The Wolf that House Built

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The Wolf that House Built
Little Axe - The Wolf That House Built.jpg
Studio album by
Released1994 (1994)
RecordedOn-U Sound Studios, Roundhouse Studios and The Manor, London, England
Genre
Length63:31
Label Okeh/Wired
Producer Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood
Little Axe chronology
The Wolf that House Built
(1994)
Slow Fuse
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [2]
NME 8/10 [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The Wolf That House Built is the debut album of Little Axe, released in 1994 by Wired Recordings. [5] [6] The album was re-issued as a digital download in 2014 featuring additional tracks. [7]

Contents

Accolades

PublicationCountryAccoladeYearRank
Mojo United KingdomAlbums of the Year [8] 199514

Track listing

All tracks are written by Skip McDonald and Adrian Sherwood, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ride On (Fight On)" Huddie Ledbetter, Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood 5:22
2."The Time Has Come"Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood, Doug Wimbish 5:04
3."Out in the Rain and Cold"Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood, Doug Wimbish4:37
4."Back to the Crossroads" 6:36
5."Never Turn Back" (parts 1 & 2) Alan Lomax, Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood7:19
6."Another Sinful Day" 4:06
7."Crossfire" 4:29
8."Wolf's Story" 7:01
9."Hear My Cry"Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood, Doug Wimbish4:22
10."Dayton" 6:12
11."Falling Down" 4:28
12."Wake the Town" 3:55

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom1994Wired RecordingsCDWIRED 27
United States1994 Okeh/Epic CD7464-64254-2

References

  1. Anderson, Rick. "The Wolf That House Built". AllMusic. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Little Axe". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  3. columnist (January 28, 1995). "Little Axe – The Wolf That House Built". NME : 47.
  4. columnist (March 8, 1995). "Little Axe – The Wolf That House Built". Rolling Stone : 65.
  5. "Skip Mcdonald: Discography". tackhead.com. 2004. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  6. Parker, David (2001). "Album: Little Axe – 'The Wolf That House Built'". skysaw.org. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  7. "Discography". little-axe.com. 2006. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  8. "Mojo – The 25 Best Albums of 1995". Mojo. Archived from the original on February 11, 2006. Retrieved September 30, 2014.