- electronic, house, experimental, funk
- 45 min
- 13 tracks
- Chrysalis
What Up, Dog? is the third studio album by 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.
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Spare, cool, warm and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
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Tracks
- A1Somewhere in America There’s a Street Named After My Dad3:10
- A2Spy in the House of Love4:15
- A3Out Come the Freaks4:35
- A4Earth to Doris2:03
- A5Anything Can Happen3:56
- A6Boy’s Gone Crazy3:39
- A7What Up, Dog?1:46
- B1Love Can Be Bad Luck3:46
- B2Walk the Dinosaur4:21
- B3Shadow & Jimmy4:14
- B411 MPH4:04
- B5Anytime Lisa4:14
- B6Dad I’m in Jail1:25
13 tracks, 45 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Was (Not Was)
- Label
- Chrysalis
- Released
- 1988
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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