Wolf Creek Pass (album)

Wolf Creek Pass
Studio album by C. W. McCall
Released	January 1975
Genre	Country
Length	29:10
Label	MGM Records
Producer	Chip Davis, Don Sears
C. W. McCall chronology
Wolf Creek Pass (1975) Black Bear Road (1975)

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Wolf Creek Pass is an album by country musician C. W. McCall, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music) on MGM Records. It was recorded after the success of a song included in the album, "Old Home Filler-up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe", which was used in a popular television commercial that helped make McCall famous. McCall himself was the pseudonym of Bill Fries and was convened by Fries along with Chip Davis of Mannheim Steamroller fame. The album concentrated predominantly on themes related to trucking, with many of them based on events in Fries' life. The album also contained the eponymous song "Wolf Creek Pass", which helped popularize the actual mountain pass (located in Colorado) itself. The actual "Old Home Filler-up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe" was located in Pisgah, Iowa.

The full name of the album is Wolf Creek Pass, The Old Home Filler-up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe (and Other Wild Places).

Track listing

1. "Wolf Creek Pass" (Bill Fries, Chip Davis) – 3:55
2. "Night Rider" (Fries, Davis) – 2:30
3. "Classified" (Fries, Davis) – 2:28
4. "Old 30" (Fries, Davis) – 2:20
5. "I've Trucked All Over This Land" (Fries, Davis) – 2:46
6. "Four Wheel Drive" (Fries, Davis) – 2:58
7. "Rocky Mountain September" (Fries, Davis) – 3:10
8. "Old Home Filler-up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe" (Fries, Davis) – 2:45
9. "Sloan" (Fries, Davis) – 3:08
10. "Glenwood Canyon" (Fries, Davis) – 3:10

Personnel

• C. W. McCall - Vocals, Design
• Carol Rogers, Liz Westphalen (The Puffys) - Vocals
• Terry Waddell, Bill Berg - Drums
• Curtis McPeak, Bobbie Thomas - Banjo
• Larry Morton, Ron Agnew - Guitar
• Chuck Sanders, Eric Hansen - Bass
• Ron Steele - 12-String, 6-String Electric
• Gregg Fox - 12-String
• Jackson Berkey - Keyboards
• Chip Davis - Producer, Arranger, Drums, Strings
• Don Sears - Producer, Engineer, Design
• Ron Ubel - Engineer
• Steve Kline - Photography

The title track was covered by Australian singer Lester Coombs. Lyrics were changed to fit Australian geography. "Old 30" was covered in the mid-seventies by Australian radio DJ John Laws. His version was entitled "Old 31 One More Time" and also modified to provide a moving portrait of Australian scenery.

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

References

External links

• NarrowGauge.org album information for Wolf Creek Pass