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What Up, Dog? is a 1988 album by Was (Not Was). It became the group's breakthrough album worldwide and was ranked #99 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s. The cover illustration was credited to Christoph Simon and Karen Kelly.
- 57:07, 52:17 (UK)
- March 1988
- 1984-88; The Institute of Social Disorder
Featuring a series of vignettes exposing the downside of the American dream, 'What up Dog' is lyrically smart yet compassionate while remaining musically savvy. Top 30 single 'Spy in the House of Love' is great 80s pop -- smart lyrics and a tune that lodges itself in your brain.
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However, a typically long list of collaborators and guest musicians worked on the album including Elvis Costello (co-writer of “Shadow & Jimmy”), Marshall Crenshaw (co-writer of “Love Can Be Bad Luck”), and Frank Sinatra, Jr. on “Wedding Vows in Vegas”.
Album Credits. Featuring Frank Sinatra, Jr. Producers David Was, Don Was, Paul Staveley O’Duffy & 1 more. Writers Aaron Zigman, David Was, Don Was & 6 more. Additional Production By David Was...
Thanks a heap and come again. [Pre-Chorus] Buffet dinner, nothing but the best. And check into some strip love nest. [Chorus] But wedding vows in Vegas. Aren't meant to last for ages. You've got ...
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes (1983) What Up, Dog? (1988) Are You Okay? (1990) Boo! (2008) AllMusic Review. What Up, Dog? Review by William Ruhlmann. The guests are fewer (though Frank Sinatra, Jr ., sings one song), but the oddities go on, with "11 MPH," a review of the JFK assassination, and "Dad I'm in Jail," a proud rant by David Was.
Oct 22, 2020 · The first album for the new label, “What Up, Dog?,” was a somewhat more straightforward effort with fewer guest stars (though Frank Sinatra Jr. did “Wedding Vows in Vegas”), and radio embraced the singles “Walk the Dinosaur” and “Spy in the House of Love”, the former at # 7 and the latter topping out at # 16 on Billboard’s Hot ...
