The Wild Life (album)

The Wild Life is the second studio album by American rock band Slaughter. It was released in 1992 by Chrysalis Records. Album cover design by John Kosh.

The Wild Life
Studio album by Slaughter
Released	April 21, 1992
Recorded	1991
Genre	Glam metal hard rock
Length	63:18
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Mark Slaughter Dana Strum
Slaughter chronology
Stick It Live (1990) The Wild Life (1992) Mass Slaughter: The Best of Slaughter (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]

The album produced the hit singles "The Wild Life", "Days Gone By" and "Real Love". It was certified gold.

The album debuted at Number 8 on the Billboard 200 album Charts.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum

The Wild Life track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Reach for the Sky"	5:30
2.	"Out for Love"	3:31
3.	"The Wild Life"	3:24
4.	"Days Gone By"	4:34
5.	"Dance for Me Baby"	3:20
6.	"Times They Change"	7:07
7.	"Move to the Music"	4:37
8.	"Real Love"	3:40
9.	"Shake This Place"	3:36
10.	"Streets of Broken Hearts"	4:39
11.	"Hold On"	3:55
12.	"Do Ya Know"	6:25
13.	"Old Man"	5:26
14.	"Days Gone By" (acoustic instrumental version)	3:35

2003 remaster bonus track

No.	Title	Length
15.	"Real Love" (Demo)	3:39
16.	"Perfect World"	5:03

Personnel

Slaughter

• Mark Slaughter – vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano
• Tim Kelly – guitar
• Dana Strum – bass
• Blas Elias – drums

Session members

• A.T. Das – guitar
• James SK Wān – bamboo flute

Production

• Scott Cadwallader – production coordination
• Jeff Clark – engineering
• Gene Kirkland – photography
• Scott Lovelis – engineering
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Jeff Moses – engineering, mixing assistant
• John Schmit – mixing assistant

Charts

Album

Chart performance for The Wild Life

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	95
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[4]	37
UK Albums (OCC)^[5]	64
US Billboard 200	8

Singles and album tracks

Chart performance for singles and album tracks from The Wild Life

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1992	"Real Love"	Hot 100	69
1992	"Real Love"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	24
1992	"Out for Love"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	5
1992	"Dance for Me Baby"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	10
1992	"The Wild Life"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	28
1993	"Days Gone By"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	8
1993	"Reach for the Sky"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	4

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[6]	Gold	50,000^^
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. The Wild Life at AllMusic
3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 256.
4. "Swisscharts.com – Slaughter – The Wild Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
5. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
6. "Canadian album certifications – Slaughter – Wild Life". Music Canada.
7. "American album certifications – Slaughter – The Wild Life". Recording Industry Association of America.