Annotation
UPC-2 "02"
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Tracklist
Credits
Release
| engineer: | Mike Bosley Michael Brauer (engineer) Lincoln Clapp (engineer) Croyden (engineer) Dave Dachinger Roland Herrington Chris Irwin Keven Smith (American engineer, mixer and producer from Los Angeles) Troy Krueger Martin Phillips (producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist) Paul Staveley O’Duffy Tom O'Leary Mike Pela Pete Barker Phil Dacosta John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes) Micajah Ryan Allen Sides Steve "Dr. Ching" King (US engineer, mixer, producer, musician and songwriter from Detroit) Steve Chase Don Was Paul Wright (UK recording engineer) |
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| associate producer: | John Lewis (producer, Motown engineer, owned Sound Suite in Detroit) Jack Tann |
| bass: | Don "Rope Drink" Was Marcus Miller (jazz musician) Neil Steubenhaus John Patitucci |
| brass: | John Barclay (trumpeter) Guy Barker Pete Beachill Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist) Stuart Brooks (trumpet and horn player) Chris Davies Dan Higgens (saxophonist and woodwind recording artist) Jerry Hey Kim Hutchcroft John Thirkell (British trumpet and flugelhorn player) Phil Todd (UK flautist/saxophonist) Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist) |
| drums (drum set) [drums]: | Yogi Horton Russ Kunkel (session drummer) Ron Pangborn (Detroit drummer) Winston Watson (American drummer) |
| flute, harmonica and keyboard: | David "Michigan-Boy Snake" Was |
| guitar: | Dan Huff Don "Rope Drink" Was Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) Randy Jacobs (guitarist and songwriter) Bruce Nazarian (American funk, soul, r&b guitarist, recording artist, composer, engineer, record producer, etc) Stevie "no-wonder" Salas |
| keyboard [keyboards]: | Amp Fiddler Don "Rope Drink" Was JohnVan Tongeren Al Kooper Luis "Louie Restaurant" Resto Martin Phillips (producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist) Daniel Schroeger Robin Smith (songwriter/pianist/conductor/producer) Vic Emmerson (English keyboardist, synthesizer, arranger and songwriter) Paul Wickens Aaron Zigman (American score composer) |
| mandolin: | Don "Rope Drink" Was |
| percussion: | Alex Acuña Carl "Butch" Small (bassist and engineer) Deborah Dobkin Michael Fisher (percussionist) Larry Fratangelo (American percussionist) David Friendly (Drummer) Kevin "Guido" Tschirhart (Percussionist) Frank Ricotti (percussionist) |
| saxophone: | David McMurray (American Jazz musician and saxophonist) John "Birch" Weiss Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist) |
| background vocals [backing vocals]: | Arthur "Buster" Marbury Desy Campbell Richard Feldstein Geoff Fieger Coral Gordon Carol Hall (soul/gospel singer) Harry Kathy Kosins Allen Lenard Dee Lewis Arnold McCuller Donald Ray Mitchell (Funk / soul singer from Detroit, MI) Juliette Roberts Rick Shoemaker Pete Steinfeld Sweet Pea Helen Terry (UK singer) Ruby Turner |
| lead vocals: | Sweet Pea Atkinson Sir Harry Bowens |
| vocals: | David "Michigan-Boy Snake" Was |
| vocals arranger: | Sir Harry Bowens |
| production coordinator: | Calli Bucci Garzelle McDonald Margaret Mittleman (production coordinator) |
| recorded at: | The Institute of Social Disorder |
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| mixed at: | Sarm West in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom Soundsuite in Detroit, Michigan, United States Townhouse in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom |
| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/release/12075789 [info] |
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Release group
| associated singles/EPs: | Anything Can Happen Robot Girl Spy in the House of Love The Boy’s Gone Crazy Walk the Dinosaur Woodwork Squeaks and… Out Come the Freaks |
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| part of: | Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (published November 16, 1989) (number: 99) (order: 99) |
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| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/master/55769 [info] |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/albums/Was-not-was/What-up-dog [info] |
| other databases: | https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/was-not-was/what-up-dog/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/207116/ [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000201834 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q7991395 [info] |
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