Wicked Man Explained

Wicked Man
Type:compilation
Artist:Eric Burdon
Cover:Wicked Man (album).jpg
Released:1988
Length:39:32
Label:GNP Crescendo[1]
Producer:John Sterling
Prev Title:I Used To Be An Animal
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:That's Live
Next Year:1992

Wicked Man is a compilation album by Eric Burdon, released in 1988.

The studio and live tracks were recorded in 1981 during the Comeback project. The album was re-issued on 14 February 1994.

Critical reception

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote: "A certain pathos attends [Burdon's] remake of the Animals' classic 'House of the Rising Sun'—that of a brilliant talent, lost and nearly forgotten."

Track listing

  1. "Sweet Blood Call" (4:35) (Kent Cooper, Iverson Minter)
  2. "No More Elmore" (5:22)
  3. "Do You Feel It" (3:30)
  4. "Wicked Man" (3:10)
  5. "The Road" (4:46)
  6. "Devil's Daughter" (4:05) (Iverson Minter)
  7. "Crawling King Snake" (2:19)
  8. "Who Gives a Fuck" (4:43)
  9. "House of the Rising Sun" (4:56)
  10. "Comeback" (2:06)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Martin. Popoff. 8 September 2009. Penguin. Google Books.