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Girlschool - Running Wild

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Running Wild
Studio album by 
Released12 August 1985[1]
RecordedDecember 1984 – February 1985[2]
Studio
GenreHeavy metal
Length37:48
LabelMercury
ProducerNick Tauber
Girlschool chronology
Play Dirty
(1983)
Running Wild
(1985)
Nightmare at Maple Cross
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal3/10[4]
Kerrang!StarStarHalf star[5]

Running Wild is the fifth studio album by the British heavy metal band Girlschool, released on Mercury Records in 1985.

It is the only studio work released as a five-piece group by Girlschool, after original lead guitarist Kelly Johnson had left the band. Vocals duties on the album are shared by Jackie Bodimead and Kim McAuliffe.

Running Wild was released only in America. It was produced by Nick Tauber, previously known for his work with Thin LizzyMarillion, and Toyah.

"Do You Love Me?" is a cover of the song from Kiss' album Destroyer (1976).[6]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let Me Go"Kim McAuliffe, Jackie Bodimead, Cris Bonacci3:48
2."Running Wild"McAuliffe, Bodimead, Bonacci4:40
3."Do You Love Me?" (KISS cover)Paul StanleyKim FowleyBob Ezrin3:19
4."Something for Nothing"McAuliffe, Bodimead, Bonacci, Denise Dufort, Gil Weston-Jones3:18
5."Are You Ready?"McAuliffe, Bodimead, Bonacci, Dufort, Weston-Jones3:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Nowhere to Run"McAuliffe, Bodimead, Bonacci3:43
7."I Want You Back"McAuliffe, Bodimead, Bonacci4:33
8."Nasty Nasty"McAuliffe, Bodimead, Bonacci, Dufort, Weston-Jones2:46
9."Love Is a Lie"McAuliffe, Bodimead, Bonacci, Dufort, Weston-Jones3:09
10."Can't You See?"McAuliffe, Bodimead, Bonacci, Dufort, Weston-Jones4:55

Personnel

Band members
  • Jackie Bodimead – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Cris Bonacci – lead guitar
  • Kim McAulliffe – rhythm guitar, backing vocals; lead vocals on tracks 3 and 8
  • Gil Weston-Jones – bass
  • Denise Dufort – drums
Production

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