Wig Wamania

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Wig Wamania
Wig Wamania.jpg
Studio album by
Wig Wam
Released13 March 2006 (Europe)
26 July 2006 (Japan)
StudioFirehouse Studio, Halden
Genre Glam metal
Length42:55
Label Voices of Wonder (Europe)
King Records (Japan)
Producer Trond Holter
Wig Wam chronology
Hard to Be a Rock 'n' Roller
(2005)		Wig Wamania
(2006)		 Non Stop Rock'n Roll
(2010)
Singles from Wig Wamania
  1. "Gonna Get You Someday"
    Released: 7 February 2006
  2. "Daredevil Heat"
    Released: 17 April 2006
  3. "At the End of the Day"
    Released: 24 April 2006
  4. "Bygone Zone"
    Released: 16 October 2006

Wig Wamania is the second studio album by Norwegian glam metal band Wig Wam. The album was released on 13 March, 2006, and produced by the band's guitarist Trond Holter. The album's first single "Gonna Get You Someday" was released on 7 February, 2006 and was also featured on the soundtrack for the Norwegian 2006 movie Lange Flate Ballær. Two bonus tracks were added for the Japanese version of the album, "After the Nine O'Clock News" and "Flying High", the latter being the first recording with bassist Bernt Jansen singing lead vocals. [1]

Contents

In October 2006, Wig Wam released an acoustic version of the album's song "Bygone Zone" and performed the single for TV-aksjonen, an annual national Norwegian charity fund raising event, with all the sale proceeds from the single being donated to Médecins Sans Frontières. [2] [3] Wig Wamania is certified gold in Norway. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Wig Wamania"Åge Sten NilsenTrond Holter0:58
2."Rock My Ride"HolterHolter4:13
3."Slave to Your Love"HolterHolter3:51
4."Gonna Get You Someday"HolterHolter3:09
5."Bygone Zone"NilsenNilsen4:56
6."Daredevil Heat"Nilsen
  • Bernt Jansen
  • Nilsen
  • Øystein Andersen
  • Holter
4:06
7."Kill My Rock 'n' Roll"Nilsen
  • Nilsen
  • Holter
3:24
8."The Riddle" Holter3:15
9."At the End of the Day"HolterHolter4:47
10."A R 'N' R Girl Like You"NilsenNilsen3:09
11."Can't Get Her (Out of My Bed)"Nilsen
  • Nilsen
  • Holter
2:54
12."Breaking All The Rules"NilsenJansen4:13
Total length:42:55
Japan bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."After the Nine O'Clock News"Åge Sten Nilsen3:34
14."Flying High"Bernt Jansen3:23
15."In My Dreams" (Live)Trond Holter5:40
Total length:55:32

Personnel

Wig Wam

Additional personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Blabbermouth (1 June 2006). "WIG WAM Sign Japanese Deal With KING RECORDS". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Wig Wam støtter TV-aksjonen". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). 9 October 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Nygård, Lars Schwed (22 October 2006). "Wig Wam spilte for TV-aksjonen". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Blabbermouth (1 June 2006). "WIG WAM Sign Japanese Deal With KING RECORDS". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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