I Don't Speak the Language

I Don't Speak the Language
Studio album by
Matthew Wilder
ReleasedJuly 1, 1983
Recorded1983, Conway Studios (Hollywood) and Sound Castle (Los Angeles).
GenreNew wave, synth-pop
Length34:22
LabelPrivate-I, Epic
ProducerPeter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff, Bill Elliot (for RIPE Productions)
Matthew Wilder chronology
I Don't Speak the Language
(1983) 		Bouncin' Off the Walls
(1984)

I Don't Speak the Language is the debut studio album by American musician Matthew Wilder, released in 1983 on Private-I/Epic. It spawned Wilder's signature hit "Break My Stride".

Track listing

  1. "Break My Stride" (Matthew Wilder, Greg Prestopino) - 3:04
  2. "The Kid's American" (1983) (Wilder) - 4:36
  3. "I Don't Speak the Language" (Wilder, Barbara Hyde) - 4:45
  4. "Love Above the Ground Floor" (Wilder, Prestopino) - 4:13
  5. "World of the Rich and Famous" (Wilder, Roscoe Beck) - 4:43
  6. "Ladder of Lovers" (Wilder, Prestopino) - 4:04
  7. "I Was There" (Wilder) - 3:01
  8. "Dreams Keep Bringing You Back" (Wilder, Prestopino) - 4:36
  9. "I Don't Speak the Language" (Reprise) - 1:20

Personnel

Source:[1]

  • Matthew Wilder – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8), Prophet-5 (1), Prophet-10 (2, 3, 5, 6, 9), acoustic piano, (4, 7, 8), horn arrangements (4), Rhodes Chroma (5)
  • Bill Elliott – Prophet-5 (1), acoustic piano (2), Prophet-10 (3, 4, 6, 7, 9), horn arrangements (4)
  • Bill Cuomo – Prophet-5 (3, 6, 8, 9), Rhodes Chroma (3, 5, 6, 8, 9)
  • Paul Fox – E-mu Emulator (5, 7)
  • Dennis Herring – guitars (1, 2, 7)
  • Donald Griffin – guitars (4, 5)
  • Tim Weston – guitar solo (5)
  • John McFee – mandolin (8)
  • Reggie McBride – bass (2, 5)
  • Rick Chudacoff – bass (4, 6, 7)
  • Alphonso Johnson – bass (8)
  • Peter Bunetta – drums, Oberheim DMX (1), percussion (1)
  • John Gilston – Simmons drum programming and sequencing
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3, 6, 8, 9)
  • Jerry Peterson – baritone saxophone (2)
  • Lon Price – tenor saxophone (2)
  • Bill Armstrong – trumpet (4)
  • Gary Grant – trumpet (4)
  • Greg Prestopino – backing vocals (1, 2, 8)
  • Joe Turano – backing vocals (1, 2, 7, 8)
  • Arno Lucas – backing vocals (2, 5)
  • Leslie Smith – backing vocals (2, 5)
  • Dee Dee Bellson – backing vocals (3, 4, 9)
  • Mary Hylan – backing vocals (3, 4, 9)
  • Edie Lehmann – backing vocals (3, 4, 9)
  • Amy Weston – backing vocals (3, 4, 9)
  • Anna Pagan – backing vocals (5)
  • Anita Sherman – backing vocals (5)

Production

  • Producers – Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff and Bill Elliott.
  • Executive Producers – Al Bunetta and Shingo Take
  • Engineers – Csaba Pectoz (Track 1); Steve Zaretsky (All tracks).
  • Assistant Engineers – Britt Bacon and Michael Franke (Track 1); Paul Ericksen, Mitch Gibson and Csaba Pectoz (Tracks 2-9).
  • Mixed by Steve Zaretsky
  • Design – Tommy Steele and Art Hotel
  • Photography – William Warner

Charts

Chart (1983/84) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 95
US Billboard 200[3] 49

References

  1. ^ Personnel and production information at Discogs
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 337. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Matthew Wilder Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2024.