Call of the West
Call of the West is the second studio album by Los Angeles new wave 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.
In 2009, Australian label Raven Records reissued Call of the West and the first Wall of Voodoo album, Dark Continent, together on one CD, featuring a full color booklet with liner notes by Ian McFarlane. Both albums were digitally remastered.
Track listing
- "Tomorrow" – 3:03
- "Lost Weekend" – 4:59
- "Factory" – 5:33
- "Look at Their Way" – 3:18
- "Hands of Love" – 3:54
- "Mexican Radio" – 4:11
- "Spy World" – 2:41
- "They Don't Want Me" – 4:31
- "On Interstate 15" – 2:44
- "Call of the West" – 5:59
- All music composed by Wall of Voodoo.
- All lyrics composed by Stan Ridgway.
- Note: The original cassette release of the album features a bonus track called "Exercise" at the end of side one, following "Hands of Love".
Personnel
- Stan Ridgway – lead vocals, harmonica, keyboards
- Marc Moreland – 6- and 12-string guitars
- Joe Nanini – drums, percussion, spoken word
- Chas T. Gray – synthesizer, bass guitar, melodica, backing vocals
- Richard Mazda – bass guitar
- Louis Rivera – percussion
Charts
Year | Chart | Position |
1983 | Billboard Pop Albums | 45 |
Singles
Year | Chart | Single | Position |
1983 | Billboard Mainstream Rock | "Mexican Radio" | 41 |
1983 | Billboard Pop Singles | "Mexican Radio" | 58 |