Naughty Little Doggie Explained

Naughty Little Doggie

Type:

studio

Artist:

Iggy Pop

Cover:

Naughty Little Doggie.jpg

Released:

March 5, 1996

Recorded:

June 20 – July 1, 1995

Studio:

Track Record, Inc., Hollywood, California, United States

Genre:

| length = 40:05| label = Virgin| producer = Iggy Pop, Thom Wilson| prev_title = American Caesar| prev_year = 1993| next_title = Avenue B| next_year = 1999}}Naughty Little Doggie is the eleventh studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop released in 1996. The last track, "Look Away", features his tribute to Johnny Thunders and Sable Starr. The photography is by David Sims and Anton Corbijn; and the artwork by Phil Bicker.

A video was also made for "To Belong".

Music

Naughty Little Doggie has been likened in its style to grunge, with Stephen Thomas Erlewine retrospectively calling it and its 1993 predecessor American Caesar "grungy detours".

Reception

Mark Deming of Allmusic gave a mixed review and gave the album 2.5 of 5 stars. He praised the vocal performance of Pop and musicianship of the guitarist and drummer in this release, but criticized the songwriting stating it was not particularly inspiring. Additionally, Deming stated it could not be compared to Pop's previous masterpiece albums and compared it to the 1988 release, Instinct. Ultimately, Deming stated it was a solid release and a respectable hard rock album despite his perception of its mediocrity.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Iggy Pop, except where noted.

1. "I Wanna Live" (Whitey Kirst, Pop) – 4:31
2. "Pussy Walk" (Pop, Eric Schermerhorn) – 3:47
3. "Innocent World" – 3:28
4. "Knucklehead" – 4:09
5. "To Belong" – 4:11
6. "Keep on Believing" (Pop, Schermerhorn) – 2:29
7. "Outta My Head" – 5:36
8. "Shoeshine Girl" (Pop, Schermerhorn) – 3:50
9. "Heart Is Saved" – 3:02
10. "Look Away" – 5:02

B-sides and alternative versions

• "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (Live; B-Side to "Pussy Walk" promotional single) – 4:56

Personnel

• Iggy Pop – vocals, guitar

The Fuckups

• Eric Mesmerize (Eric Schermerhorn) – guitar
• Hal Wonderful (Hal Cragin) – bass, keyboards on "Shoeshine Girl"
• Larry Contrary (Larry Mullins) – drums

Additional personnel

• The Mighty Whitey (Whitey Kirst) – guitar

External links

Notes and References

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