01. I Hardly Know Her Name  - 1:48
02. We Can Be - 4:26
03. Oh My Love - 2:48
04. Wait And See - 3:36
05. Do You Know The Reason - 3:39
06. Breathe Easy - 3:12
07. Time Will Carry On - 1:51
08. Maybe Tomorrow - 1:07
09. Hot Wacks - 1:27
10. Anytime/Anyday - 1:01
11. Find Your Own Way - 3:15
12. Time Will Carry On (Won't It) - 1:56

Personnel:
- Robert Segarini - vocals, guitars, percussion
- Michael "Two Foot" Stull - vocals, guitars, keyboards
- N. Randy Bishop - vocals, guitars, bass
- William "Kootch" Trochim - bass, guitars, vocals
- Spencer T. "Ernie" Earnshaw - drums, percussion, vocals

Though the Los Angeles-based Wackers had founded their career on an appealing Beatles-based prototype power pop, their second album finds them reaching farther afield, adding CSNY-style harmonies to their sonic palette in "Do You Know the Reason" and "Time Will Carry On." In addition, there are post-psychedelic outings on both the title track and the album's three-song finale, climaxing in the mantra-like "Time Will Carry On." But despite their frequent experimentation, the Wackers sound most confident on the "Dear Prudence"-influenced "We Can Be," also managing an assured tribute to the post-Fabs John Lennon in their version of IMAGINE's "Oh My Love." HOT WACKS is an appealing mish-mash of early-1970s rock styles performed by an increasingly self-possessed band that knows what it wants, even if it's not quite sure how to get it. ---allmusic.com

Hot Wacks indeed, for the Wackers ditched the acoustic guitars of their Wackering Heights debut in favor of the harder edge their live shows wielded. In fact, they had a falling-out with producer Gary Usher during the album’s mixdown because the band wanted a rawer sound. The most famous track on the album is probably their cover of John and Yoko’s Oh My Love, which mistakenly ended up on a Beatles bootleg...that gives you an idea of where this band’s heart lay. ---Editorial Reviews

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1. Travelin' Time (B. Segarini,  R. Bishop, R. Coolidge) - 2:55
2. Body Go Round (Bob Segarini) - 3:00
3. Don't Be Cruel (D. Blackwell, E. Presley) - 2:58
4. Country Queen (Bob Segarini, R. Bishop) - 3:17
5. Strangers (Bob Segarini, R. Bishop) - 3:22  
6. Don't Put Down The Singer (R. Bishop) - 3:16
7. I Don't Want My Love Refused (Bob Segarini, M. Stull) - 2:49
8. White House (M. Stull) - 3:40
9. I Like (Bob Segarini, R. Bishop, B. Bishop) - 2:08
10.On The Way Up (Bob Segarini, R. Bishop) - 2:29
11.Such A Good Thing (Bob Segarini, R. Bishop, M. Stull) - 3:15
12.No Place For The Children (Bob Segarini, R. Bishop, M. Stull) - 3:21

*Bob Segarini - Guitar, Vocals
*Randy Bishop - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
*Spencer Earnshaw – Drums
*Michael Stull - Guitar, Piano, Vocals
*William "Kootch" Trochim - Vocals, Bass, Slide Guitar

A charming, sunny debut disc from a group that somehow managed to blend the Byrds and the Monkees into a pop sound that was as intelligent as it was catchy. Alas, things went downhill after this disc. After only two more albums, the Wackers ceased to be. ---Steven McDonald, AllMusic Review

When the Wackers were recording their 1971 debut album Wackering Heights (also reissued on CD by Collectors' Choice Music), producer Gary Usher "told us that if it did well, meaning critically or sold a bunch of records or whatever, we could go someplace exotic to cut the next one," remembers singer-guitarist-songwriter Bob Segarini. "Exotic turned out to be Montreal. I thought, we're going to Canada? The record must have not done that good." But the Wackers would end up liking Montreal so much they would move there for several years.

Wackering Heights had introduced a band that stood out as an anomaly on the early-'70s album-oriented rock scene with their affection for pop-folk-rock melodies and multi-part vocal harmonies, all owing much to the spirit that had driven the 1960s British Invasion. ---richieunterberger.com

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