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(Redirected from Bathysphere (song)) 1995 studio album by Smog
Wild Love
Studio album by Smog
ReleasedMarch 27, 1995 (1995-03-27)
Recorded1994–1995
GenreLo-fi
Length35:16
LabelDrag City
ProducerRian Murphy
Smog chronology
Burning Kingdom
(1994) 		Wild Love
(1995) 		Kicking a Couple Around
(1996)
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SourceRating
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Q
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Wild Love is the fourth album by Bill Callahan (also known as Smog), released on March 27, 1995, on Drag City and re-released in Europe on Domino in 2001. Jim O'Rourke appeared as cellist on this album, his first collaboration with Smog. Drag City's producer Rian Murphy helped to develop a wider musical palette than its predecessor Julius Caesar.

Critical reception

Wild Love has attracted favorable critical reviews. In a retrospective biography of Smog, AllMusic's Jason Ankeny called the album "a triumph of abject failure", seeing that it "reflected bitter obsessions with stunning clarity."

Cat Power later covered "Bathysphere" on her 1996 album What Would the Community Think.

Track listing

All tracks written by Bill Callahan, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bathysphere" 4:50
2."Wild Love" 1:35
3."Sweet Smog Children" 1:41
4."Bathroom Floor"1:55
5."The Emperor" 1:11
6."Limited Capacity" 1:18
7."It's Rough" 4:45
8."Sleepy Joe"
  • Callahan
  • Dall
3:53
9."The Candle" 2:26
10."Be Hit" 2:23
11."Prince Alone in the Studio"
  • Callahan
  • Dall
7:15
12."Goldfish Bowl" 2:00
Total length:35:16

Personnel

  • Bill Callahan – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Cynthia Dall – guitar on tracks 8 and 11; vocals on track 11
  • Jason Dezember – drums on track 10
  • Ron Burns – drums on tracks 8, 11 and 12
  • Ian O'Hey – Chamberlin on tracks 9 and 11
  • Jim O'Rourke – cello on tracks 2, 4, 11 and 12
  • Rian Murphy – production
  • Konrad Strauss – engineering

References

  1. Phares, Heather. "Wild Love – Smog". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. "Smog: Wild Love". Q. No. 176. May 2001. p. 137.
  3. Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Smog". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 754–55. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. Ankeny, Jason. "Smog Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  5. "Smog - Wild Love". Discogs. 1995.
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