I Don't Speak the Language is the debut studio album by American musician Matthew Wilder, released in 1983 on Private-I and Epic Records. It spawned Wilder's signature hit "Break My Stride".
Critical reception
Track listing "Break My Stride" (Matthew Wilder, Greg Prestopino) - 3:04 "The Kid's American" (Wilder) - 4:36 "I Don't Speak the Language" (Wilder, Barbara Hyde) - 4:45 "Love Above the Ground Floor" (Wilder, Prestopino) - 4:13 "World of the Rich and Famous" (Wilder, Roscoe Beck) - 4:43 "Ladder of Lovers" (Wilder, Prestopino) - 4:04 "I Was There" (Wilder) - 3:01 "Dreams Keep Bringing You Back" (Wilder, Prestopino) - 4:36 "I Don't Speak the Language" (Reprise) - 1:20
Personnel
Source:Personnel and production information at Discogs
Matthew Wilder – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4–6, 8), Prophet-5 (1), Prophet-10 (2, 3, 5, 6, 9), acoustic piano, (4, 7, 8), horn arrangements (4), Rhodes Chroma (5) Bill Elliott – Prophet-5 (1), acoustic piano (2), Prophet-10 (3, 4, 6, 7, 9), horn arrangements (4) Bill Cuomo – Prophet-5 (3, 6, 8, 9), Rhodes Chroma (3, 5, 6, 8, 9) Paul Fox – E-mu Emulator (5, 7) Dennis Herring – guitars (1, 2, 7) Donald Griffin – guitars (4, 5) Tim Weston – guitar solo (5) John McFee – mandolin (8) Reggie McBride – bass (2, 5) Rick Chudacoff – bass (4, 6, 7) Alphonso Johnson – bass (8) Peter Bunetta – drums, Oberheim DMX (1), percussion (1) John Gilston – Simmons drum programming and sequencing Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3, 6, 8, 9) Jerry Peterson – baritone saxophone (2) Lon Price – tenor saxophone (2) Bill Armstrong – trumpet (4) Gary Grant – trumpet (4) Greg Prestopino – backing vocals (1, 2, 8) Joe Turano – backing vocals (1, 2, 7, 8) Arno Lucas – backing vocals (2, 5) Leslie Smith – backing vocals (2, 5) Dee Dee Bellson – backing vocals (3, 4, 9) Mary Hylan – backing vocals (3, 4, 9) Edie Lehmann – backing vocals (3, 4, 9) Amy Weston – backing vocals (3, 4, 9) Anna Pagan – backing vocals (5) Anita Sherman – backing vocals (5)
Production Producers – Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff and Bill Elliott. Executive Producers – Al Bunetta and Shingo Take Engineers – Csaba Pectoz (Track 1); Steve Zaretsky (All tracks). Assistant Engineers – Britt Bacon and Michael Franke (Track 1); Paul Ericksen, Mitch Gibson and Csaba Pectoz (Tracks 2–9). Mixed by Steve Zaretsky Design – Tommy Steele and Art Hotel Photography – William Warner
Charts Chart (1983/84)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)95
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