Call of the West | ||||
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Released | September 1982 | |||
Recorded | June 1982 | |||
Studio | Hit City, Los Angeles | |||
Label | I.R.S. (USA) Illegal (UK) | |||
Producer | Richard Mazda | |||
Wall of Voodoo chronology | ||||
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Call of the West is the second studio album by Los Angeles rock band Wall of Voodoo, released in September 1982. The album contains "Mexican Radio", the group's most well-known song, which was released as a single and whose video received moderate airplay on MTV.
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The Village Voice | B[3] |
In a 1982 Trouser Press review, Jon Young said, "[t]hey're dealing in pure hokum, for sure, but Wall of Voodoo has become very good at it. Atmosphere is all in these muttered tales of desperation and weirdness, suggesting Devo on a bad trip of no return. But Call of the West doesn't repel; it's spooky halloweenish fun."[4]
All music composed by Wall of Voodoo. All lyrics composed by Stan Ridgway.
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Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1983 | Billboard Pop Albums[6] | 45 |
Singles
Year | Chart | Single | Position |
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1983 | Billboard Mainstream Rock[6] | "Mexican Radio" | 41 |
Billboard Pop Singles[6] | 58 |