Mott the Hoople - Wildlife ( 1971 )

 

Track listing

Side one

1. "Whiskey Women" (Mick Ralphs) – 3:42
2. "Angel of Eighth Avenue" (Ian Hunter) – 4:33
3. "Wrong Side of the River" (Ralphs) – 5:19
4. "Waterlow" (Hunter) – 3:03
5. "Lay Down" (Melanie Safka) – 4:13

Side two

1. "It Must Be Love" (Ralphs) – 2:24
2. "Original Mixed-Up Kid" (Hunter) – 3:40
3. "Home Is Where I Want to Be" (Ralphs) – 4:11
4. "Keep a Knockin' (live at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, 13 September 1970)" (Richard Penniman) – 10:10 (*)

(*) This track is a rock and roll medley that, in addition to "Keep A Knockin'", also includes snippets of "I Got A Woman" (by Ray Charles), "What'd I Say" (Charles) and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (Jerry Lee Lewis). On the recording, however, singer Ian Hunter incorrectly introduces "What'd I Say" as being written by Jerry Lee Lewis.

Personnel

Mott the Hoople

• Ian Hunter – lead vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9), and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
• Mick Ralphs – lead guitar, lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8), backing vocals
• Verden Allen – organ, backing vocals
• Pete "Overend" Watts – bass, backing vocals
• Dale "Buffin" Griffin – drums, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Jerry Hogan – steel guitar on "It Must Be Love" and "Original Mixed-Up Kid"
• Jess Roden – background chorus on "Lay Down"
• Stan Tippins – background chorus on "Lay Down"
• Michael Gray – string arrangements and conductor on "Waterlow"
• Jim Archer – violin on "Angel of Eighth Avenue"