The Last Command (album)

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The Last Command
Studio album by W.A.S.P.
Released	November 9, 1985
Recorded	October 1984 - Mid 1985
Genre	Heavy metal, Glam metal, Hard rock
Length	41:14 (with bonuses included)
Label	Capitol Records
Producer	Spencer Proffer
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
W.A.S.P. chronology
W.A.S.P. (August 17, 1984) The Last Command (November 9, 1985) Inside the Electric Circus (November 8, 1986)

The Last Command is a heavy metal album released by W.A.S.P. on November 9, 1985. The album was produced by Spencer Proffer, Quiet Riot Metal Health album producer. It featured a new drummer, Steve Riley. The album made #47 on Billboard's top 200 album chart in early 1986. it also sold over 1 million copies, their first album to do so. It was also the last album to feature Randy Piper on guitar until 2002. Susperia and Nightwish have covered the song "Wild Child".

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Blackie Lawless, unless indicated otherwise.

1. "Wild Child" (Lawless/Holmes) – 5:12
2. "Ballcrusher" (Lawless/Holmes) – 3:27
3. "Fistful of Diamonds" – 4:13
4. "Jack Action" (Lawless/Riley) – 4:16
5. "Widowmaker" – 5:17
6. "Blind In Texas" – 4:21
7. "Cries in the Night" – 3:41
8. "The Last Command" – 4:10
9. "Running Wild in the Streets" (Lawless/Proffer) – 3:30
10. "Sex Drive" (Lawless/Holmes) – 3:12
11. "Mississippi Queen"* (Mountain cover) – 3:21
12. "Savage"* (Lawless/Holmes/Piper) – 3:32
13. "On Your Knees (live '84)"* – 4:38
14. "Hellion (live '84)"* – 4:45
15. "Sleeping (in the Fire) (live '84)"* – 5:44
16. "Animal (Fuck Like a Beast) (live '84)"* – 4:37
17. "I Wanna Be Somebody (live '84)"* – 5:54

(Tracks marked with * appear as bonus tracks on the 1998 reissue.)

[edit] Line-up

• Blackie Lawless (vocals/bass)
• Chris Holmes (guitar)
• Randy Piper (guitar)
• Steve Riley (drums)

v • d • e W.A.S.P. Blackie Lawless • Doug Blair • Mike Duda • Mike Dupke Glenn Soderling • Stet Howland • Tony Richards • Johnny Rod • Frankie Banali • Chris Holmes • Randy Piper • Steve Riley • Darrell Roberts • Don Costa • Rik Fox Studio albums Face the Attack • W.A.S.P. • The Last Command • Inside the Electric Circus • The Headless Children • The Crimson Idol • Still Not Black Enough • Kill Fuck Die • Helldorado • Unholy Terror • Dying for the World • The Neon God: Part 1 - The Rise • The Neon God: Part 2- The Demise • Dominator Live albums Live...In the Raw • Double Live Assassins • The Sting • Live...Animal (EP) Compilation albums First Blood Last Cuts • The Best of the Best: 1984-2000, Vol. 1 Videography Live at the Lyceum • The Sting: Live at the Key Club L.A. • In the Raw