Sloppy Seconds (album)
Encyclopedia
Sloppy Seconds was the second album from the country rock
band Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
. It featured some of their most popular songs, including "Freakin' at the Freakers Ball
" and "The Cover of the Rolling Stone
." It was noted for its "crude sense of humor."
.
Country rock
Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...
band Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show was an American pop, country and soft rock band, formed around Union City, New Jersey in 1967 as The Chocolate Papers. They enjoyed considerable commercial success in the 1970s with hit singles including "Sylvia's Mother", "The Cover of the Rolling Stone", "A Little Bit...
. It featured some of their most popular songs, including "Freakin' at the Freakers Ball
Freakin' at the Freakers Ball
Freakin' At The Freakers Ball is a studio album by Shel Silverstein originally released in 1969. The title track was covered by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show on an album titled Sloppy Seconds.- Track listing :# "Thumbsucker"...
" and "The Cover of the Rolling Stone
The Cover of the Rolling Stone
"The Cover of the Rolling Stone" is a song by written by Shel Silverstein and first recorded by American rock group Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. It peaked at number six on the U.S. pop chart...
." It was noted for its "crude sense of humor."
Track list
All songs written by Shel SilversteinShel Silverstein
Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein , was an American poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books. He styled himself as Uncle Shelby in his children's books...
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- "Freakin' at the Freakers BallFreakin' at the Freakers BallFreakin' At The Freakers Ball is a studio album by Shel Silverstein originally released in 1969. The title track was covered by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show on an album titled Sloppy Seconds.- Track listing :# "Thumbsucker"...
" 2:45 - "If I'd Only Come and Gone" 2:40
- "Carry Me, Carrie" 4:16
- "The Things I Didn't Say" 2:54
- "Get My Rocks Off" 3:04
- "The Last Morning" 3:52
- "I Can't Touch the Sun" 3:31
- "Queen of the Silver Dollar" 4:42
- "Turn On The World" 3:07
- "Stayin' Song" 2:37
- "Cover of the Rolling Stone" 2:43
Music
- Billy Francis: KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, 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... - George CummingsGeorge CummingsGeorge Cummings is a guitarist and songwriter based in Bayonne, New Jersey and, in recent years, Nashville, Tennessee.-The Chocolate Papers:...
: Guitar (Steel)Steel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
, Guitar (Electric)Electric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, Vocals, Hawaiian Guitar - Jay David: Drums
- Dennis LocorriereDennis LocorriereDennis Locorriere was the lead vocalist, guitarist of the pop group Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, later Dr Hook...
: 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...
, Vocals - Rik Elswit: Guitar
- Jance Garfat: Bass
- Ray SawyerRay SawyerRay "Eye Patch" Sawyer is a singer best known as a vocalist with the 1970s rock band, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show.-Early life:...
: Guitar, Vocals
Production
- David Brown: EngineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
- Ron Coro: Art Direction, DesignDesignDesign as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
- George Engfer: Engineer
- Ron Haffkine: ProducerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
- Glenn Kolotkin: Engineer
- Mike Larner: Engineer
- Tom Lubin: Engineer
- Roy Segal: Engineer
- Ken Walz: PhotographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...