Wild Cat (Tygers of Pan Tang album)

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Wild Cat
TIGERS-WILD-CAT.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1980 [1]
Recorded Morgan Studios, London
Genre Heavy metal
Length44:36
Label MCA
Producer Chris Tsangarides
Tygers of Pan Tang chronology
Wild Cat
(1980)
Spellbound
(1981)
Singles from Wild Cat
  1. "Suzie Smiled"
    Released: August 1980
  2. "Euthanasia"
    Released: October 1980 [2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 9/10 [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Wild Cat is the debut album by the British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang. [6] [5] It was released in 1980 on MCA Records, and reached #18 on the UK album chart. The band's debut single "Don't Touch Me There", released in January 1980, was re-recorded for inclusion. The album was re-issued in 1989 in a double-LP package with Spellbound , and on CD in 1997 with bonus tracks.

Contents

Critical reception

Goldmine called the album "an early biker-metal classic exuding all the boisterous charm one would expect from a bunch of young kids excitedly helping build a scene." [7]

Track listing

All songs written by Jess Cox, Brian Dick, Rick Laws, and Robb Weir except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Euthanasia"3:44
2."Slave to Freedom"5:55
3."Don't Touch Me There"2:58
4."Money"3:18
5."Killers"6:36
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Fireclown"3:15
7."Wild Catz"3:06
8."Suzie Smiled"5:12
9."Badger Badger"4:10
10."Insanity"6:26
Total length:44:36
1997 CD re-issue bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsLength
11."Rock 'n' Roll Man" 2:35
12."Alright on the Night" 3:08
13."Tush" (ZZ Top cover) Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard 2:18
14."Straight as a Die" 3:13
15."Don't Take Nothing" 3:03
16."Bad Times" 3:12
17."Burning Up" 3:58
18."Don't Touch Me There" (original version) 2:33
Total length:67:36

Personnel

Per the liner notes

Band members
Production

Charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 18

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