Call of the Wild (D-A-D album)

Call of the Wild is the first studio album by Danish rock band D-A-D, at the time known as Disneyland After Dark. The album was released on 4 February 1986 by Mega Records.^[2]
The album has been received with mixed reviews.^[2] The genre of the album is more country than the hard rock of their later albums. The two tracks "Marlboro Man" and "It's After Dark" are sometimes still played at their concerts, and can also be found on some of their live albums. The album was produced by Norwegian-born Frank Marstokk, a musician and producer who was A&R at Mega Records.^[3][4]

Call of the Wild
Studio album by D-A-D
Released	4 February 1986
Recorded	Autumn 1985
Studio	Studio 39, Copenhagen Elsound, Copenhagen Custom Sound Lab, Copenhagen
Genre	Cowpunk
Length	35:23
Label	Mega
Producer	Frank Marstokk
D-A-D chronology
Standin' on the Never Never (1985) Call of the Wild (1986) D.A.D. Draws a Circle (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Land of Their Choice"	1:10
2.	"Call of the Wild"	3:42
3.	"Riding With Sue"	3:01
4.	"Marlboro Man"	2:53
5.	"Counting the Cattle"	1:55
6.	"Jackie O'"	2:50
7.	"Trucker"	5:09
8.	"Rock River"	2:42
9.	"Jonnie"	4:58
10.	"Son of a Gun"	3:13
11.	"It's After Dark"	3:50
Total length:		35:23

All tracks are written by Disneyland After Dark

CD bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Never Never" (from Standin' on the Never Never EP)	5:10
Total length:		40:33

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.^[5]

Disneyland After Dark

• Jesper Binzer – vocals, guitar, banjo
• Stig Pedersen – vocals, bass
• Jacob Binzer – guitar, keyboards
• Peter Lundholm – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• The Texas Horns – horns on "Jonnie"
• The Rock River Gals – backing vocals on "Rock River"

Technical

• Frank Marstokk – producer, arrangements
• Jørgen Bo – engineer
• Mogens Bjergby – engineer
• Nis Bøgvad – engineer
• Disneyland After Dark – arrangements, cover concept, inner sleeve
• Ida Balslev Olesen – cover design
• Jan Harritshøj – photography (front cover)
• Robin Skjoldborg – photography (back cover, inner sleeve)
• Torleif Hoppe – photography (inner sleeve)
• Finn Olufsen – photography (inner sleeve)

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Disneyland After Dark - Call of the Wild". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
2. "D-A-D: The Band - Call of the Wild". dad.dk. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
3. "Frank Marstokk - Credits". Discogs. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
4. "Call Of The Wild - Reviews". Discogs. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
5. "Call of the Wild". Discogs. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

External links

• This album on D-A-D's official homepage