What Up, Dog?

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What Up, Dog?
Studio album by Was (Not Was)
Released	1988
Recorded	1984-88
Genre	Rock
Length	68:28
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	David Was, Don Was, Paul Staveley O'Duffy
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Was (Not Was) chronology
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes (1983) What Up, Dog? (1988) Are You Okay? (1990)

What Up, Dog? is a 1988 album by Was (Not Was). It spawned the hit singles "Spy in the House of Love" (US #16) and "Walk the Dinosaur" (US #7). The music video for "Walk the Dinosaur", featuring the band performing while girls in campy cavegirl costumes danced, was in heavy rotation on MTV and MuchMusic in 1989. Artist/animator Christoph Simon created videos to accompany the tracks "What Up Dog?", "Dad I'm In Jail" and the Tom Waits-style "Earth to Doris". These appeared on MTV's Liquid Television and in various film festivals, including the Spike & Mike festival.

While the album had fewer guest musicians than their previous album, Frank Sinatra, Jr. supplied guest vocals on "Wedding Vows in Vegas".

In 1997, Steve Winwood released a tune which borrowed not just the title of "Spy In the House of Love" but also the bass line and other elements. However, no lawsuits ensued (or were settled out of court).^{[citation needed]}

In 1989, it was ranked #99 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s.

The song configurations differ between CD, LP and cassette.

[edit] CD Track listing

1. "Somewhere in America There's a Street Named after My Dad" – 3:42
2. "Spy in the House of Love" – 4:18
3. "Out Come the Freaks" – 4:36
4. "Earth to Doris" – 2:03
5. "Love Can Be Bad Luck" (David Was/Marshall Crenshaw/Don Was) – 3:52
6. "Boy's Gone Crazy" – 3:44
7. "11 MPH (Abe Zapp Ruder Version)" – 4:05
8. "What up, Dog?" (David Was/Don Was/Harry Bowens/Sweetpea Atkinson) – 1:48
9. "Anything Can Happen" (David Was/Don Was/Aaron Zigman) – 3:57
10. "Robot Girl" – 3:48
11. "Wedding Vows in Vegas" – 3:38
12. "Anytime Lisa" – 4:15
13. "Walk the Dinosaur" (David Was/Don Was/Randy Jacobs) – 4:22
14. "I Can't Turn You Loose" (Otis Redding) – 3:37
15. "Shadow & Jimmy" (David Was/Elvis Costello) – 4:18
16. "Dad I'm in Jail" – 1:25

• All tracks written by David Was/Don Was unless otherwise stated.

[edit] LP track listing

The LP version had fewer songs and a different running order.

1. "Somewhere in America There's a Street Named after My Dad"
2. "Spy in the House of Love"
3. "Out Come the Freaks"
4. "Earth to Doris"
5. "Anything Can Happen"
6. "Boy's Gone Crazy"
7. "What up, Dog?"
8. "Love Can Be Bad Luck"
9. "Walk the Dinosaur"
10. "Shadow & Jimmy"
11. "11 MPH"
12. "Anytime Lisa"
13. "Dad I'm in Jail"

[edit] Cassette Track listing

1. "Spy in the House"
2. "Boy's Gone Crazy"
3. "Anything Can Happen"
4. "Somewhere in America There's a Street Named after My Dad"
5. "Out Come the Freaks"
6. "Love Can Be Bad Luck"
7. "Shadow & Jimmy"
8. "11 MPH"
9. "Robot Girl"
10. "What Up Dog?"
11. "Anytime Lisa"
12. "Wedding Vows in Las Vegas"
13. "Walk the Dinosaur"
14. "I Can't Turn You Loose"
15. "Dad I'm in Jail"