The Wimp & The Wild

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The Wimp & The Wild

Studio album by

John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett

Released

August 1989

Recorded

Pace Studios, Milton Keynes + Avocado Studios, Aylesbury

Genre

Punk, Folk, Electronic

Length

33:25

Label

VM Records^[1]

Producer

Wild Willy Barrett

John Otway chronology

All Balls & No Willy
(1982)

The Wimp & The Wild
(1989)

Under the Covers and Over the Top
(1992)

Wild Willy Barrett chronology

Organic Bondage
(1986)

The Wimp & The Wild
(1989)

Open Toed and Flapping
(1994)

Singles from The Wimp & The Wild

"Last of the Mohicans / Fashion"
Released: 1987

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[1]

The Wimp & The Wild is the fourth and final album by John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett, released in 1989.^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

The writing process for The Wimp & The Wild goes back 10 years. "Best Dream" is a re-recording of the Where Did I Go Right track.^[2]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "within its corridors lurk some of Otway's finest performances of the age, beginning with an almost heartbreakingly Spartan revision of 'Best Dream.'"^[2] Martin C. Strong wrote that the album "ranged from 'wimp-ish' acoustics from John to stripped-down covers."^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Otway except where indicated

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)
1.	"The Wimp"
2.	"Best Dream"
3.	"Fashion"	Otway, Robyn Boult
4.	"Volunteer"	Otway, Warren Harry
5.	"Blockbuster"	Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman
6.	"Separated"	Bannister

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)
1.	"The Wild"	Otway, Boult
2.	"House of the Rising Sun"	Traditional; arranged by Otway and Barrett
3.	"Last of the Mohicans"	Otway, Boult
4.	"I Believe"
5.	"I Am A Lion"
6.	"Focke Wolfe"	Eddie Stanton

Personnel

John Otway - vocals, guitar
Wild Willy Barrett - guitar, bass, drums, drum pads, programming
Liam Grundy - piano on "Separated"

References

^ ^a ^b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 353.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Wimp & the Wild - John Otway | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
^ "John Otway & Wild Billy Barrett". Trouser Press. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Fireside. 1995.
^ "John OTWAY biography". The Great Rock Bible.

v t e John Otway
The Big Band Adam Batterbee Murray Torkildsen Richard Holgarth Seymour
Solo albums	Where Did I Go Right? All Balls & No Willy Under the Covers and Over the Top Premature Adulation OT-AIR Bunsen Burner - The Album Montserrat
With Wild Willy Barrett	John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett Deep & Meaningless Way & Bar The Wimp & The Wild
With The Big Band	Live Montserrat
Associated pages	Discography "Summer Holiday" (The Young Ones)

v t e Wild Willy Barrett
Solo Albums	Call of the Wild Krazy Kong Album Organic Bondage (w/Stephen Two-Names) Mound of Sound Open Toed and Flapping
With John Otway	John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett Deep & Meaningless Way & Bar The Wimp & The Wild
Associated Pages	Discography Please Don't Throw Me to the Christians (unreleased Eddie Stanton album)

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