Sloppy Seconds (album) explained

Sloppy Seconds
Type:	studio
Artist:	Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Cover:	Cover of Sloppy Seconds.jpg
Released:	1972
Genre:	Country rock
Length:	35:55
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Ron Haffkine
Chronology:	Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Prev Title:	Doctor Hook
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Belly Up!
Next Year:	1973

Sloppy Seconds was the second album from the country rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. It featured some of their most popular songs, including "Freakin' at the Freakers Ball" and "The Cover of Rolling Stone." It was noted for its "crude sense of humor."^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Shel Silverstein.

Personnel

Music

• Ray Sawyer – lead vocals
• Dennis Locorriere – lead guitar, lead vocals
• George Cummings – steel, electric and Hawaiian guitars, backing vocals
• Rik Elswit – rhythm guitar
• Billy Francis – keyboards, backing vocals
• Jance Garfat – bass
• Jay David – drums, backing vocals

Production

• David Brown – engineer
• Ron Coro – art direction, design
• George Engfer – engineer
• Ron Haffkine – producer
• Glenn Kolotkin – engineer
• Mike Larner – engineer
• Tom Lubin – engineer
• Roy Segal – engineer
• Ken Walz – photography

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Australia Kent Music Report^[2]	43
US Billboard 200^[3]	41
Can RPM 100 Albums^[4]	16

Notes and References

1. Web site: DeGagne . Mike . [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r5963|pure_url=yes}} Sloppy Seconds ]. AllMusic . 2007-12-03.
2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 94.
3. Web site: Sloppy Seconds – Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show | Awards | Billboard . https://web.archive.org/web/20190107214453/https://www.billboard.com/music/dr-hook/chart-history/billboard-200/song/830335. dead. January 7, 2019. www.billboard.com . 7 January 2019.
4. Web site: RPM 100 Albums. 29 September 2018.