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

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