Wild Planet

Wild Planet is the second studio album by American new wave band the B-52's, released in 1980 by Warner Bros. Records.

For The Nettwerk compilation album, see Wild Planet (compilation album).
Wild Planet
Studio album by
the B-52's
ReleasedAugust 27, 1980
RecordedApril 1980
StudioCompass Point (Nassau)
Genre
Length34:44
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerRhett Davies, the B-52's
The B-52's chronology
The B-52's
(1979)		 Wild Planet
(1980)		 Party Mix!
(1981)
Singles from Wild Planet
  1. "Private Idaho"
    Released: October 1980
  2. "Give Me Back My Man"
    Released: 1980
  3. "Party Out of Bounds"
    Released: 1980

As with their first album, the B-52's traveled to Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas to record Wild Planet. Several of the songs from the album had been concert staples since 1978. The band did not record them for their first album, knowing that performing the tracks live would make fans look forward to it.

Film director Gus Van Sant later referred to the song "Private Idaho" in the title of his 1991 film My Own Private Idaho and thanked the band in the film's credits, although he did not seek approval from the band to use it.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.