Album
The Last Command
The Last Command is the second studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released in October 1985 on Capitol Records. It followed their 1984 debut and was produced by Spencer Proffer, who had worked on Quiet Riot's six-times Platinum Metal Health in 1983. It marks the arrival of drummer Steve Riley and the final appearance of founding guitarist Randy Piper.
Several songs have interesting roots. "Cries in the Night" grew out of "Mr. Cool", a 1976 single by the Killer Kane Band, which Blackie Lawless fronted at the time. "Sex Drive" came from Lawless and Piper's earlier band Sister, while "Running Wild in the Streets" was written by Proffer and demoed by others before W.A.S.P. recorded it. The album reached No. 49 on the Billboard 200 in early 1986 and went gold with the RIAA in 1998, a record worth hearing for its mix of old ideas and new line-up.
The Last Command: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 41:20Tracklist
- 1Wild ChildChris Holmes and Blackie Lawless5:12
- 2BallcrusherChris Holmes and Blackie Lawless3:25
- 3Fistful of DiamondsBlackie Lawless4:16
- 4Jack ActionBlackie Lawless and Steve Riley4:18
- 5WidowmakerBlackie Lawless5:20
- 6Blind in TexasBlackie Lawless4:21
- 7Cries in the NightBlackie Lawless3:42
- 8The Last CommandBlackie Lawless4:11
- 9Running Wild in the StreetsBlackie Lawless and Spencer Proffer3:32
- 10Sex DriveChris Holmes and Blackie Lawless3:02
- Produced by
- Spencer Proffer
- Recorded at
- Pasha Music House, Hollywood, California
- Engineered by
- Hanspeter Huber
- Labels
- Capitol Records, Capitol
- Length
- 41:20
Line-up
- Carlos Cavazo · background vocals · guest
- Chuck Wright · background vocals · guest
Singles
- “Blind in Texas” · October 1985
- “Wild Child” · May 1986
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1985–1986 | 48 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1985–1986 | 49 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) · 1985–1986 | 4 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1985–1986 | 14 |
| Swedish Albums · 1985–1986 | 15 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1985–1986 | 51 |
| German Albums · 1985–1986 | 63 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1985–1986 | 86 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada · 1986 | Gold |
| Finland | Gold |
| United States | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1985-10-25 vs 1985-11-21 (musicbrainz), 1985-11-09 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 21 November 1985 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 October 1985 | |
| Wikidata | 9 November 1985 | |
| US release | 1985 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1985 | earliest UK or European date |
18 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | US | Capitol Records | 077774663625 | other |
| 1985 | US | Capitol Records | 762185146422 | other |
| 1985 | XE | Capitol Records | other | |
| 1985 | US | Capitol Records | 07777124354 | other |
| 1985 | GB | Capitol Records | 5099924042918 | other |
| October 1985 | JP | Capitol Records | original | |
| 21 November 1985 | JP | Capitol Records | 4988006000087 | other |
| 24 February 1993 | JP | Capitol Records | 4988006680562 | other |
| 1997 | XE | Original Masters | 636551550222 | other |
| 1997 | XE | Original Masters | 636551550222 | other |
| 29 September 1997 | GB | Snapper Classics | 636551612326 | other |
| 1998 | JP | Victor | 4988002360840 | other |
| 1998 | US | Original Masters | 636551550222 | other |
| 2002 | GB | Snapper Music | 636551439121 | other |
| 12 December 2006 | AF | Snapper Music | 829410138369 | other |
| 2010 | — | Snapper Music | 636551596725 | other |
| 10 May 2019 | XE | Madfish Records | 636551714921 | other |
| — | — | — | other |
Cover art sources
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| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 953×953 | upscaled |