Wild Cherry (album)
# Wild Cherry (album)

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C |

Wild Cherry is the first studio album by Wild Cherry, released in 1976. The album includes the group's only major single success, "Play That Funky Music".

## Track listing

All songs written by Rob Parissi except where noted.

* "Play That Funky Music" – 5:00
* "The Lady Wants Your Money" – 4:13
* "99½" (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett) – 3:00
* "Don't Go Near the Water" – 3:16
* "Nowhere to Run" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 3:05
* "I Feel Sanctified" (The Commodores) – 3:53
* "Hold On" – 4:12
* "Get It Up" – 2:59
* "What in the Funk Do You See" – 3:26

## Personnel

### Wild Cherry

* Robert Parissi – guitars, lead vocals
* Bryan Bassett – guitars, backing vocals
* Allen Wentz – bass, backing vocals, synthesizers
* Ronald Beitle – drums, backing vocals, percussion

### Additional personnel

* Chuck Berginc, Jack Brndiar, Joe Eckert, Rick Singer – horns (tracks 1, 3, 6)
* Becky Goldstein, Tampa Lann – backing vocals (tracks 2, 7, 8)
* Mark Avsec – synthesizer (tracks 2, 5, 8, 9), piano (track 5)
* Gerald Paluck – vibes (track 7)

### Production

* Executive producer: Carl Maduri
* Arranged by Wild Cherry
* Produced by Robert Parissi for Belkin/Maduri Productions
* Recorded by Ken Hamann
* Mixed by Carl Maduri, Robert Parissi and Ken Hamann

## Charts

Chart performance for Wild Cherry :

| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 12 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 17 |
| US Billboard 200 | 5 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 1 |

## Certifications

Certifications for Wild Cherry :

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | $1,000,000^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
