Up to No Good
Up to No Good | ||||
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Studio albumby | ||||
Released | 1990 | |||
Studio | 16th Avenue Sound and Emerald Studios (Nashville, TN);The Bennett Houseand The Castle (Franklin, TN). | |||
Genre | Rock,hard rock | |||
Length | 43:23 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Peter Wolf,Robert White Johnson,Taylor Rhodes | |||
Peter Wolfchronology | ||||
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Up to No Goodis the third solo album by the American musicianPeter Wolf,released in 1990 onMCA Records.[1][2]
Production
[edit]The album was produced by Wolf,Robert White Johnson,andTaylor Rhodes.[3]"Never Let It Go" is about the car crash that killed Wolf's high school girlfriend.[4]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Calgary Herald | C−[5] |
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TheCalgary Heraldmissed "the juvenile appeal that Wolf lucked into just before he and his J. Geils Band buddies went their separate ways."[5]TheToronto Starwrote that "it's a charming record, a lively and knowledgeable tome that finds its ground somewhere between the Detroit and Philadelphia schools of soul, while standing firm on a harder rock footing."[9]
TheOttawa Citizenlabeled some of the songs "classic primal funk with a conscience."[7]The Globe and Maildismissed the album as "just one more attempt to capitalize on the appealing, but somewhat limited, rockaboogie sound Geils and company milked throughout the seventies."[10]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written byPeter Wolf,Taylor RhodesandRobert White Johnson,unless noted otherwise.
- "99 Worlds" – 3:35
- "Go Wild" – 3:43
- "When Women Are Lonely" – 3:45
- "Drive All Night" (Wolf,Desmond Child) – 3:42
- "Up to No Good" – 4:33
- "Lost in Babylon" – 3:57
- "Arrows and Chains" – 3:25
- "Daydream Getaway" (Janna Allen,Wolf) – 3:44
- "Shades of Red – Shades of Blue" – 4:07
- "River Runs Dry" – 5:01
- "Never Let It Go" (Wolf,Will Jennings) – 3:57
Personnel
[edit]- Peter Wolf – vocals, backing vocals,harmonica
- Mike Lawler– keyboards
- Alan St. John – keyboards
- Byron House – keyboards, bass
- Taylor Rhodes– keyboards, guitars, percussion, backing vocals
- Johnny Neel– acoustic piano
- Matt Rollings– acoustic piano
- Larry Chaney – guitars
- Jeff Golub– guitars
- Barry Tashian– guitars
- Jimmie Lee Sloas– bass
- Angus Thomas – bass
- Bobby Chouinard – drums
- Robert White Johnson– percussion, backing vocals
- Terry McMillan– harmonica
- Arno Hecht – horns
- Jim Horn– horns
- Sam Levine – horns
- Wayne Jackson– horns
- Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (7, 11)
- Kim Morrison – backing vocals (7, 11)
Technical personnel
- Peter Wolf – producer
- Robert White Johnson – producer
- Taylor Rhodes – producer
- Rob Feaster – engineer, mixing
- Paula Montondo – assistant engineer
- Bob Ludwig– mastering atMasterdisk(New York, NY)
- Manhattan Design– design
- Todd Schorr– cover painting
- Bobby DiMarzo – black and white photography
- Jeff Katz – color photography
Charts
[edit]Year | Chart | Position |
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1990 | TheBillboard200[11] | 111 |
References
[edit]- ^Morse, Steve (25 Feb 1990). "Lone Wolf".The Boston Globe.p. B27.
- ^abHunt, Dennis (29 Apr 1990). "In Brief". Calendar.Los Angeles Times.p. 83.
- ^Milward, John (19 Apr 1990). "What Is Peter Wolf Up to These Days?".The Philadelphia Inquirer.p. E1.
- ^Heim, Chris (9 Mar 1990). "Peter Wolf and Nick Lowe resurface on new labels". Friday.Chicago Tribune.p. Q.
- ^abObee, Dave (22 Mar 1990). "Recent Releases".Calgary Herald.p. F4.
- ^"Peter Wolf".Robert Christgau.Retrieved9 March2023.
- ^abErskine, Evelyn (30 Mar 1990). "Peter Wolf Up to No Good".Ottawa Citizen.p. D6.
- ^(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide.Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 885.
- ^Potter, Mitch (23 Mar 1990). "Peter Wolf Up to No Good".Toronto Star.p. D18.
- ^Niester, Alan (23 Apr 1990). "Up to No Good Peter Wolf".The Globe and Mail.p. C7.
- ^"Peter Wolf".Billboard.Retrieved8 March2023.