Wildlife
by Mott the Hoople
- Type: Album
- Released: March 1971
- Label: Island
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 41:15
- Community rating: 3.14/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Overend Watts, Buffin, Guy Stevens, Mick Ralphs, Verden Allen, Jerry Hogan, Jim Archer, Ian Hunter
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Serving as a distinct stylistic pivot, 'Wildlife' finds the British rockers abandoning their aggressive hard rock roots in favor of gentle, country-inflected acoustic arrangements. The resulting album showcases the softer songwriting sensibilities of Ian Hunter and Mick Ralphs during a transitional phase of their career.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic
Tracklist
- Whiskey Women (3:41)
- Angel Of Eighth Avenue - Edit (4:32)
- Wrong Side Of The River (5:19)
- Waterlow (3:02)
- Lay Down (4:13)
- It Must Be Love (2:23)
- Original Mixed Up Kid (3:40)
- Home Is Where I Want To Be (4:11)
- Keep-A-Knockin' - Live At Fairfield Halls (10:09)
Credits
- Overend Watts - bass guitar
- Buffin - drums
- Mal Cooke - graphics
- Mick Ralphs - guitar, written-by, vocals, chorus
- Verden Allen - organ
- Ian Hunter - piano, written-by, vocals, vocals, chorus
- Jim Archer - violin
- Michael Gray - arranged by, conductor [strings]