Wild Planet

by The B-52's

Wild Planet cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 27 August 1980
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:47
  • Community rating: 3.94/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson, Fred Schneider

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Slightly tightening the gloriously trashy surf-punk of their debut, The B-52's delivered a flawless sophomore collection of deeply quirky, hyper-kinetic party anthems. 'Wild Planet' is propelled by Ricky Wilson's jagged, infectious guitar riffs and the incredibly playful, interlocking vocal eccentricity of Fred Schneider, Cindy Wilson, and Kate Pierson.

Genres

Descriptors: party, space, lgbtq, dance, melodic, guitars, novelty

Tracklist

  1. Party out of Bounds (3:21)
  2. Dirty Back Road (3:21)
  3. Runnin' Around (3:10)
  4. Give Me Back My Man (4:00)
  5. Private Idaho (3:36)
  6. Devil in My Car (4:27)
  7. Quiche Lorraine (3:57)
  8. Strobe Light (3:59)
  9. 53 Miles West of Venus (4:53)

Credits

  • The B-52's - primary artist, producer
  • Robert Waldrop - art direction, written-by
  • Rhett Davies - engineer, producer
  • Benjamin Armbrister - engineer [assistant]
  • Chris Blackwell - executive-producer
  • La Verne - hair [hairdos by]
  • Phyllis - hair [hairdos by]
  • Paul Bricker - make-up [makeup by]
  • Gary Kurfirst - management
  • Lynn Goldsmith - photography by [cover]
  • Cindy Wilson - written-by
  • Fred Schneider - written-by
  • Kate Pierson - written-by
  • Keith Strickland - written-by
  • Ricky Wilson - written-by

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