Wooly Bully is the debut studio album by the band Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, released in 1965 on MGM Records SE-4297 (stereo).[3] It was released following the success of their hit "Wooly Bully", and contains a mixture of cover songs and original compositions. It is an early example of Tex-Mex music that was also being popularized by groups like Sir Douglas Quintet, Freddy Fender and ? and the Mysterians.

Wooly Bully
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1965
Genre
Length28:52
LabelMGM
ProducerStan Kesler
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs chronology
Wooly Bully
(1965)
Their Second Album
(1965)
Singles from Wooly Bully
  1. "Wooly Bully"
    Released: December 1964
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]

The song "Wooly Bully" was recorded at Phillips Recording Service in Memphis, which was owned by Sam Phillips.[4]

Reception

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The album reached No. 26 on the Billboard albums chart on August 28, 1965.[5][6] Allmusic's Eugene Chadbourne gives it a 3+12-star rating, writing that the band performed originals and cover songs with equal skill and the album was worth hearing beyond the hit song "Wooly Bully".[1]

Track listing

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Side one

  1. "Wooly Bully" (Domingo Samudio) – 2:20
  2. "The Memphis Beat" (Milton Addington, Allen Reynolds) – 2:09
  3. "I Found a Love" (Alonzo Tucker, Jackie Wilson) – 2:10
  4. "Go-Go Girls" (David Martin) – 2:13
  5. "Every Woman I Know (Crazy 'Bout An Auto)" (Billy "The Kid" Emerson) – 2:17
  6. "Haunted House" (Robert Geddins) – 3:10

Side two

  1. "Juímonos (Let's Went)" (Samudio) – 2:30
  2. "Shotgun" (Autry DeWalt II) – 2:50
  3. "Sorry 'Bout That" (Stan Kesler, Gary McEwen) – 1:55
  4. "Gangster of Love" (Johnny "Guitar" Watson) – 2:18
  5. "Mary Lee" (Samudio) – 2:23
  6. "Long Tall Sally" (Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman) – 1:45

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical

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Charting history

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AlbumBillboard (United States)

Year Album Chart Position[5]
1965 "Wooly Bully" Billboard 200 26

SinglesBillboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position[7]
1965 "Wooly Bully" Billboard Hot 100 2

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "AllMusic Review - Wooly Bully". Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (30 September 1965). "Sam The Sham And The Pharaos: Wolly Bully" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 238. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ "MGM Album Discography, Part 8".
  4. ^ "Sam Phillips Recording Service". scottymoore.net. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Billboard 200 - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs". Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  6. ^ "Billboard - Nielsen Business Media Inc". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 4 September 1965 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs". Retrieved November 3, 2017.