The MGM Singles by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs - Uhune

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Formed in Dallas and led by a dynamic turban-wearing lead singer and organist named Domingo Samudio, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs were a garage bar band gone huge (it has been long rumored that they could play six hours straight without repeating a tune), and by mixing blues, R&B, and Tex-Mex together with a loopy sense of humor and sly lyrics, they stomped into pop history with the iconic party anthem “Wooly Bully,” which hit the number two spot on the pop charts right in the middle of the British Invasion in 1965. Aside from that record, though, and “Li’l Red Riding Hood” a year later in 1966, the group wouldn’t have that kind of chart success again, and Samudio and his band went down into most people’s annals as a one-hit wonder. This irresistible set, which collects all of the Pharaohs’ singles and B-sides for MGM Records between 1965 and 1968, plus Samudio's 1973 comeback single for the label (he had left MGM for Atlantic in 1970, only to return for that one release), proves there was a lot more to the story. Tracks like “Ju Ju Hand” (from 1965), “(I’m in With) The Out Crowd” (also 1966), “Banned in Boston” (1967), and “Old MacDonald Had a Boogaloo Farm” (1968) all display a delightfully subversive joy in being wryly silly, and they don’t get in the way of dancing, either. Oh, and then there's the wonderful kiss-off single "I Couldn't Spell !!*@!" from 1968 -- no, Sam the Sham was far from being a one-hit wonder and the romping, stomping proof of that is collected here. ~ Steve Leggett

1. Wooly Bully

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Samudio Domingo; Composer
Producer: Stan Kesler; Production

2. Ain't Gonna Move

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Stacy D. Davidson
Stanley A. Kesler; Composer
Lyricist: Stacy D. Davidson
Stanley A. Kesler; Composer

3. Ju Ju Hand

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Samudio Domingo; Composer
Lyricist: Samudio Domingo; Composer
Producer: Stan A. Kesler; Production

4. Big City Lights

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Ethan Daniel Davidson; Composer
Lyricist: Ethan Daniel Davidson; Composer
Producer: Stan A. Kesler; Production

5. Ring Dang Doo

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Bob Tubert
Joy Byers; Composer
Lyricist: Bob Tubert
Joy Byers; Composer
Producer: Stan A. Kesler; Production

6. Don't Try It

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Samudio Domingo; Composer
Lyricist: Samudio Domingo; Composer

7. Red Hot

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Billy "the Kid" Emerson; Composer
Lyricist: Billy "the Kid" Emerson; Composer
Producer: Stan A. Kesler; Production

8. A Long Long Way

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Paul Gibson; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Gibson; Composer

9. Lil' Red Riding Hood

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Ronald Blackwell; Composer
Lyricist: Ronald Blackwell; Composer
Producer: Stan A. Kesler; Production

10. Love Me Like Before

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Samudio Domingo; Composer
Lyricist: Samudio Domingo; Composer
Engineer: Val Valentin; Production
Producer: Stan Kesler; Production
Studio Personnel: Val Valentin; Production

11. The Hair On My Chinny Chin Chin

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Ronald Blackwell; Composer
Lyricist: Ronald Blackwell; Composer
Producer: Stan A. Kesler; Production

12. (I'm In With) The Out Crowd

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Samudio Domingo; Composer
Lyricist: Samudio Domingo; Composer
Producer: Stan A. Kesler; Production

13. How Do You Catch A Girl

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Ronald Blackwell; Composer
Lyricist: Ronald Blackwell; Composer
Producer: Stan A. Kesler; Production

14. The Love You Left Behind

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Samudio Domingo; Composer
Lyricist: Samudio Domingo; Composer

15. Oh That's Good, No That's Bad

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Ronald Blackwell; Composer
Lyricist: Ronald Blackwell; Composer
Producer: Stan A. Kesler; Production

16. Take What You Can Get

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Samudio Domingo; Composer
Lyricist: Samudio Domingo; Composer

17. Black Sheep

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Robert Lee Mcdill; Composer
Lyricist: Robert Lee Mcdill; Composer
Engineer: Val Valentin; Production
Producer: Stan Kesler; Production
Studio Personnel: Val Valentin; Production

18. My Day's Gonna Come

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Ethan Daniel Davidson; Composer
Lyricist: Ethan Daniel Davidson; Composer
Engineer: Val Valentin; Production
Producer: Stan Kesler; Production
Studio Personnel: Val Valentin; Production

19. Banned In Boston

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: John Morier; Composer
Lyricist: John Morier; Composer

20. Money's My Problem

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Anthony Gerace; Composer
Lyricist: Anthony Gerace; Composer

21. Yakety Yak

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Mike Stoller
Jerry Leiber; Composer
Lyricist: Mike Stoller
Jerry Leiber; Composer

22. Let Our Love Light Shine

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Deadric Malone; Composer
Lyricist: Deadric Malone; Composer

23. Old MacDonald Had A Boogaloo Farm

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Dallas Frazier; Composer
Lyricist: Dallas Frazier; Composer

24. I Never Had No One

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Samudio Domingo; Composer
Lyricist: Samudio Domingo; Composer

25. I Couldn't Spell !!*@!

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Wayne Carson; Composer
Lyricist: Wayne Carson; Composer
Producer: Stan A. Kesler; Production

26. The Down Home Strut

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Samudio Domingo; Composer
Lyricist: Samudio Domingo; Composer

27. Fate

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Samudio Domingo; Composer
Lyricist: Samudio Domingo; Composer

28. Oh Lo

by Sam The Sham, The Pharaohs

Composer: Samudio Domingo; Composer
Lyricist: Samudio Domingo; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

28 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 9 minutes and 15 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

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Booklet

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CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

4/28 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

2/28 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Rock

Label

Universal (MT)

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Mar 21, 2011

Track Preview

Available

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Free

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UPC

602448338648