Wooly Bully (album)

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).[2] 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.

Wooly Bully
Studio album by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
Released	June 1965
Genre	Pop rock
Length	28:52
Label	MGM
Producer	Stan Kesler
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs chronology
Wooly Bully (1965) Their Second Album (1965)
Singles from Wooly Bully
"Wooly Bully" Released: December, 1964

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The song "Wooly Bully" was recorded at Phillips Recording Service in Memphis, which was owned by the legendary Sam Phillips.

Reception

The album reached No. 26 on the Billboard albums chart on August 28, 1965.[3][4] Allmusic's Eugene Chadbourne gives it a ​3 ¹⁄₂-star rating.[1]

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 – 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

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position[5]
1965	"Wooly Bully"	Billboard Hot 100	2

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Album	Chart	Position[3]
1965	"Wooly Bully"	Billboard 200	26

References

1. "AllMusic Review - Wooly Bully". Retrieved November 3, 2017.
2. "MGM Album Discography, Part 8".
3. "Billboard 200 - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs". Retrieved November 3, 2017.
4. "Billboard - Nielsen Business Media Inc". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 4 September 1965 – via Google Books.
5. "Billboard Hot 100 - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs". Retrieved November 3, 2017.