Wild Love (album)

Wild Love
Studio album by Smog
Released	March 27, 1995
Recorded	1994-1995
Genre	Lo-fi
Length	35:16
Label	Drag City
Producer	Rian Murphy
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Smog chronology
Burning Kingdom (1994) Wild Love (1995) Kicking a Couple Around (1996)

Wild Love is Smog's fourth album, released on March 27, 1995 on Drag City and later re-released in Europe on Domino in 2001. Jim O'Rourke contributed as cellist on this album, which marks his first collaboration with Smog. Drag City's producer Rian Murphy helped develop a wider musical palette than on its predecessor Julius Caesar. Chan Marshall would later cover "Bathysphere" on her 1996 album What Would the Community Think.

Track listing

1. "Bathysphere" – 4:50
2. "Wild Love" – 1:35
3. "Sweet Smog Children" – 1:41
4. "Bathroom Floor" – 1:55
5. "The Emperor" – 1:11
6. "Limited Capacity" – 1:18
7. "It's Rough" – 4:45
8. "Sleepy Joe" – 3:53
9. "The Candle" – 2:26
10. "Be Hit" – 2:23
11. "Prince Alone in the Studio" – 7:15
12. "Goldfish Bowl" – 2:00

Credits

• Bill Callahan – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Cynthia Dall – guitar on tracks 8 and 11; vocals on track 11
• Jason Dezember – drums on track 10
• Ron Burns – drums on tracks 8, 11, and 12
• Ian O'Hey – Chamberlin on tracks 9 and 11
• Jim O'Rourke – cello on tracks 2, 4, 11, and 12
• Rian Murphy – producer
• Konrad Strauss – engineer