Call of the West

Call of the West is the second studio album by Los Angeles new wave band Wall of Voodoo, released in September 1982. The album contains "Mexican Radio", the group's most well-known song, which was released as a single and whose video received moderate airplay on MTV.

This article is about the music album. For the television series whose repeats were broadcast as "Call of the West", see Death Valley Days.
Call of the West
Studio album by
Wall of Voodoo
ReleasedSeptember 1982
RecordedJuly 1982
GenreNew wave, dance, darkwave, post-punk
Length40:48
LabelI.R.S. (USA)
Illegal (UK)
ProducerRichard Mazda
Wall of Voodoo chronology
Dark Continent
(1981)		 Call of the West
(1982)		 Seven Days in Sammystown
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Village VoiceB[2]

In 2009, Australian label Raven Records reissued Call of the West and the first Wall of Voodoo album, Dark Continent, together on one CD, featuring a full color booklet with liner notes by Ian McFarlane. Both albums were digitally remastered.[3]

Track listing
  1. "Tomorrow" – 3:03
  2. "Lost Weekend" – 4:59
  3. "Factory" – 5:33
  4. "Look at Their Way" – 3:18
  5. "Hands of Love" – 3:54
  6. "Mexican Radio" – 4:11
  7. "Spy World" – 2:41
  8. "They Don't Want Me" – 4:31
  9. "On Interstate 15" – 2:44
  10. "Call of the West" – 5:59
  • All music composed by Wall of Voodoo.
  • All lyrics composed by Stan Ridgway.
  • Note: The original cassette release of the album features a bonus track called "Exercise" at the end of side one, following "Hands of Love".

Personnel

with:

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1983 Billboard Pop Albums 45

Singles

Year Chart Single Position
1983 Billboard Mainstream Rock "Mexican Radio" 41
Billboard Pop Singles 58

References
  1. Deming, Mark. "Call of the West – Wall of Voodoo". AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  2. Christgau, Robert (November 2, 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  3. https://www.discogs.com/Wall-Of-Voodoo-Dark-Continent-Call-Of-The-West/release/2440114
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