title: Wild Cherry (album)
text: # Wild Cherry (album)
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | Christgau's Record Guide | C |
  
  Wild Cherry is the first studio album by Wild Cherry, released in 1976. The album includes the group's only major single success, "Play That Funky Music".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All songs written by Rob Parissi except where noted.
  
  * "Play That Funky Music" – 5:00
  * "The Lady Wants Your Money" – 4:13
  * "99½" (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett) – 3:00
  * "Don't Go Near the Water" – 3:16
  * "Nowhere to Run" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 3:05
  * "I Feel Sanctified" (The Commodores) – 3:53
  * "Hold On" – 4:12
  * "Get It Up" – 2:59
  * "What in the Funk Do You See" – 3:26
  
  ## Personnel
  
  ### Wild Cherry
  
  * Robert Parissi – guitars, lead vocals
  * Bryan Bassett – guitars, backing vocals
  * Allen Wentz – bass, backing vocals, synthesizers
  * Ronald Beitle – drums, backing vocals, percussion
  
  ### Additional personnel
  
  * Chuck Berginc, Jack Brndiar, Joe Eckert, Rick Singer – horns (tracks 1, 3, 6)
  * Becky Goldstein, Tampa Lann – backing vocals (tracks 2, 7, 8)
  * Mark Avsec – synthesizer (tracks 2, 5, 8, 9), piano (track 5)
  * Gerald Paluck – vibes (track 7)
  
  ### Production
  
  * Executive producer: Carl Maduri
  * Arranged by Wild Cherry
  * Produced by Robert Parissi for Belkin/Maduri Productions
  * Recorded by Ken Hamann
  * Mixed by Carl Maduri, Robert Parissi and Ken Hamann
  
  ## Charts
  
  Chart performance for Wild Cherry :
  
  | Chart (1976) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 12 |
  | Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 17 |
  | US Billboard 200 | 5 |
  | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
  
  ## Certifications
  
  Certifications for Wild Cherry :
  
  | Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
  | - | - | - |
  | United States (RIAA) | Platinum | $1,000,000^^$ |
  | $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
  