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The Wolf (Andrew W.K. album)

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Released
  
September 9, 2003

Length
  
43:23

Release date
  
9 September 2003

Recorded
  
2003

Artist
  
Andrew W.K.

Label
  
Island Records

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Producer
  
Andrew W.K., John Fields, Scott Humphrey

The Wolf (2003)
  
Close Calls with Brick Walls (2006)

Genres
  
Rock music, Heavy metal, Hard rock, Alternative metal

Similar
  
Close Calls with Brick Walls, I Get Wet, 55 Cadillac, The Japan Covers, Deadache

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The Wolf is the second studio album by American hard rock musician Andrew W.K., released on Island Records on September 9, 2003.

Contents

History

In spite of Andrew's party-oriented debut, The Wolf was a more elaborate and ornate effort, with insightful lyrics and a more melodic sound. This did not stop it from being successful. The album also found Andrew playing all of the instruments on the album, whereas on I Get Wet he split the chore with studio musicians. The Wolf spawned the singles "Never Let Down" and "Tear It Up".

This album was originally titled "Blow Your Bone", but the title was deemed "Too offensive" by Island Records, so Andrew opted to use the name "The Wolf". Cover art was even made with the original title, but it differed from the cover art of "The Wolf". It is not known whether the album had different material on it, as the only actual thing referencing the title was an ad made just before the album's release. The release date on the ad for "Blow Your Bone" did not change from the date that The Wolf was actually released.

The Japan release of this album came with a bonus DVD, with behind the scenes footage (mainly shot in Japan) that cannot be found on any other release.

DualDisc version

This album was included among a group of 15 DualDisc releases that were test marketed in two cities: Boston and Seattle. The DualDisc has the standard album on one side, and bonus material on the second side.

The DualDisc version was never reissued after the very limited test market run.

Track listing

  1. "Victory Strikes Again" – 2:09
  2. "Long Live the Party" – 4:00
  3. "Tear It Up" – 3:55
  4. "Free Jumps" – 3:33
  5. "Never Let Down" – 3:58
  6. "Your Rules" – 2:27
  7. "The Song" – 4:17
  8. "Make Sex" – 0:44
  9. "Totally Stupid" – 4:30
  10. "Really in Love" – 4:42
  11. "The End of Our Lives" – 4:49
  12. "I Love Music" – 4:19

The Japan import has two extra tracks:

  1. "Party Hard" (live)
  2. "She Is Beautiful" (live)

Personnel

  • Andrew W.K. – vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano, synthesizer
  • Ken Andrews – guitar
  • Jimmy Coup – guitar
  • Erik Payne – guitar
  • Frank Werner – guitar
  • Gregg Roberts – bass
  • Donald Tardy – drums
  • Billy Trudel – backing vocals (1, 5, 10, 11)
  • Roger Lian – editing
  • Ryan Boesch – engineering, recording
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Dave Way – mixing
  • Lior Goldenberg – addition mixing and recording

    • Songs

    1Victory Strikes Again2:10
    2Long Live The Party4:10
    3Tear It Up3:56

    References

    The Wolf (Andrew W.K. album) Wikipedia
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