Wild Animal

Wild Animal
Studio album by Vanity
Released November 10, 1984
Recorded January 1984
Genre R&B, Pop
Length 32:49
Label Motown
9-6102
Producer Bill Wolfer, Vanity
Vanity chronology
Vanity 6
(1982)		 Wild Animal
(1984)		 Skin On Skin
(1986)
Singles from Wild Animal
  1. "Pretty Mess"
    Released: 1984
  2. "Mechanical Emotion"
    Released: 1985

Wild Animal is the debut solo album by Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress Vanity, released on Motown Records in 1984. This out of print was originally released on LP (6102ML) and cassette (6102MC). Despite her thin vocals, Wild Animal is a respectable solo debut.[1] The singer's lyrics, often risqué, are not as raunchy as her work with Vanity 6.[1]

The lead single was "Pretty Mess". The song is an infectious slice of funk-rock with a groove that sounds like's she's making an honest effort to forge head.[1] Wild Animal is essentially an R&B album laced with big doses of rock and pop.[1]

All songs published by Jobete Music Co., Inc. & Wolftoons Music (ASCAP). All lyrics and melodies composed by Vanity. All music composed, performed, and arranged by Bill Wolfer, except † lyrics composed by Robert Bruce McCan (Vanity's former boyfriend at that time).[2]

Contents

Track listing

Side 1

No. Title Length
1. "Flippin' Out (featuring Ed Sanders)"   5:00
2. "Pretty Mess"   3:44
3. "Samuelle"   4:14
4. "Strap On 'Robbie Baby' †"   4:12

Side 2

No. Title Length
5. "Wild Animal"   4:39
6. "Mechanical Emotion (featuring Morris Day)"   5:05
7. "Crazy Maybe (featuring Julian Jackson)"   5:00

Charts

Album

Year Chart Peak position
1984 Billboard R&B Albums Chart 14[3]

Spent 25 weeks on the R&B Albums chart.[4]

Singles

Year Title U.S. U.S. R&B U.S. dance
1984 "Pretty Mess" 75[5] 15 13[6]
1985 "Mechanical Emotion" 107[7] 23 —

References

  1. ^ a b c d Up for Discussion Jump to Forums. "Wild Animal - Vanity". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/album/vanity/wild-animal/44008#/album/vanity/wild-animal/44008/review. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
  2. ^ Buchalter, Gail (1984-10-15). "Her Romance with Prince Hit the Rocks, but Vanity's Singing Career Is Going Grrr-Eat". People.com. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20088910,00.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
  3. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p21236
  4. ^ "Vanity Music News & Info". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/artist/vanity/18281#/album/vanity/wild-animal/44008. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (10th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc.. p. 739. ISBN 0-89820-155-1. 
  6. ^ ((( Vanity > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ))). allmusic (1959-01-04). Retrieved on 2010-08-18.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2005). Bubbling Under The Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004 (2nd ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc.. p. 277. ISBN 0-89820-162-4.