The Last Command (album)

The Last Command is the second album by the American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released in November 9, 1985.[6] The album was produced by Spencer Proffer, who was perhaps best known for producing the six-time Platinum selling album Metal Health by Quiet Riot in 1983. The Last Command is the first W.A.S.P. album to feature the work of drummer Steve Riley and the last album to feature founding member Randy Piper on guitar. The album reached No. 49 on the Billboard 200 album chart in early 1986[7] and sold over one million copies, their first album to do so.

The Last Command
Studio album by W.A.S.P.
Released	November 9, 1985
Recorded	October 1984 - Mid 1985
Studio	Pasha Music House, Hollywood, California
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	41:19
Label	Capitol
Producer	Spencer Proffer
W.A.S.P. chronology
W.A.S.P. (1984) The Last Command (1985) Inside the Electric Circus (1986)
Singles from The Last Command
"Blind in Texas" Released: October 1985 "Wild Child" Released: May 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[2]
Kerrang!	[3]
Metal Crypt	[4]
Rock Hard	6.5/10[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Blackie Lawless, except where indicated.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wild Child"	Lawless, Chris Holmes	5:12
2.	"Ballcrusher"	Lawless, Holmes	3:27
3.	"Fistful of Diamonds"		4:13
4.	"Jack Action"	Steve Riley, Lawless	4:16
5.	"Widowmaker"		5:17

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Blind in Texas"		4:21
7.	"Cries in the Night"		3:41
8.	"The Last Command"		4:10
9.	"Running Wild in the Streets"	Lawless, Spencer Proffer	3:30
10.	"Sex Drive"	Lawless, Holmes	3:12
Total length:			41:19

1997 Digital Re-master bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Mississippi Queen" (Mountain cover)	Leslie West, Corky Laing, Felix Pappalardi, David Rea	3:21
12.	"Savage"	Lawless, Holmes, Randy Piper	3:32
13.	"On Your Knees" (Live at the Lyceum Ballroom, October 1984)		4:38
14.	"Hellion" (Live at the Lyceum Ballroom, October 1984)		4:45
15.	"Sleeping (In the Fire)" (Live at the Lyceum Ballroom, October 1984)		5:44
16.	"Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)" (Live at the Lyceum Ballroom, October 1984)		4:37
17.	"I Wanna Be Somebody" (Live at the Lyceum Ballroom, October 1984)		5:54

Personnel

W.A.S.P.

• Blackie Lawless – lead vocals, bass guitar
• Chris Holmes – lead & rhythm guitars
• Randy Piper – lead & rhythm guitars, vocals
• Steve Riley – drums, vocals

Additional musicians

• Carlos Cavazo, Chuck Wright – additional vocals

Production

• Spencer Proffer – producer, engineer
• Suzanna DuBarry – producer assistant
• Hanspeter Huber – engineer
• Alex Woltman, Kevin Arnst – assistant engineers
• Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc, Hollywood
• Mark Weiss – photography

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position 1985 Finnish Albums Chart[8] 4 Norwegian Albums Chart[9] 14 Swedish Albums Chart[10] 15 UK Albums Chart[11] 48 Billboard 200 (US)[7] 49 German Albums Chart[12] 63 RPM100 (Canada)[13] 86

Singles Year Single Chart Position 1985 "Blind in Texas" Finnish Singles Chart[8] 6 UK Singles Chart[11] 77 1986 "Wild Child" UK Singles Chart[11] 71

Certifications

Country	Organization	Year	Sales
U.S.	RIAA	1998	Gold (500,000)
Canada	CRIA	1986	Gold (50,000)[14]

References

1. Prato, Greg. "W.A.S.P. - The Last Command review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
2. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 407. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
3. Dickson, Dave (November 1, 1985). "Commando Fade". Kerrang!. No. 106. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 20.
4. Arroyo, Hermer. "Review: W.A.S.P. - The Last Command". Metal Crypt. Michel Renaud/The Metal Crypt. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
5. Deese, Uwe (1985). "Review Album : W.A.S.P. - The Last Command". Rock Hard (in German). No. 14. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
6. La Ban, Linda (August 1989). "W.A.S.P." Record Collector. No. 120. pp. 61–63. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
7. "W.A.S.P. Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on January 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
8. "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: W > W.A.S.P." Sisältää hitin / Timo Pennanen. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
9. "W.A.S.P. – The Last Command (Album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
10. "W.A.S.P. – The Last Command (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
11. "W.A.S.P. Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
12. "Album – W.A.S.P., The Last Command". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
13. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 43, No. 14, December 14, 1985". Library and Archives Canada. December 14, 1985. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
14. "Gold Platinum Database: Search for W.A.S.P." Music Canada. Retrieved October 17, 2019.