The Wimp & The Wild

The Wimp & The Wild
Studio album by John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett
Released	August 1989 (1989-08)
Recorded	Pace Studios, Milton Keynes + Avocado Studios, Aylesbury
Genre	Punk, Folk, Electronic
Length	33:25
Label	VM Records
Producer	Wild Willy Barrett
John Otway chronology
All Balls & No Willy (1982) The Wimp & The Wild (1989) Under the Covers and Over the Top (1992)
Wild Willy Barrett chronology
Organic Bondage (1986) The Wimp & The Wild (1989) Open Toed and Flapping (1994)
Singles from The Wimp & The Wild
"Last of the Mohicans / Fashion" Released: 1987

The Wimp & The Wild is the fourth and final album by John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett; released in 1989.

History

The writing process for The Wimp & The Wild goes back 10 years. "The Wimp" is a re-recorded version of "Losing", the b-side of Whoops Apocalypse. Best Dream is a re-recording of the "Where Did I Go Right?". Fashion had been recorded previously in 1985 for the Swank TV program; that version unreleased until the Scraps compilation. "The Wild" was recorded as a demo called "Glasgow School of Art". "I Believe" is an alternate version of "Turn Off the Dream (Don't Watch the Nightmare)" from "All Balls and No Willy". "Focke Wolf" was written by Eddie Stanton and recorded previously on "The Whinging Album".

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Otway except where indicated

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Wimp"
2.	"Best Dream"
3.	"Fashion"	Otway, Robyn Boult
4.	"Volunteer"	Otway, Warren Harry
5.	"Blockbuster"	Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman
6.	"Separated"	Bannister

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Wild"	Otway, Boult
2.	"House of the Rising Sun"	Traditional; arranged by Otway and Barrett
3.	"Last of the Mohicans"	Otway, Boult
4.	"I Believe"
5.	"I Am A Lion"
6.	"Focke Wolfe"	Eddie Stanton

Personnel

• John Otway - Vocals, Guitar
• Wild Willy Barrett - Guitar, Bass, Drums, Drum pads/Programming
• Liam Grundy - Piano on "Separated"