The Whole Wide World (album)

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The Whole Wide World
Compilation album by
Released1979
GenreRock
LabelStiff[1]
Wreckless Eric chronology
The Wonderful World of Wreckless Eric
(1978)
The Whole Wide World
(1979)
Big Smash!
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[3]

The Whole Wide World is a 1979 compilation album by British new wave musician Wreckless Eric, intended to break him in the American market.[1][4] It consists of his singles up to that point, some b-sides and selected tracks from the albums Wreckless Eric and The Wonderful World of Wreckless Eric.

In 1980, an LP with the same track listing was added as a bonus to the album Big Smash![5]

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Wreckless Eric.

CD[edit]

  1. "Intro"
  2. "Whole Wide World"
  3. "Take the Cash"
  4. "Let's Go to the Pictures"
  5. "Walking on the Surface of the Moon"
  6. "Hit & Miss Judy"
  7. "I Wish It Would Rain"
  8. "Reconnez Cherie"
  9. "Veronica"
  10. "Brain Thieves"
  11. "Semaphore Signals"
  12. "I Need a Situation"
  13. "The Final Taxi"
  14. "There Isn't Anything Else"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "TrouserPress.com :: Wreckless Eric". www.trouserpress.com.
  2. ^ "The Whole Wide World - Wreckless Eric | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 23 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Discography at Wreckless Eric website Archived 2008-01-08 at the Wayback Machine

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