I Need a Job...So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune

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I Need a Job...So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune
Swamp dog i need a job cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
Genre
Length43:48
Label Don Giovanni
Producer
Swamp Dogg chronology
Sorry You Couldn't Make It
(2020)
I Need a Job...So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune
(2022)
Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St
(2024)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 6.2/10 [2]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Spectrum Culture70% [4]
Uncut 7/10 [5]

I Need a Job...So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune is a studio album by American musician and producer Swamp Dogg. It was released on February 25, 2022, via Don Giovanni Records. [6] The album was recorded by Swamp Dogg and Moogstar in Los Angeles, and features contributions from Guitar Shorty and Willie Clayton.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Need a Job" Jerry Williams Jr. 4:48
2."Cheating in the Daylight" (featuring Willie Clayton)
  • Williams Jr.
  • Bob Jones
5:28
3."Soul to Blessed Soul"Williams Jr.5:36
4."She Got That Fire"
  • Williams Jr.
  • Larry Clemon
5:32
5."I Need Your Body"Williams Jr.4:57
6."Darlin' Darlin' Darlin'"
  • Williams Jr.
  • Clemon
4:07
7."Full-Time Woman"
  • Williams Jr.
  • Beverly Green
4:33
8."Cheating All Over Again"
  • Williams Jr.
  • Jones
4:20
9."Show Me" Joseph Arrington Jr. 4:30
Total length:43:48

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