| The Whole Wide World | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Stiff [1] | |||
| Wreckless Eric chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A− [3] |
The Whole Wide World is a 1979 compilation album by British new wave musician Wreckless Eric, intended to break him in the American market. [1] [4] It consists of his singles up to that point, some b-sides and selected tracks from the albums Wreckless Eric and The Wonderful World of Wreckless Eric.
In 1980, an LP with the same track listing was added as a bonus to the album Big Smash! [5]
Track listing
All songs written by Wreckless Eric.
CD
- "Intro"
- " Whole Wide World"
- "Take the Cash"
- "Let's Go to the Pictures"
- "Walking on the Surface of the Moon"
- "Hit & Miss Judy"
- "I Wish It Would Rain"
- "Reconnez Cherie"
- "Veronica"
- "Brain Thieves"
- "Semaphore Signals"
- "I Need a Situation"
- "The Final Taxi"
- "There Isn't Anything Else"
References
- ^ a b "TrouserPress.com :: Wreckless Eric". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ "The Whole Wide World - Wreckless Eric | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 23 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ Discography at Wreckless Eric website Archived 2008-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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| The Whole Wide World | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Stiff [1] | |||
| Wreckless Eric chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |
[2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A− [3] |
The Whole Wide World is a 1979 compilation album by British new wave musician Wreckless Eric, intended to break him in the American market. [1] [4] It consists of his singles up to that point, some b-sides and selected tracks from the albums Wreckless Eric and The Wonderful World of Wreckless Eric.
In 1980, an LP with the same track listing was added as a bonus to the album Big Smash! [5]
Track listing
All songs written by Wreckless Eric.
CD
- "Intro"
- " Whole Wide World"
- "Take the Cash"
- "Let's Go to the Pictures"
- "Walking on the Surface of the Moon"
- "Hit & Miss Judy"
- "I Wish It Would Rain"
- "Reconnez Cherie"
- "Veronica"
- "Brain Thieves"
- "Semaphore Signals"
- "I Need a Situation"
- "The Final Taxi"
- "There Isn't Anything Else"
References
- ^ a b "TrouserPress.com :: Wreckless Eric". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ "The Whole Wide World - Wreckless Eric | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 23 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ Discography at Wreckless Eric website Archived 2008-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
External links
|
| This 1970s rock album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |