The Wild Frontier

The Wild Frontier
Studio album by Randy Stonehill
Released	1986
Studio	The Music Grinder (Hollywood, California) Bill Schnee Studio (North Hollywood, California) Asaph Studios (Anaheim, California) Whitefield Studios (Costa Mesa, California) "Rock-Bus-O-Doom" Reelsound Bus (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Pop rock, hard rock, folk rock
Length	42:39
Label	Myrrh
Producer	Dave Perkins
Randy Stonehill chronology
Love Beyond Reason (1985) The Wild Frontier (1986) Can't Buy A Miracle (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The Wild Frontier is an album by Randy Stonehill, released in 1986 on Myrrh Records.

Track listing

All songs written by Randy Stonehill and Dave Perkins except where noted.

Side one

1. "The Wild Frontier" (Stonehill) – 4:07
2. "Here Come the Big Guitars" – 3:41
3. "The Dying Breed" – 4:15
4. "Words on the Wind" – 5:44
5. "What's My Line" – 3:47

Side two

1. "What Do You Want from Life" (Stonehill) – 3:48
2. "Get Together" (Chet Powers) – 3:50
3. "Defender" – 3:01
4. "Evangeline" (Stonehill) – 5:38
5. "The Hope of Glory" (Stonehill) – 4:48

Personnel

• Randy Stonehill – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitars
• Reese "Mr. B-3" Wynans – keyboards
• Tom Howard – synthesizers, brass arrangements (10)
• Rob Watson – synthesizers
• Dave Perkins – synthesizers, acoustic guitar, electric guitars, bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
• Peter Robb – programming
• Jerry Chamberlain – electric guitars, backing vocals
• Jerry McPherson – electric guitars
• Rick Cua – bass guitar
• Mike Mead – drums
• Keith Edwards – percussion
• Alex MacDougall – percussion
• John Lunden – horn contractor (10)
• Peter Case – backing vocals
• Gary Chapman – backing vocals
• Chris Harris – backing vocals
• Tonio K. – backing vocals
• Peter Noone – backing vocals

Production

• Ray Ware – executive producer
• Dave Perkins – producer, engineer, mixing
• David Schober – engineer, mixing
• Randy Stonehill – mixing
• Malcolm Harper – additional engineer
• Gene Ford – second engineer
• Matt Freeman – second engineer
• Dan Garcia – second engineer
• Jon Ingoldsby – second engineer
• Casey McMackin – second engineer
• Bob Salcedo – second engineer
• Mama Jo's (North Hollywood, California) – mixing location
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Roland Young – cover art direction, design
• Howard Rosenburg – cover photography
• Sandi Stonehill – wardrobe, make-up, hair stylist

References

1. The Wild Frontier at AllMusic