Wild in the Streets (Helix album)

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Wild in the Streets
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 21, 1987
StudioThe Manor, Oxfordshire, England Phase One Studios Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre
Length39:24
LabelCapitol
ProducerMike Stone, Neil Kernon
Helix chronology
Long Way to Heaven
(1985)
Wild in the Streets
(1987)
Over 60 Minutes With...
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]

Wild in the Streets was the sixth album by the rock band Helix, released in 1987.

The album went gold in the band's native Canada,[2] but only managed a disappointing #179 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.[3] The band would lose their U.S. deal with Capitol Records soon after.[4]

The power ballad "Dream On" is a cover of a 1982 song by Nazareth. "She's Too Tough" was written in 1985 by Def Leppard vocalist Joe Elliott. Def Leppard's version of the song was intended at one time to be on their Hysteria album, but it was never released until 1993's "Heaven Is" single, and later 1993's Retro Active album.

The original Canadian cassette issue of this album came in a glow-in-the-dark cassette shell.

Track listing[]

  1. "Wild in the Streets" – 3:42
  2. "Never Gonna Stop the Rock" – 4:36
  3. "Dream On" – 3:43
  4. "What Ya Bringin' to the Party" – 4:02
  5. "High Voltage Kicks" – 4:19
  6. "Give 'Em Hell" – 3:36
  7. "Shot Full of Love" – 4:27
  8. "Love Hungry Eyes" – 4:00
  9. "She's Too Tough" – 3:29
  10. "Kiss It Goodbye" – 3:27

Personal[]

Band members[]

  • Brian Vollmer – vocals
  • Brent "Doctor" Doerner – guitars, vocals
  • Paul Hackman – guitars, vocals
  • Daryl Gray – bass, keyboards, piano, vocals
  • Greg "Fritz" Hinz – drums, vocals

Additional personal[]

  • Don Airey, Sam Reid – keyboards
  • Mickey Curry, Brian Doerner, Matthew Frenette – drums

Production[]

  • Produced at Metalworks Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Mike Stone – Engineer, mixing at Town House, London, England
  • Ed Stone – Producer (all tracks), Enginner, Pre-producer
  • Neil Kernon – Producer (tracks 1, 6)
  • Lorraine Francis, Nick Blundell, Bill Kennedy – assistant engineers
  • Ken Heague – tour manager
  • Eric Gillespie, Jacqueline Barlow, Shelley Taylor, Sue Bradford, Tim O'Donnell, Neil Warnock, Vinny Cinquemani, Bill Elson and William Seip – management

Singles[]

  • Wild in the Streets
  • Dream On

Charts[]

Album[]

Year Chart Position
1987 Canada 27
Billboard Hot 200 179

References[]

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