Wild Love is Smog

Smog (band)

Bill Callahan , is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who has also recorded and performed under the band name Smog. Callahan began working in the lo-fi genre of underground rock, with home-made tape-albums recorded on four track tape recorders...

's fourth album, released on March 27, 1995 on Drag City

Drag City (record label)

Drag City is a Chicago-based independent record label. It was established with a Royal Trux release in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn.Drag City specializes in experimental indie rock acts...

 and later re-released in Europe on Domino in 2001. Jim O'Rourke

Jim O'Rourke (musician)

Jim O'Rourke is an Irish-American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene...

 contributed as cellist on this album, which marks his first collaboration with Smog. Drag City's producer Rian Murphy

Rian Murphy

Rian Murphy is a drummer and producer and for the Chicago record label Drag City, and also acts as the company's sales director.He has worked with Appendix Out, Palace Music, Smog, Royal Trux, the Silver Jews and Edith Frost. In 2000, Murphy released the EP All Most Heaven with Will Oldham.Murphy...

 helped develop a wider musical palette than on its predecessor Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (album)

Julius Caesar is Smog's third album, released in 1993 on Drag City. It was re-released in Europe in 2001 on Domino Records. After his two first LPs, which were recorded at home with an experimental lo-fi-approach, Callahan decided to record this album in a professional studio...

. Chan Marshall

Cat Power

Charlyn Marie Marshall , also known as Chan Marshall or by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer/songwriter and occasional actress and model. Cat Power was originally the name of Marshall's first band, but has come to refer to her musical projects with various backing bands...

 would later cover "Bathysphere" on her 1996 album What Would the Community Think

What Would the Community Think

What Would the Community Think is the third album by American singer-songwriter Chan Marshall, also known as Cat Power. It was released in 1996 on Matador Records, and was produced by Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley. The album has been noted for its array of musical styles, ranging from...

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Track listing

1. "Bathysphere" – 4:50
2. "Wild Love" – 1:35
3. "Sweet Smog Children" – 1:41
4. "Bathroom Floor" – 1:55
5. "The Emperor" – 1:11
6. "Limited Capacity" – 1:18
7. "It's Rough" – 4:45
8. "Sleepy Joe" – 3:53
9. "The Candle" – 2:26
10. "Be Hit" – 2:23
11. "Prince
    Prince (musician)
    Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
    
     Alone in the Studio" – 7:15
12. "Goldfish Bowl" – 2:00

Credits

• Bill Callahan – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Cynthia Dall
  Cynthia Dall
  Cynthia Dall is a lo-fi musician and photographer. Dall also gained notoriety in the fanzine world of the 90s for her frequent transgressive-styled cover shots and appearances in Lisa Carver's Rollerderby magazine.-Biography:Dall started recording and performing with then-boyfriend, Bill Callahan...
  
   – guitar on tracks 8 and 11; vocals on track 11
• Jason Dezember – drums on track 10
• Ron Burns – drums on tracks 8, 11, and 12
• Ian O'Hey – Chamberlin on tracks 9 and 11
• Jim O'Rourke – cello on tracks 2, 4, 11, and 12
• Rian Murphy
  Rian Murphy
  Rian Murphy is a drummer and producer and for the Chicago record label Drag City, and also acts as the company's sales director.He has worked with Appendix Out, Palace Music, Smog, Royal Trux, the Silver Jews and Edith Frost. In 2000, Murphy released the EP All Most Heaven with Will Oldham.Murphy...
  
  – producer
• Konrad Strauss – engineer