Wolf Creek Pass (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Wolf Creek Pass
Type = Album
Artist = C. W. McCall



Released = 1975
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 29:10
Label = MGM Records
Producer = Chip Davis, Don Sears
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4nkvu3tgandk link]
Last album =
This album = "Wolf Creek Pass"
(1975)
Next album = "Black Bear Road"
(1975)

"Wolf Creek Pass" is an album by country musician C. W. McCall, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music) on MGM Records. It was recorded following the success of a song from the album, "Old Home Filler-up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe", which was used in a popular television commercial that helped kickstart McCall's career. McCall himself was the pseudonym of Bill Fries and was convened by Fries along with Chip Davis of Mannheim Steamroller fame. The album concentrated predominantly on themes related to trucking, with many of them based on events in Fries' life. The album also contained the eponymous song "Wolf Creek Pass", which helped popularize the pass itself. The actual "Old Home Filler-up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe" was located in Pisgah, Iowa.

Track listing

# "Wolf Creek Pass" (Bill Fries, Chip Davis) – 3:55
# "Night Rider" (Fries, Davis) – 2:30
# "Classified" (Fries, Davis) – 2:28
# "Old 30" (Fries, Davis) – 2:20
# "I've Trucked All Over This Land" (Fries, Davis) – 2:46
# "Four Wheel Drive" (Fries, Davis) – 2:58
# "Rocky Mountain September" (Fries, Davis) – 3:10
# "Old Home Filler-up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe" (Fries, Davis) – 2:45
# "Sloan" (Fries, Davis) – 3:08
# "Glenwood Canyon" (Fries, Davis) – 3:10

Personnel

* C. W. McCall - Vocals, Design
* Carol Rogers, Liz Westphalen (The Puffys) - Vocals
* Terry Waddell, Bill Berg - Drums
* Curtis McPeak, Bobbie Thomas - Banjo
* Larry Morton, Ron Agnew - Guitar
* Chuck Sanders, Eric Hansen - Bass
* Ron Steele - 12-String, 6-String Electric
* Gregg Fox - 12-String
* Jackson Berkey - Keyboards
* Chip Davis - Producer, Arranger, Drums, Strings
* Don Sears - Producer, Engineer, Design
* Ron Ubel - Engineer
* Steve Kline - Photography

Miscellanea

* The full name of the album is "Wolf Creek Pass, The Old Home Filler-up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe (and Other Wild Places)".

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

External links

* [http://www.narrowgauge.org/4x4/cw_pages/html/wcp.html NarrowGauge.org album information for "Wolf Creek Pass"]