WrestleMania: The Album

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Wrestlemania: The Album
Compilation album by World Wrestling Federation Superstars

Publication
(s)

1993

Label (s) Arista , RAC Records

Format (s)

CD, MC

Genre (s)

pop

Title (number)

12

running time

44:57

occupation
  • Keyboards: Mike Stock, Julian Gingell, Dave Ford, Asha Elfenbein, Garry Miller, Paul Waterman, Tony King
  • Guitar; Gary Miller
  • Drums: A Linn
  • Background vocals: Lance Ellington, Miriam Stockley, Mae McKenna, Cleveland Watkiss, Leroy Osborne

production

Mike Stock, Pete Waterman, Dave Ford, Gary Miller, Tony King, Asha, Paul Waterman

Studio (s)

PWL Studios, London & Manchester

chronology
Piledriver - The Wrestling Album 2
(1987) 		Wrestlemania: The Album WWF Full Metal
(1996)
Single releases
1992 Slam jam
1992 Wrestlemania
1993 WWF Superstars feat. Hacksaw Jim Duggan: USA

Wrestlemania: The Album is a compilation from 1993. It is the third album of the World Wrestling Federation and contains a total of 12 songs that were created with the participation of various wrestlers.

background

After the success of The Wrestling Album (1985) and Piledriver - The Wrestling Album 2 (1987), this is the third compilation of songs that were created with the participation of various wrestlers. The album was directed by the producer duo Stock / Waterman (Mike Stock and Pete Waterman), who also wrote most of the songs. A&R manager Simon Cowell acted as executive producer .

The recordings were made in 1992 in the PWL studios in London and Manchester. It's not the wrestlers' performance music at the time, but rather their own songs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan , the tag team The Nasty Boys ( Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs ), Bret "The Hitman" Hart , The Undertaker , Randy Savage (Macho Man), Tatanka , Mr. Perfect , Crush and the Big took part as singers Boss Man on the album. The song Slam Jam also features other wrestlers like The British Bulldog .

The album was released in 1993 through RCA Records in the United States and Arista Records in Europe.

Cover

The album was published in two editions, one with a black cover and only the lettering and one with a group picture of the wrestlers involved, although Brian Adams , who played Crush, was missing.

Track list

The track list refers to the European version, which contained two bonus tracks with Cold Crush and an alternative mix of Slam Jam .

# Artist title Copywriter producer length
1 World Wrestling Federation Superstars Wrestlemania Stock / Waterman Stock / Waterman 3:35
2 World Wrestling Federation Superstars Slam jam Stock / Waterman Stock / Waterman 3:16
3 Hacksaw Jim Duggan United States Stock / Waterman / Dave Ford ford 3:13
4th The Nasty Boys Nasty Boys Stomp Stock / Waterman / Ford ford 3:36
5 Bret "Hitman" Hart Never Been a Right Time to Say Goodbye Stock / Waterman Stock / Waterman 3:40
6th The Undertaker The Man in Black Stock / Waterman Gary Miller 3:33
7th Randy Savage (Macho Man) Speaking from the Heart Cane / Waterman / Asha ivory Tony King / ivory 3:25
8th Tatanka Tatanka Native American Stock / Waterman / Ford ford 3:39
9 Mr. Perfect I'm perfect ford ford 3:44
10 Crush Cold crush Paul Waterman P. Waterman 2:10
11 The Big Boss Man Hard Times Stock / Waterman Gary Miller 3:44
12 World Wrestling Federation Superstars Slam Jam (12 '' Full Nelson Mix) Stock / Waterman Stock / Waterman 5:44

occupation

In addition to the wrestlers who sing all the songs themselves, the following musicians were involved:

  • Keyboards: Mike Stock, Julian Gingell, Dave Ford, Asha Elfenbein, Garry Miller, Paul Waterman, Tony King
  • Guitar; Gary Miller
  • Drums: A Linn
  • Background vocals: Lance Ellington, Miriam Stockley, Mae McKenna, Cleveland Watkiss, Leroy Osborne

Success and reception

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Wrestlemania - The Album
  DE 25th 06/07/1993 (16 weeks)
  AT 14th 08/22/1993 (14 weeks)
  UK 10 04/17/1993 (5 weeks)
Singles
Slam jam
  UK 4th 12/12/1992 (9 weeks)
Wrestlemania
  UK 14th 03/04/1993 (5 weeks)
USA feat. Hacksaw Jim Duggan
  UK 71 07/10/1993 (1 week)

criticism

The album was rather ridiculed by the critics. Entertainment Weekly's David Browne awarded a D in the 1999 retrospective . According to Steve Huey of Allmusic , this is an album with a high kitsch factor that would appeal to wrestling fans. He awarded 2.5 stars out of five.

Charts

The album missed the Billboard 200 , but reached number 10 on the UK album charts and stayed in the charts there for 5 weeks. In Germany it reached number 25 and stayed in the charts for 16 weeks. The album achieved further placements in Austria.

Singles

A total of three singles were released from the album. Two singles made it into the UK UK Top 40 , one in the extended charts. Wrestlemania and USA by Hacksaw Jim Duggan at 71st place.

Slam Jam was released in 1992 as the first single, both as a maxi CD, 12 "and 7". The single reached number 4 on the British charts on December 12, 1992 and was awarded silver .

  1. Slam Jam - 3:28
  2. Slam Jam (12 '' The Full Nelson Mix) - 5:46
  3. Slam Jam (Instrumental Mix) - 3:25

Also in 1992 Wrtestlemania was released as a maxi-CD, as a 7 '' and as an MC. It reached number 14 on the British charts on April 3, 1993.

  1. Wrestlemania - 3:35
  2. Wrestlemania DEF MIX (Absolutely Deaf Mix) - 5:58
  3. Wrestlemania (instrumental) - 3:35

USA , which was sung by Hacksaw Jim Duggan, was the only decoupled title that could be assigned to a particular wrestler. It was also released on 7``, 12 '' and maxi CD. The single reached number 71 in the British charts.

  1. USA - 3:11
  2. USA (Extended Club Mix) - 6:04
  3. USA (Techno Mix) - 5:58
  4. Tatanka Native America -3:39

Others

An instrumental version of the title track was used as the theme song from Wrestlemania X (1994) to Wrestlemania XIV (1998) and was also later Linda McMahon's performance music .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Bob Rosseau: A track-by-track look at Wrestlemania's absolutely insane 1993 album. A.Side, March 27, 2015, accessed August 9, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Chart tracking: AT , DE , UK . Retrieved August 9, 2018
  3. ^ David Browne: Wrestlemania: The Album. Entertainment Weekly , March 5, 1999, accessed August 9, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Allmusic Review by Steve Huey at Allmusic (English). Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Slam Jam. bpi.co.uk, accessed August 9, 2018 .