Call of the Wild (D-A-D album)

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Call of the Wild
Disneyland After Dark - Call of the Wild.jpg
Studio album by
Released4 February 1986
RecordedAutumn 1985
StudioStudio 39, Copenhagen
Elsound, Copenhagen
Custom Sound Lab, Copenhagen
Genre Cowpunk
Length35:23
Label Mega
Producer Frank Marstokk
D-A-D chronology
Standin' on the Never Never
(1985)
Call of the Wild
(1986)
D.A.D. Draws a Circle
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Call of the Wild is the first studio album by Danish rock band D-A-D, at the time known as Disneyland After Dark. The album was released on 4 February 1986 by Mega Records. [2]
The album has been received with mixed reviews. [2] The genre of the album is more country than the hard rock of their later albums. The two tracks "Marlboro Man" and "It's After Dark" are sometimes still played at their concerts, and can also be found on some of their live albums. The album was produced by Norwegian-born Frank Marstokk, a musician and producer who was A&R at Mega Records. [3] [4]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Disneyland After Dark

No.TitleLength
1."Land of Their Choice"1:10
2."Call of the Wild"3:42
3."Riding With Sue"3:01
4."Marlboro Man"2:53
5."Counting the Cattle"1:55
6."Jackie O'"2:50
7."Trucker"5:09
8."Rock River"2:42
9."Jonnie"4:58
10."Son of a Gun"3:13
11."It's After Dark"3:50
Total length:35:23
CD bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Never Never" (from Standin' on the Never Never EP)5:10
Total length:40:33

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes. [5]

Disneyland After Dark
Additional musicians
Technical

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References

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