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).^[3] 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	Rock and roll[1] rhythm and blues[1]
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]
Record Mirror	[2]

The song "Wooly Bully" was recorded at Phillips Recording Service in Memphis, which was owned by Sam Phillips.^[4]

Reception

The album reached No. 26 on the Billboard albums chart on August 28, 1965.^[5][6] Allmusic's Eugene Chadbourne gives it a 3+1⁄2-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".^[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 a 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

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year	Album	Chart	Position[5]
1965	"Wooly Bully"	Billboard 200	26

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position[7]
1965	"Wooly Bully"	Billboard Hot 100	2

References

1. "AllMusic Review - Wooly Bully". Retrieved November 3, 2017.
2. Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (30 September 1965). "Sam The Sham And The Pharaos: Wolly Bully" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 238. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
3. "MGM Album Discography, Part 8".
4. "Sam Phillips Recording Service". scottymoore.net. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
5. "Billboard 200 - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs". Retrieved November 3, 2017.
6. "Billboard - Nielsen Business Media Inc". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 4 September 1965 – via Google Books.
7. "Billboard Hot 100 - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs". Retrieved November 3, 2017.