Spirit of the Wild is the eleventh studio album by American hard rock musician Ted Nugent. It was released in April 1995 by Atlantic Records. The album was produced by Mike Lutz from the rock band Brownsville Station and engineered by Lutz and Jim Vitti. It is Nugent's only album released in the 1990s.
Spirit of the Wild marked the return of Nugent's original sound of hard rock instead of the pop metal style of his '80s solo work, as well as the brief return of vocalist and guitarist Derek St. Holmes. "Spirit of the Wild" is the theme song for Nugent's hunting TV show Spirit of the Wild. The sixth track "Fred Bear" is a tribute to the bowman Fred Bear.
Track listing
Personnel Band members Ted Nugent – guitar, lead vocals (except where noted), lyrics, attitude, backstraps and security, producer Derek St. Holmes – lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 11) Mike Lutz – bass, keyboards, vocals, producer, engineer, mixing Denny Carmassi – drums
Additional musicians Larry Fratangelo – percussion Benny Rappa – drums (track 2), background vocals (tracks 2, 10) Gunner Ross – drums (track 6) Doug Banker – piano (track 8), background vocals (tracks 9, 11), management
Production Jim Vitti – engineer, mixing Brian Delaney, Jeff Campo – assistant engineers George Marino – mastering Donald May – art direction Steve Galli – cover photographer from Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, January 1, 1995
Charts Chart (1995) Peakposition
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