Walking the Dog

by Rufus Thomas

Walking the Dog cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1963
  • Label: Stax
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 30:49
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Built around his massive novelty dance hit, Rufus Thomas delivers a gritty, deeply infectious set of Memphis soul and R&B. Its incredibly happy, party-ready energy helped establish the foundational sound of Stax Records.

Genres

Descriptors: party, rhythmic, groove-laden, vocal, dance, bluesy

Tracklist

  1. The Dog (2:37)
  2. Mashed Potatoes (2:19)
  3. Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo (2:36)
  4. You Said (2:32)
  5. Boom Boom (2:47)
  6. It's Aw'rite (3:09)
  7. Walking the Dog (2:38)
  8. Ya Ya (2:14)
  9. Land of 1,000 Dances (2:38)
  10. Can Your Monkey Do the Dog (1:56)
  11. 'Cause I Love You (2:47)
  12. I Want to Be Loved (2:29)

Credits

  • Rufus Thomas - primary artist, written-by
  • Loring Eutemey - design [cover], cover, design
  • Bob Atlshuler - liner notes
  • Jim Stewart - supervised by
  • Dessie Rozier - written-by
  • Jessie Hill - written-by
  • John Lee Hooker - written-by
  • Lee Dorsey - written-by
  • Morgan Robinson - written-by
  • Chris Kenner - written-by
  • Steve Cropper - written-by
  • Bob Altshuler - liner notes

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