Wild Kingdom (album)
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| Wild Kingdom | ||||
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| Released | April 7, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2013-2016 | |||
| Studio | The Star Apple Kingdom Sounds Outrageous | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 38:10 | |||
| Label | The Star Apple Kingdom | |||
| Producer | Robert Harrison | |||
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Wild Kingdom is the fifth full-length studio album by American rock band Cotton Mather. It is the third release in Robert Harrison's "Songs from the I Ching" project.
Background
Like with the previous Cotton Mather album, Death of the Cool, these songs were written and recorded between 2013 and 2016. Many were originally published on Harrison's now-defunct Songs from the I Ching blog.
Two of the songs on Wild Kingdom, "California" and "High Society", were originally released as a digital single in 2013. "California" was accompanied by a music video directed by Marc Brown, who had previously been involved with the Kontiki deluxe reissue campaign. Following the release of Death of the Cool, a four-song EP was announced, titled "Girl with a Blue Guitar", to be released in December of 2016. However, after the announcement and release of its first track "Fighting Through", the EP was scrapped. Cotton Mather with Nicole Atkins was released in its place at the beginning of December.
Though the full track listing for the planned EP was never revealed, both "Fighting Through" and "Girl with a Blue Guitar" would be used on Wild Kingdom, released in April of 2017. Like with Death of the Cool, the majority of these songs had already been published on Harrison's Songs from the I Ching blog, although sometimes with different mixes or arrangements.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Robert Harrison
| No. | Title | Corresponding hexagram | Length |
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| 1. | "The Cotton Mather Pledge" | Seeking Harmony/Fellowship Among Men (13) | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Fighting Through" | Biting Through (21) | 3:30 |
| 3. | "High Society" | Little Accumulation (9) | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Hijinks Dad" | The Wanderer (56) | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Better Than a Hit" | Eliminating (43) | 2:43 |
| 6. | "King William" | The Household (37) | 2:05 |
| 7. | "California" | Advance/Peace (11) | 3:03 |
| 8. | "Girl with a Blue Guitar" | Gradual Progress (53) | 3:24 |
| 9. | "It's Better Not to Be the King" | Modesty (15) | 2:33 |
| 10. | "The Army" | The Army (7) | 7:18 |
| 11. | "I Volunteer" | Without Falsehood (25) | 3:11 |
| Total length: | 38:10 | ||
Personnel
Musicians
- Robert Harrison
- Whit Williams
- Darin Murphy
- George Reiff
- Dana Myzer
- Josh Gravelin
- Conrad Choucroun
- Billy Harvey
- Jason Garcia
- Anthony Farrell
Technical
- Robert Harrison (production, recording)
- Lars Göransson (recording, mixing, mastering)
- George Reiff (mixing)
- Paul Stacey (mixing)
- Bob Ohlsson (mastering)
References
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