Spirit of the Wild

Spirit of the Wild is the eleventh studio album of American hard rock musician Ted Nugent. This album was produced by Michael Lutz for ME Productions and Nugent, and engineered by Jim Vitti and Lutz.

This album marked the return of Nugent's original sound of hard rock and not pop metal. "Sprit of the Wild" is the theme song for Ted's hunting show Spirit of the Wild. "Fred Bear" is a tribute to the bowman Fred Bear.

Track listing

1. "Thighraceous" (3:48) (Derek St. Holmes/Ted Nugent)
2. "Wrong Side of Town" (5:15) (Benny Rappa/Michael Lutz/Nugent)
3. "I Shoot Back" (3:50) (Holmes/Lutz/Nugent)
4. "Tooth, Fang & Claw" (6:49) (Nugent)
5. "Lovejacker" (4:32) (Holmes/Lutz/Nugent)
6. "Fred Bear" (7:41) (Nugent)
7. "Primitive Man" (5:56) (Holmes/Lutz/Nugent)
8. "Hot or Cold" (4:31) (Holmes/Lutz/Nugent)
9. "Kiss My Ass" (3:20) (Nugent)
10. "Heart & Soul" (4:44) (Holmes/Lutz/Nugent)
11. "Spirit of the Wild" (4:22) (Holmes/Nugent)
12. "Just Do It Like This" (6:08) (Nugent)

Personnel

• Benny Rappa - Drums
• Denny Carmassi - Drums
• Derek St. Holmes - Vocals
• Doug Banker - Piano, Background vocals
• Gunner Ross - Drums
• Jim Vitti - Engineer
• Lawrence Fratangelo - Percussion
• Michael Lutz - Bass, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals
• Ted Nugent - Guitar, Vocals, lyrics, attitude, backstraps and security
• Steve Galli - Cover photographer from Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, January 1, 1995