Wild Things Run Fast

Chinese Café
Drums – John Guerin
Bass – Larry Klein
Electric guitar – Steve Lukather
Prophet synth – Larry Williams
Acoustic piano & Vocals – Joni Mitchell

Wild Things Run Fast
Drums – Vinnie Colaiuta
Bass – Larry Klein
Electric guitar – Steve Lukather
Prophet synth – Larry Williams
Vocals – Joni Mitchell

Ladies Man
Drums – Vinnie Colaiuta
Bass – Larry Klein
Electric guitar – Larry Carlton
Prophet synth – Larry Williams
Acoustic guitar & Vocals – Joni Mitchell
"Ladies' Man" Background – Lionel Richie, Charles Valentino, Howard Kinney

Moon at the Window
Drums – John Guerin
Bass – Larry Klein
Soprano Sax – Wayne Shorter
Oberheim synth – Russell Ferrante
Electric guitar & Vocals – Joni Mitchell

Solid Love
Drums – Vinnie Colaiuta
Bass – Larry Klein
Electric guitar – Mike Landau
Acoustic guitar & Vocals – Joni Mitchell

Be Cool
Drums – John Guerin
Bass – Larry Klein
Oberheim synth – Russell Ferrante
Soprano Sax – Wayne Shorter
Whisper Chorus – John Guerin, Kenny Rankin, Robert De La Garza, Skip Cottrell, Joni Mitchell
Electric guitar & Vocals – Joni Mitchell

(You're so Square) Baby, I don't care
Drums – Vinnie Colaiuta
Bass – Larry Klein
Electric guitar – Mike Landau
Tenor Sax – Larry Williams
Baritone Sax – Kim Hutchcroft
Vocals – Joni Mitchell

You Dream Flat Tires
Drums – Vinnie Colaiuta
Bass – Larry Klein
Electric guitar – Mike Landau
Electric guitar & Vocals – Joni Mitchell
Background Vocals – Lionel Richie

Man To Man
Drums – John Guerin
Percussion – Victor Feldman
Bass – Larry Klein
Electric guitar – Steve Lukather
Oberheim synth – Russell Ferrante
Acoustic guitar & Vocals – Joni Mitchell
Background Vocals – James Taylor & Joni Mitchell

Underneath the Streetlight
Drums – Vinnie Colaiuta
Bass – Larry Klein
Electric guitar – Mike Landau
Acoustic guitar, electric piano and vocals – Joni Mitchell

Love (Corinthians II:13)
Drums – Vinnie Colaiuta
Bass – Larry Klein
Electric guitar – Steve Lukather
Soprano Sax – Wayne Shorter
Acoustic guitar – Joni Mitchell

Produced by Joni Mitchell
Recorded at A&M Studios by Henry Lewy and Skip Cottrell Assisted by Clyde Kapian
With the exception of "Be Cool" recorded at Devonshire Studios engineered by Jerry Hudgins
Mixed at Paramount Studios by Larry Hirsch, Larry Klein and Joni Mitchell assisted by Chase Williams
Originally Mastered by John Golden at K-Disc
Rhythm arrangements on "Wild Things Run Fast" and "You're So Square" by Larry Klein and Vinnie Colaiuta and by Don Alias on "Be Cool"

All songs written by Joni Mitchell except "(You're so Square) Baby, I don't care," written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; and "Unchained Melody," lyrics by Hy Zaret, music by Alex North.

All songs © 1982 Crazy Crow Music BMI except "(You're so Square) Baby, I don't care," © 1957 by Gladys Music ASCAP. All rights controlled by Cappell & Co. Inc. (Intersong Music Publishers); and "Unchained Melody," © 1955 Frank Music Corp. ASCAP International copyright secured. All Rights Reserved Used by Permission

Steve Lukather, James Taylor and Wayne Shorter appear courtesy of CBS Records
Lionel Richie appears courtesy of Motown Record Corp.
Russell Ferrante, Larry Carlton and Mike Landau appear courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
Larry Williams appears courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.

Special thanks to Larry Klein for caring about and fussing over this record along with me.

Personal Direction: Elliot Roberts

Paintings by Joni Mitchell
Art Direction: Glen Christensen

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 » Joni Mitchell's Wild Things Run Fast (High Fidelity)
 » Mitchell Makes Habit of Change (Los Angeles Times)
 » Joni Returns to Pop (Los Angeles Times)
 » Wild Things Run Fast (Melody Maker)
 » Songs For Ageing Children (New Musical Express)
 » High Spirits Buoy a Joni Mitchell Album (New York Times)
 » More Songs About Love From Joni Mitchell (Rolling Stone)
 

 » (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care (Guitar chords by Marian Russell)
 » Be Cool (Guitar chords by Howard Wright)
 » Ladies' Man (Guitar chords by Marian Russell)
 » Love (Corinthians I:13) (Guitar chords by Howard Wright)
 » Love (Corinthians I:13) (Guitar chords by Marian Russell)
 » Man To Man (Guitar chords by Howard Wright)
 » Man To Man (Guitar chords by Marian Russell)
 » Moon At The Window (Guitar tablature by Sue McNamara and Pat Hillis)
 » Moon At The Window (Guitar chords by Marian Russell)
 » Solid Love (Guitar chords by Marian Russell)
 » Solid Love (Guitar chords by Howard Wright)
 » Underneath The Streetlight (Guitar chords by Marian Russell)
 » Wild Things Run Fast (Guitar chords by Marian Russell)
 » You Dream Flat Tires (Guitar chords by Marian Russell)