Hot Dog!

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]

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)

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. 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. 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. "Buck Owens - Hot Dog! Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  16. "Robert Christgau: CG: Buck Owens". www.robertchristgau.com.
  17. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 364.
  18. 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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