Call of the West explained

Call of the West
Type:Studio album
Artist:Wall of Voodoo
Cover:Call of the west cover.jpg
Released:September 1982
Recorded:June 1982
Studio:Hit City, Los Angeles
Label:I.R.S. (USA)
Illegal (UK)
Producer:Richard Mazda
Prev Title:Dark Continent
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:Seven Days in Sammystown
Next Year:1985

Call of the West is the second studio album by Los Angeles rock band Wall of Voodoo, released in September 1982. The album contains "Mexican Radio", the group's most well-known song, which was released as a single and whose video received moderate airplay on MTV.

Critical reception

In a 1982 Trouser Press review, Jon Young said, "[t]hey're dealing in pure hokum, for sure, but Wall of Voodoo has become very good at it. Atmosphere is all in these muttered tales of desperation and weirdness, suggesting Devo on a bad trip of no return. But Call of the West doesn't repel; it's spooky halloweenish fun."[1]

Track listing

All music composed by Wall of Voodoo. All lyrics composed by Stan Ridgway.

Side one
  1. "Tomorrow" – 3:03
  2. "Lost Weekend" – 4:59
  3. "Factory" – 5:33
  4. "Look at Their Way" – 3:18
  5. "Hands of Love" – 3:54
Side two
  1. "Mexican Radio" – 4:11
  2. "Spy World" – 2:41
  3. "They Don't Want Me" – 4:31
  4. "On Interstate 15" – 2:44
  5. "Call of the West" – 5:59

Personnel

Wall of Voodoo

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Album

Singles

YearChartSinglePosition
1983Billboard Mainstream Rock"Mexican Radio"41
Billboard Pop Singles58

External links

Notes and References

  1. Hit and Run . . New York . 9 . 10 . December 1982 . December 31, 2021 . Young . Jon . 47.
  2. Dark Continent / Call of the West. Wall of Voodoo. Raven Records. 2009. RVCD-309.
  3. Web site: Wall of Voodoo Awards . . All Media Network. https://web.archive.org/web/20121116060152/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/wall-of-voodoo-mn0000191175/awards . November 16, 2012 . 2021-05-26 .