Dog House Music
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Dog House Music is the second album by Seasick Steve
, and his first as a solo artist. It was released on 27 November 2006; however pre-release CDs were available for sale to members of his site's mailing list.
The album is almost entirely performed by Steve, apart from snare drum
on Yellow Dog and crash cymbal
on Fallen Off a Rock, performed by H.J. Wold (a relation of Steve, who's real name is Steve Wold), and drums on the hidden track by Steve's son P.M. Wold.
The album reached #37 in the UK album charts, #2 in the independent album charts, and #31 in the downloads chart, all three from sales in the UK.
. Seven seconds after the end of the last listed track, "I'm Gone", Steve tells a story, following complaints about his storytelling on Cheap. He talks about a faithful dog named Trixie that he once owned. One time he was arrested, and on his release, his dog was waiting for him 60 miles away from where he left her six months earlier. The dog then had 12 puppies, which she cared for, until one day, she just went and never came back. This left Steve with 12 puppies. This story is followed by a song, with Steve on guitar and his son P.M. Wold on drums, entitled, '12 Dog Blues'.
Seasick Steve
Steven Gene Wold, commonly known as Seasick Steve, is an American blues musician. He plays guitars, and sings, usually about his early life doing casual work.-Childhood and early life:...
, and his first as a solo artist. It was released on 27 November 2006; however pre-release CDs were available for sale to members of his site's mailing list.
The album is almost entirely performed by Steve, apart from snare drum
Snare drum
The snare drum or side drum is a melodic percussion instrument with strands of snares made of curled metal wire, metal cable, plastic cable, or gut cords stretched across the drumhead, typically the bottom. Pipe and tabor and some military snare drums often have a second set of snares on the bottom...
on Yellow Dog and crash cymbal
Crash cymbal
A crash cymbal is a type of cymbal that produces a loud, sharp "crash" and is used mainly for occasional accents, as opposed to in ostinato. The term "crash" may have been first used by Zildjian in 1928....
on Fallen Off a Rock, performed by H.J. Wold (a relation of Steve, who's real name is Steve Wold), and drums on the hidden track by Steve's son P.M. Wold.
The album reached #37 in the UK album charts, #2 in the independent album charts, and #31 in the downloads chart, all three from sales in the UK.
Hidden track
As on his first album, Cheap, there is a hidden trackHidden track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
. Seven seconds after the end of the last listed track, "I'm Gone", Steve tells a story, following complaints about his storytelling on Cheap. He talks about a faithful dog named Trixie that he once owned. One time he was arrested, and on his release, his dog was waiting for him 60 miles away from where he left her six months earlier. The dog then had 12 puppies, which she cared for, until one day, she just went and never came back. This left Steve with 12 puppies. This story is followed by a song, with Steve on guitar and his son P.M. Wold on drums, entitled, '12 Dog Blues'.
Track listing
- "Yellow Dog" - 1:00
- "Things Go Up" - 3:34
- "Cut My Wings" - 3:23
- "Fallen Off a Rock" - 4:31
- "Dog House Boogie" - 3:31
- "Save Me" - 2:16
- "Hobo Low" - 3:49
- "Shirly Lou" - 3:39
- "My Donny" - 4:02
- "The Dead Song" - 3:33
- "Last Po' Man" - 4:08
- "Salem Blues" - 3:14
- "I'm Gone" - 2:10
- "One True" (hidden track) - 11:04
Musicians
- Seasick SteveSeasick SteveSteven Gene Wold, commonly known as Seasick Steve, is an American blues musician. He plays guitars, and sings, usually about his early life doing casual work.-Childhood and early life:...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s and foot percussion - H.J. Wold - Marching drum
- P.M. Wold - marching snareDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, photography
Other personnel
- Morten Lund - mastering
- Christina Enfeldt - Mixing
- The Dog - Mixing
- Kjetil Draugedalen - Mixing
- Andy Hall - Photography
Charts
| Chart (2007/09) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Flanders) Albums Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... |
99 |
| Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
69 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
36 |