Wow! (Bill Doggett album)

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Wow!
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ReleasedJanuary 1965
Recorded1964; October 31 (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6) and November 17 (tracks 2, 4, 7 to 9)
Studio Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre Blues [1]
Length46:03
Label ABC Paramount; Verve (reissue)
Producer Sid Feller
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Wow! is 1965 album by American organist Bill Doggett. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bill Doggett; except where indicated

  1. "Wow!" – 2:36
  2. "Oo-Da" – 3:52
  3. "Ol' Mose Blues" – 8:06
  4. "Happy Soul Time" – 2:48
  5. "The Kicker" – 2:42
  6. "Mudcat" – 2:36
  7. "Ram-Bunk-Shush" (Henry Glover, Lucky Millinder, Jimmy Mundy) – 3:12
  8. "Slow Walk" (Sil Austin, Irv Siders) – 3:35
  9. "Fatso" – 4:39

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Allmusic review
  2. Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (11 September 1965). "Bill Doggett: Wow" (PDF). Record Mirror . No. 235. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. Wow! at AllMusic