Walking the Dog (album)
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Walking the Dog | ||||
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File:Rufus Thomas - Walking the Dog.png | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1963 | |||
Recorded | August 1962, October 1962, August–October 1963 | |||
Genre | Rhythm and blues | |||
Length | 29:38 | |||
Label | Stax | |||
Producer | Jim Stewart | |||
Rufus Thomas chronology | ||||
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Singles from Walking the Dog | ||||
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Walking the Dog is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Rufus Thomas from Memphis, Tennessee. It was released in 1963 through Stax Records with distribution by Atlantic. The album peaked at number 138 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States. It spawned three hit singles: "The Dog", "Walking the Dog" and "Can Your Monkey Do the Dog", which made it to the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at No. 87, No. 10 and No. 48 respectively.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Dog" | Rufus Thomas | 2:33 |
2. | "Mashed Potatoes" | Dessie Rozier | 2:16 |
3. | "Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo" | Jessie Hill | 2:30 |
4. | "You Said" | Rufus Thomas | 2:30 |
5. | "Boom Boom" | John Lee Hooker | 2:42 |
6. | "It's Aw'rite" | Rufus Thomas | 2:45 |
7. | "Walking the Dog" | Rufus Thomas | 2:30 |
8. | "Ya Ya" |
| 2:10 |
9. | "Land of 1000 Dances" | 2:32 | |
10. | "Can Your Monkey Do the Dog" |
| 1:53 |
11. | "Cause I Love You" | Rufus Thomas | 2:45 |
12. | "I Want to Be Loved" | Rufus Thomas | 2:32 |
Total length: | 29:38 |
Chart history
Chart (1964) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[2] | 138 |
References
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Walking the Dog - Rufus Thomas | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ "Rufus Thomas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
External links
Walking The Dog at Discogs (list of releases)
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