Hot Dog!
Studio album by
Buck Owens
Released1988
StudioMaximus Studios
GenreCountry, rockabilly
LabelCapitol[1]
ProducerJim Shaw
Buck Owens chronology
Our Old Mansion
(1977)		 Hot Dog!
(1988)		 Act Naturally
(1989)

Hot Dog! is an album by the American musician Buck Owens, released in 1988.[2][3] It was Owens's first studio album since deciding in 1979 to quit the music business.[4] The first single was the title track, which Owens had originally recorded under the name Corky Jones.[5] Owens shot a video for the single.[6]

The album peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[7] Owens supported it with a 1989 North American tour.[8]

Production

Partly recorded in Fresno, the album was produced by Jim Shaw.[9][10] "Under Your Spell Again" is performed as a duet with Dwight Yoakam.[9] Hot Dog! contains covers of "Summertime Blues" and "Memphis".[11] "A-11" is a cover of the Hank Cochran song; "The Key's in the Mailbox" was written by Harlan Howard.[12][13] "Second Fiddle" is a version of Owens's first charting single.[14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[15]
Robert ChristgauB+[16]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[17]
Houston Chronicle[18]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[19]
Windsor StarA[12]

Robert Christgau admired the "emotion and commitment" of some of the songs.[16] USA Today praised the "group of rejuvenated rockabilly classics like 'Summertime Blues', 'Put a Quarter in the Jukebox' and 'Keys in the Mailbox'."[20] The Houston Chronicle wrote that the album "is not without its charms ... Owens is still in fine voice."[18]

The Advocate concluded that Hot Dog! "sounds a bit tentative, but that might be expected after many years of semi-retirement ... He can still write good songs, and that voice is unmistakable."[21] The Kingston Whig-Standard noted that Owens "attacks each song with zest but at the same time stays within the parameters of traditional country music."[22] The Los Angeles Times stated that Owens's "off-center phrasing always keeps his structurally simple songs of heartbreak and loss musically fresh."[23]

AllMusic wrote that "this isn't one of Owens' best albums by a long shot, but it is a fun session."[15]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Don't Let Her Know" 
2."A-11" 
3."Summertime Blues" 
4."Memphis" 
5."Hot Dog" 
6."Put a Quarter in the Jukebox" 
7."Under Your Spell Again" 
8."Second Fiddle" 
9."Sweethearts in Heaven" 
10."The Key's in the Mailbox" 

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Dave (April 2, 2019). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Buck Owens Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ McCall, Michael; Rumble, John; Kingsbury, Paul (December 16, 2004). "The Encyclopedia of Country Music". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Beck, Marilyn (January 24, 1989). "ON THE ROAD AGAIN". Orange County Register. p. F4.
  5. ↑ Hughes, Will (October 9, 1988). "BUCK OWENS RETURNS TO TOP OF THE COUNTRY". Times Union. Albany. p. H1.
  6. ↑ Morris, Edward (Oct 8, 1988). "'Hot Dog'!: Buck Owens Is Back". Billboard. 100 (41): 36.
  7. ↑ "Buck Owens". Billboard.
  8. ↑ Hurst, Hawkeye (November 20, 1988). "BUCK OWENS, DWIGHT YOAKAM STRUCK UP A RED-HOT MATCH". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 12.
  9. 1 2 Robison, Ken (September 30, 1988). "OL' BUCK JOINS COUNTRY'S YOUNG BUCKS". The Fresno Bee. p. D1.
  10. ↑ Sisk, Eileen (September 8, 2010). "Buck Owens: The Biography". Chicago Review Press – via Google Books.
  11. ↑ Rowe, Norman (January 15, 1989). "BUCK OWENS RETURNS WITH ALBUM OF COUNTRY CLASSICS". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. K13.
  12. 1 2 Whitaker, David (14 Jan 1989). "HOT DOG!: Buck Owens". Windsor Star. p. C2.
  13. ↑ Mackie, John (21 Jan 1989). "BUCK OWENS, Hot Dog". Vancouver Sun. p. E2.
  14. ↑ Dudley, Wendy (12 Jan 1989). "Buck Owens: Hot Dog!". Calgary Herald. p. E4.
  15. 1 2 "Buck Owens - Hot Dog! Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  16. 1 2 "Robert Christgau: CG: Buck Owens". www.robertchristgau.com.
  17. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 364.
  18. 1 2 Claypool, Bob (January 1, 1989). "Records". Zest. Houston Chronicle. p. 9.
  19. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 525.
  20. ↑ Zimmerman, Dave (December 28, 1988). "Country". USA Today. p. 2D.
  21. ↑ Gilbert, Calvin (January 13, 1989). "First Owens album in a decade shows promise". Fun. The Advocate. p. 2.
  22. ↑ Burliuk, Greg (January 14, 1989). "Hot Dog! Buck Owens". Magazine. The Kingston Whig-Standard.
  23. ↑ Lewis, Randy (13 Dec 1988). "Buck Owens Makes Old Ballads Sound New". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 2.
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