Hot Day in Waco

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Hot Day in Waco
Dogbowl and Kramer - Hot Day in Waco.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 31, 1994 (1994-10-31)
Recorded1993 (1993)
StudioNoise New Jersey
Jersey City, New Jersey
Genre Psychedelic pop
Length40:26
Label Shimmy Disc
Producer Kramer
Dogbowl chronology
Project Success
(1993)
Hot Day in Waco
(1994)
Gunsmoke
(1996)
Kramer chronology
The Secret of Comedy
(1994)
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(1994)
A Remark Hugh Made
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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NME (6/10) [2]

Hot Day in Waco is a studio album by Dogbowl and Kramer, released on October 31, 1994, by Shimmy Disc. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dogbowl, except "The Tracks of My Tears" by Pete Moore, Smokey Robinson and Marv Tarplin

No.TitleLength
1."Meg"4:00
2."Tarantula"4:26
3."Basketball Girl No. 5"5:48
4."When the Sun Goes Down"4:18
5."Wind It Up"3:33
6."Gargoyle"3:58
7."Platform Girl"2:49
8."The Tracks of My Tears" (The Miracles cover)2:58
9."Palm Wine on Palm Sunday"4:14
10."Hot Day in Waco"4:22

Personnel

Adapted from Hot Day in Waco liner notes. [4]

Musicians
Production and additional personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1994 Shimmy Disc CDshimmy 073

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References

  1. Mason, Stewart. "Dogbowl: Hot Day in Waco > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  2. columnist (June 1, 1995). "Dogbowl & Kramer: Hot Day in Waco". NME : 50.
  3. Rompers, Terry (2007). "Kramer". Trouser Press . Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  4. Dogbowl & Kramer (1994). Hot Day in Waco (booklet). New York City: Shimmy Disc.