Hot Dog!

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Hot Dog!
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Studio album by
Buck Owens
ReleasedNovember 16, 1988 [1]
StudioMaximus
Genre Country, rockabilly
Label Capitol [2]
Producer Jim 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. [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]

Contents

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Robert Christgau B+ [15]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Houston Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [18]
Windsor Star A [11]

Robert Christgau admired the "emotion and commitment" of some of the songs. [15] USA Today praised the "group of rejuvenated rockabilly classics like 'Summertime Blues', 'Put a Quarter in the Jukebox' and 'Keys in the Mailbox'." [19] The Houston Chronicle wrote that the album "is not without its charms ... Owens is still in fine voice." [17]

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." [20] 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." [21] The Los Angeles Times stated that Owens's "off-center phrasing always keeps his structurally simple songs of heartbreak and loss musically fresh." [22]

AllMusic wrote that "this isn't one of Owens' best albums by a long shot, but it is a fun session." [14]

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" 

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