry's breakup, Iris and bandmate Mark Avsec would launch Donnie Iris and the Cruisers.

Track listing[]

  1. "Try a Piece of My Love" (James Robert Barrett, Mark Cunningham) - 4:28
  2. "Look at Her Dance" (Russ Ballard) - 4:40
  3. "Don't Wait Too Long" (Robert Parissi) - 5:50
  4. "Starlight" (Parissi) - 4:25
  5. "Hold On to Your Hiney" (Tony Joe White) - 4:15
  6. "All Night's All Right" (Dean Parks) - 3:50
  7. "Raindance" (Billy Burnette, Larry Henley) - 3:26
  8. "Take Me Back" (Mark Avsec, Parissi) - 4:10
  9. "Keep On Playin' That Funky Music" (Harrison Calloway, Clarence Jones, Parissi) - 3:55

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Wild Cherry Only the Wild Survive review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ Parallel Time: The Unofficial Donnie Iris Site - Only the Wild Survive
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