Wooly Bully (album) explained

Wooly Bully
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
Cover:	Wooly_Bully_cover.jpg
Released:	June 1965
Length:	28:52
Label:	MGM
Producer:	Stan Kesler
Next Title:	Their Second Album
Next Year:	1965

Wooly Bully is the debut 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.

The song "Wooly Bully" was recorded at Phillips Recording Service in Memphis, which was owned by Sam Phillips.^[2]

Reception

The album reached No. 26 on the Billboard albums chart on August 28, 1965.^{[3] [4]} Allmusic's Eugene Chadbourne gives it a -star rating, writing that the band performed originals and cover songs with equal skill and the album was worth hearing beyond the hit song "Wooly Bully".

Track listing

Side one

1. "Wooly Bully" (Domingo Samudio) – 2:20
2. "The Memphis Beat" (Milton Addington, Allen Reynolds) – 2:09
3. "I Found a 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 – Farfisa organ, vocals
• Ray Stinnett – guitar
• Butch Gibson – saxophone
• David A. Martin – bass guitar (died 1987)
• Jerry Patterson – drums, percussion

Technical

• Stan Kesler – producer
• Val Valentin – engineer
• Bill Webb – photography
• Joy Webb – photography

Charting history

Album – Billboard (United States)

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Notes and References

1. Web site: MGM Album Discography, Part 8.
2. Web site: Sam Phillips Recording Service. scottymoore.net. 15 May 2024.
3. Web site: Billboard 200 - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. November 3, 2017.
4. Web site: Billboard - Nielsen Business Media Inc. 4 September 1965. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Google Books.
5. Web site: Billboard Hot 100 - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. November 3, 2017.