Only the Wild Survive
| Only the Wild Survive | ||||
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| Released | May 1979 | |||
| Genre | Funk, funk rock | |||
| Length | 38:57 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Rick Hall | |||
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Only the Wild Survive is the fourth and final studio album by Wild Cherry, released in 1979. It contains the single "Keep On Playin' That Funky Music" a sequel to their 1976 hit "Play That Funky Music". It was also the first and only Wild Cherry album to feature Donnie Iris (formerly of the Jaggerz) as a performer. After Wild Cherry's breakup, Iris and bandmate Mark Avsec would launch Donnie Iris and the Cruisers.