'Welcome To The Wild Country is the debut solo album of British musician Francis Dunnery

Francis Dunnery

Francis Dunnery is an English musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and record label owner. He is best known as a solo performer , and for fronting the original lineup of the band It Bites between 1982 and 1990 .Dunnery served as a sideman and...

, released following his departure from his former band It Bites

It Bites

It Bites are an English progressive rock and pop fusion band, formed in Egremont, Cumbria, England in 1982 and best known for their 1986 single "Calling All The Heroes", which gained them a Top 10 UK Singles Chart hit...

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The album was not a success and was initially released only in Japan. It was the only album which Dunnery released via Virgin Records

Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

(who had previously handled It Bites). The album was rereleased (remastered and with extra tracks) on Dunnery's own record label Aquarian Nation in 2003.

Track listing

1. Jack Won't Let You Go
2. Welcome To The Wild Country
3. Driving In The Rain
4. Kiss Me
5. Jackal In Your Mind
6. Heartache Reborn
7. All I Ever Wanted Was You
8. Just Like My Father Said It Would Be
9. Mr. No No
10. The Possibilities Of Loving You
11. Another Day

Bonus Tracks on 2003 rerelease:

1. The Possibilities Of Loving You
2. Another Day

Personnel

• Vocals & Guitar - Francis Dunnery
• Drums - Nan Bador
• Bass- Vegas Lea
• Piano - David Hentschel
• Backing Vocals - Alex Brown (appears courtesy of MCA records), Carmen Lucretia (appears courtesy of Arista Records) & Anita Sherman