Tracklist front / back album covers
"Wild Safari" (Fernando Arbex) – 5:01
"Try and Try" (Arbex) – 6:15
"Only for Men" (Arbex, Enrique Morales) – 3:32
"Never in This World" (Arbex) – 3:27
"Woman" (Arbex) – 5:04
"Cheer Up" (E. Morales) – 3:51
"Rock and Roll Everybody" (Arbex, E. Morales, Miguel Morales) – 3:40
"Chicco" (E. Morales) – 3:42
Barrabás Band Members / Musicians
Iñaki Egaña – lead vocals, bass guitar
Enrique "Ricky" Morales – lead guitar, backing vocals
Miguel Morales – rhythm guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
Ernesto "Tito" Duarte – saxophone, flute, percussion
Juan Vidal – keyboards
Fernando Arbex – drums, backing vocals, production
Wild Safari is a 1971 album by the Spanish group Barrabás, released outside Spain in January 1972. The album was released in some countries under the simple title Barrabás, with a different sleeve design. It was also known as Música Caliente after its subtitle on the back sleeve.
The tracks "Woman" and "Wild Safari" were released as singles in various countries, and "Woman" became a club hit in Europe, Canada and the USA.
"Wild Safari" was used as the background music for a major scene in HBO's 2016 'Vinyl' series. (Season 1, Episode 8)
Barrabás are a Spanish musical group, most successful in the 1970s and 1980s when they were led by drummer and producer Fernando Arbex. The group's musical style was initially Latin rock with jazz and funk influences, and later developed into a more disco-orientated sound.
Barrabás Band Members / Musicians
Fernando Arbex (1941–2003) – drums (1971–72), production
Iñaki Egaña (1948–) – bass guitar, vocals (1971–72, 1983–)
Ernesto "Tito" Duarte (1946–2003) – saxophone, flute, drums, percussion (1971–77, 1980–2003)
Ricky Morales (1945–) – lead guitar, vocals (1971–77)
Miguel Morales (1949–) – guitar, bass guitar, vocals (1971–77, 1983–)
Ernie Garrett (d. 1978) – guitar, vocals (1977)
Juan Vidal (1945–) – keyboards, vocals (1971–77)
José Luis Tejada (1945–2014) – vocals (1972–77, 1980–83)
José María Moll (1946–) – drums (1972–74, 1980–)
Daniel Louis (1946–d.) – drums (1974–77)
Armando Pelayo (1948–) – keyboards (1980–83)
Jorge Eduardo "Koky" Maning – guitar, vocals (1980–83)
Jesús "Susi" Gordaliza – bass guitar, vocals (1980–83)
Barrabás Discography Full
1971 Wild Safari (AKA Barrabás)
1973 Power
1974 ¡Soltad a Barrabás! (AKA Release Barrabás or Hi-Jack)
1975 Heart of the City (AKA Check Mate)
1975 Watch Out (AKA Desperately)
1977 Barrabás (AKA Swinger or Watch-Out)
1981 Piel de Barrabás
1982 Bestial
1983 Prohibido
1994 Barrabás Power – Abraxa
1997 Grandes Éxitos
1999 Vive