Sloppy Seconds (album)

Sloppy Seconds
Studio album by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
Released	1972
Genre	Country rock
Length	35:55
Label	Columbia
Producer	Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show chronology
Doctor Hook (1971) Sloppy Seconds (1972) Belly Up! (1973)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Sloppy Seconds was the second album from the country rock band Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show. It featured some of their most popular songs, including "Freakin' at the Freakers Ball" and "The Cover of the Rolling Stone." It was noted for its "crude sense of humor."^[2]

Track list

All songs written by Shel Silverstein.^[3]

1. "Freakin' at the Freaker's Ball" – 2:45
2. "If I'd Only Come and Gone" – 2:40
3. "Carry Me, Carrie" – 4:16
4. "The Things I Didn't Say" – 2:54
5. "Get My Rocks Off" – 3:04
6. "Last Mornin'" – 3:52
7. "I Can't Touch the Sun" – 3:31
8. "Queen of the Silver Dollar" – 4:42
9. "Turn On the World" – 3:07
10. "Stayin' Song" – 2:37
11. "The Cover of Rolling Stone" – 2:43
12. "Looking for Pussy" – 1:26

Personnel

Music

• Ray Sawyer – lead vocals
• Dennis Locorriere – lead guitar, lead vocals
• George Cummings – steel, electric and Hawaiian guitars, backing vocals
• Rik Elswit – rhythm guitar
• Billy Francis – keyboards, backing vocals
• Jance Garfat – bass
• Jay David – drums, backing vocals

Production

• David Brown – engineer
• Ron Coro – art direction, design
• George Engfer – engineer
• Ron Haffkine – producer
• Glenn Kolotkin – engineer
• Mike Larner – engineer
• Tom Lubin – engineer
• Roy Segal – engineer
• Ken Walz – photography

Chart positions

Chart (1973)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	41[4]

References

1. Allmusic review
2. DeGagne, Mike. "Sloppy Seconds". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
3. "Sloppy Seconds". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
4. "Sloppy Seconds - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 July 2014.