Wild Safari
Studio album by
Released1971 (Spain), January 1972 (International)
Recorded1971
GenreLatin rock
LabelRCA Records
Barrabás chronology
Wild Safari
(1971)
Power
(1973)

Wild Safari is a 1971 album by the Spanish group Barrabás, released outside Spain in January 1972. The album was released in some countries under the simple title Barrabás, with a different sleeve design. It was also known as Música Caliente after its subtitle on the back sleeve.[1]

The tracks "Woman" and "Wild Safari" were released as singles in various countries, and "Woman" became a club hit in Europe, Canada and the USA.[2]

"Wild Safari" was used as the background music for a major scene in HBO's 2016 'Vinyl' series. (Season 1, Episode 8)

Track listing

  1. "Wild Safari" (Fernando Arbex) – 5:01
  2. "Try and Try" (Arbex) – 6:15
  3. "Only for Men" (Arbex, Enrique Morales) – 3:32
  4. "Never in This World" (Arbex) – 3:27
  5. "Woman" (Arbex) – 5:04
  6. "Cheer Up" (E. Morales) – 3:51
  7. "Rock and Roll Everybody" (Arbex, E. Morales, Miguel Morales) – 3:40
  8. "Chicco" (E. Morales) – 3:42

Personnel

Release information

Chart performance

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Spanish Album Charts[3] 8

References

  1. ^ Band biography at "Taringa"
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Album review: Barrabás – Wild Safari". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. 28 Oct 1972. p. 62.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCNOTAXpn7E