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. 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.

Reception

The album reached No. 26 on the Billboard albums chart on August 28, 1965. 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" – 2:20
  2. "The Memphis Beat" – 2:09
  3. "I Found a Love" – 2:10
  4. "Go-Go Girls" – 2:13
  5. "Every Woman I Know " – 2:17
  6. "Haunted House" – 3:10
Side two
  1. "Juímonos " – 2:30
  2. "Shotgun" – 2:50
  3. "Sorry 'Bout That" – 1:55
  4. "Gangster of Love" – 2:18
  5. "Mary Lee" – 2:23
  6. "Long Tall Sally" – 1:45

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Singles
YearSingleChartPosition
1965"Wooly Bully"US Billboard Hot 1002