Wooly Bully (album)

Wooly Bully is a studio album by the band Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs; released in 1965 on MGM Records SE-4297 (stereo).^[1] 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.

Reception

The album reached No. 26 on the Billboard albums chart on September 4, 1965.^[2] Allmusic's Eugene Chadbourne gives it a 3 1/2 star rating.^[3]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Wooly Bully" (Domingo Samudio) – 2:20
2. "The Memphis Beat" (Milton Addington, Allen Reynolds) – 2:09
3. "I Found 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

Musicians

• Domingo "Sam" Samudio – organ
• Ray Stinnett – guitar
• Butch Gibson – saxophone
• David A. Martin – bass guitar (Died 1987)
• Jerry Patterson – drums, percussion

Technical

• Stan Kesler – producer
• Val Valentin – engineer

References

1. ↑ "MGM Album Discography, Part 8". 
2. ↑ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (4 September 1965). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. 
3. ↑ "Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".