Wild Animal

Wild Animal
Studio album by Vanity
Released November 10, 1984
Recorded January–February, 1984
Allen Zentz Recording
(Hollywood, California)
Genre Dance-Pop, Contemporary R&B
Length 32:49
Label Motown
9-6102
Producer Bill Wolfer, Vanity
Vanity chronology
Vanity 6
(1982)
Wild Animal
(1984)
Skin On Skin
(1986)
Singles from Wild Animal
  1. "Pretty Mess"
    Released: September 7, 1984
  2. "Mechanical Emotion"
    Released: November 26, 1985

Wild Animal is the debut studio solo album by Canadian singer Vanity, released by Motown Records on November 10, 1984. This out of print recording was originally released on LP (6102ML) and cassette (6102MC). Despite her thin vocals, Wild Animal is a respectable solo debut.[1] The singer's lyrics, often risqué, are not as raunchy as her work with Vanity 6.[1]

The album features R&B/dance hit, lead single "Pretty Mess". The song is an infectious slice of funk-rock with a groove that sounds like's she's making an honest effort to forge head.[1] Wild Animal is essentially an R&B album laced with big doses of rock and pop.[1]

All songs published by Jobete Music Co., Inc. & Wolftoons Music (ASCAP). All lyrics and melodies composed by Vanity. All music composed, performed, and arranged by Bill Wolfer, except lyrics composed by Robert Bruce McCan (Vanity's former boyfriend at that time).[2]

Track listing

A Side

No. Title Length
1. "Flippin' Out"   5:00
2. "Pretty Mess"   3:44
3. "Samuelle"   4:14
4. "Strap On 'Robbie Baby'" (Written by Robbie Bruce) 4:12

B Side

No. Title Length
5. "Wild Animal"   4:39
6. "Mechanical Emotion"   5:05
7. "Crazy Maybe" (Written by Vanity, Bill Wolfer) 5:00

Personnel

Charts

Album

Chart (1984) Peak position
U.S. Billboard R&B Albums 14[3]

Singles

Year Title U.S. U.S. R&B U.S. dance
1984 "Pretty Mess" 75[5] 15 13[6]
1985 "Mechanical Emotion" 107[7] 23

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Wild Animal - Vanity". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. Buchalter, Gail (1984-10-15). "Her Romance with Prince Hit the Rocks, but Vanity's Singing Career Is Going Grrr-Eat". People.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  3. "Wild Animal". Allmusic. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  4. "Vanity Music News & Info". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (10th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 739. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
  6. ((( Vanity > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ))). allmusic (1959-01-04). Retrieved on 2010-08-18.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2005). Bubbling Under The Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004 (2nd ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 277. ISBN 0-89820-162-4.
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