Wild Things Run Fast is the eleventh studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell.
Mitchell claimed that her inspiration for the album came from hearing the music of popular bands such as Steely Dan, Talking Heads and The Police at a discothèque during a trip to the Caribbean in 1981.
All tracks are written by Joni Mitchell, except where noted.Track numbering refers to CD and digital releases of the album.
and humor and humility' makes Wild Things Run Fast (Geffen) her finest album since Hejira and her most commercial since Court and Spark (1974).
The album is by no means a regression, but it is a rejection of the false sophistication that made Don Juan and Mingus so off-putting.