Recorded by Nick DiDia
Mixed by Brendan O'Brien except "Manic Depression" mixed by Nick DiDia.
Keyboards and percussion: Brendan O'Brien
Recorded at Southern Tracks, Atlanta, GA.
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Studios, Portland ME
Art Direction: Leon Alvarado
Design: Leon Alvarado, Randy Rogers
Photography: Catherine Wessel

Critical reception

Dogman gained critical praise upon its release. Chuck Eddy of Entertainment Weekly

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described the heavier sound as "less muddled than its attempts at Beatles-derived psychedelic pop

Psychedelic pop

Psychedelic pop is a psychedelic musical style inspired by the sounds of psychedelic folk and psychedelic rock, but applied to a pop music setting...

" but showed slight unrest towards Pinnick's angst approach to lyrics. Giving a 4/5 star rating, Allmusic's Alex Henderson noted the varied styles despite the album's heaviness and that King's X "addresses spiritual concerns without trying to force its beliefs on anyone."

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1996	Visions	Germany	"The Eternal Readers Charts"	31
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Chart performance

Chart	Peak
Swedish Album Chart Svensktoppen Svensktoppen is a record chart at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. Svensktoppen airs once a week...	46
Swiss Album Chart	47
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...	49
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	88

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1994	"Dogman"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	20

Personnel

• Doug Pinnick
  Doug Pinnick
  Doug Pinnick sometimes stylised as dUg Pinnick or simply dUg is an American musician best known as the bass guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the hard rock/progressive metal band King's X. He has fourteen albums with King's X, four solo albums, and numerous side projects and guest...
  
   – lead vocals, bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Ty Tabor
  Ty Tabor
  Ty Tabor is the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the progressive metal band, King's X....
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
  The 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...
  
  , vocals
• Jerry Gaskill
  Jerry Gaskill
  Jerry Gaskill is an American rock musician who is the drummer for the progressive metal band King's X.-History:...
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
  A 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 ....
  
  , vocals

External links

• Official King's X Site, Accessed on July 10, 2005.
• Additional information about the album, Accessed on April 26, 2006.
• site francophone, Accessed on July 24, 2006.