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1979 studio album by Wild Cherry
Only the Wild Survive
Studio album by Wild Cherry
ReleasedMay 1979
GenreFunk, funk rock
Length38:57
LabelEpic
ProducerRick Hall
Wild Cherry chronology
I Love My Music
(1978) 		Only the Wild Survive
(1979) 		Play the Funk
(2000)

Only the Wild Survive is the fourth and final studio album by Wild Cherry, released in 1979. It contains the single "Keep On Playin' That Funky Music" a sequel to their 1976 hit "Play That Funky Music". It was also the first and only Wild Cherry album to feature Donnie Iris (formerly of the Jaggerz) as a performer. After Wild Cherry's breakup, Iris and bandmate Mark Avsec would launch Donnie Iris and the Cruisers.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

The Ottawa Journal noted that "the band has become firmly established as a funk band prone to writing songs that regularly sound the same as 'Play That Funky Music'."

Track listing

  1. "Try a Piece of My Love" (James Robert Barrett, Mark Cunningham) - 4:28
  2. "Look at Her Dance" (Russ Ballard) - 4:40
  3. "Don't Wait Too Long" (Robert Parissi) - 5:50
  4. "Starlight" (Parissi) - 4:25
  5. "Hold On to Your Hiney" (Tony Joe White) - 4:15
  6. "All Night's All Right" (Dean Parks) - 3:50
  7. "Raindance" (Billy Burnette, Larry Henley) - 3:26
  8. "Take Me Back" (Mark Avsec, Parissi) - 4:10
  9. "Keep On Playin' That Funky Music" (Harrison Calloway, Clarence Jones, Parissi) - 3:55

Personnel

References

  1. "Wild Cherry Biography by Greg Prato". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. Henderson, Alex. "Wild Cherry Only the Wild Survive review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  3. Cobb, Chris (17 May 1979). "Albums". Relax. Ottawa Journal. p. 5.
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