Wild America (album)

Wild America
Studio album by Tora Tora
Released	May 19, 1992 (1992-05-19)
Studio	Ardent Studios
Genre	Hard rock, blues rock
Length	46:51
Label	A&M
Producer	Sir Arthur Payson John Hampton
Tora Tora chronology
Surprise Attack (1989) Wild America (1992) Revolution Day (1994)

Wild America is the second album released by the hard rock band Tora Tora.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Chris Czynszak of Decibel Geek says, "This album hit the shelves amidst a tidal wave of grunge music that was taking over the airwaves. The musical climate at the time relegated it to a slot just outside the Billboard Top 100. While it didn't get its just due back then, Chris and Aaron set out this week to shine a spotlight on this rock n’ roll masterpiece"

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wild America"	Thomas Howard Anthony Corder Keith Douglas	4:44
2.	"Amnesia"	Taylor Rhodes Anthony Corder Keith Douglas	4:47
3.	"Dead Man's Hand"	Stan Lynch Anthony Corder Keith Douglas	4:04
4.	"As Time Goes By"	Anthony Corder Patrick Francis Keith Douglas	4:22
5.	"Lay Your Money Down"	Anthony Corder Patrick Francis Keith Douglas John Patterson	4:02
6.	"Shattered"	Anthony Corder Patrick Francis Keith Douglas	2:57
7.	"Dirty Little Secrets"	Anthony Corder Keith Douglas	3:47
8.	"Faith Healer"	Taylor Rhodes Anthony Corder Keith Douglas	4:38
9.	"Cold Fever"	Anthony Corder Keith Douglas	4:36
10.	"Nowhere to Go But Down"	Stan Lynch Anthony Corder Keith Douglas	4:55
11.	"City of Kings"	Anthony Corder Patrick Francis Keith Douglas	3:59
Total length:			46:51

Personnel

• Anthony Corder – lead vocals, background vocals
• Keith Douglas – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Patrick Francis – bass
• John Patterson – drum, percussion

Additional musicians

"Dead Man's Hand"

• Memphis Horns
  • Wayne Jackson – trumpet
  • Andrew Love – sax
  • Jim Spake – Baritone sax
  • Clarence McDonald – piano

"As Time Goes By"

• Greg Redding – Hammond B3

"Nowhere to Go But Down"

• Tommy Burroughs – Mandolin
• Peter Hyrka – Strings

Additional background vocals

• Jim Jamison
• Tim Dills
• Jimmy Bridges
• The Jagermeisters, backing shouts on "Amnesia"
  • Anthony, Keith, Patrick, John, Jeff & Bryan

Production

• Eric Howard – Dass Dept.
• Mark Howard – Drum Dept.
• Kirk Koehler – Guitar Dept.
• Joe Serling – Legal Dept.
• Chuck Beeson – Art Direction, Front Cover design
• Jean Krikorian – Package Design
• Jeff Katz – Photography

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	132