Doo Dad
1991 studio album by Webb Wilder
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Doo Dad is an album by the American roots rock musician Webb Wilder, released in 1991.[2][3]
| Doo Dad | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Roots rock, rock, blues rock | |||
| Label | Praxis/Zoo Entertainment[1] | |||
| Producer | R. S. Field | |||
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The album's single, "Tough It Out", peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[4] The album was promoted in part through a short film, "Horror Hayride", which was later included as part of Wilder's Corn Flicks video.[5]
Production
The album was produced by R. S. Field.[6][7] It included guest appearances by Al Kooper and Sonny Landreth.[8] The cover photo was taken by James Flournoy Holmes.[9]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [11] |
| Houston Chronicle | [12] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [13] |
| The State | [14] |
Trouser Press wrote that "Webb swaggers gloriously... The diverse menu includes the rousing boogie of 'Tough It Out', a heart-rending plea for forgiveness in the form of 'Everyday (I Kick Myself)', a spiffy display by [guitarist Donny 'The Twangler' Roberts] on the instrumental 'Sputnik' and, against all odds, an exciting version of the warhorse 'Baby Please Don’t Go'."[6] The Washington Post thought that the album's two covers were better than any of the Wilder originals, but conceded that "the quartet plays with more focused power than ever before."[15]
The Morning Call deemed the album "a heady mojo, full of Southern-fried rockin', stomping R&B; and Memphis twang."[16] Stereo Review called it "Hillbilly Gothic at its deadpan best."[17] The Chicago Tribune declared that "at its worst, this album sounds like Jethro Tull does roots rock."[11]
AllMusic wrote that Wilder and his band "start from a basic blues style fused to rootsy rock, then shish-kebab the result with a skewered view of mundane existence."[10] The Rolling Stone Album Guide praised the "rocking, witty and often moving sagas."[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hoodoo Witch" | 6:32 |
| 2. | "Tough It Out" | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Meet Your New Landlord" | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Sittin' Pretty" | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Big Time" | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Sputnik" | 3:17 |
| 7. | "Run with It" | 4:48 |
| 8. | "King of the Hill" | 4:58 |
| 9. | "Everyday (I Kick Myself)" | 4:00 |
| 10. | "The Rest (Will Take Care of Itself)" | 4:24 |
| 11. | "Baby Please Don't Go" | 4:47 |
| 12. | "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" | 4:03 |