''Naughty Little Doggie'' is the eleventh studio album by American rock singer

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released in 1996. The last track, "Look Away", features his tribute to

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and

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. The photography is by David Sims and

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; and the artwork by Phil Bicker. A video was also made for "To Belong".

Music

''Naughty Little Doggie'' has been likened in its style to

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, with

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retrospectively calling it and its 1993 predecessor ''

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'' "grungy detours".

Reception

Mark Deming of Allmusic gave a mixed review and gave the album 2.5 of 5 stars. He praised the vocal performance of Pop and musicianship of the guitarist and drummer in this release, but criticized the songwriting stating it was not particularly inspiring. Additionally, Deming stated it could not be compared to Pop's previous masterpiece albums and compared it to the 1988 release, ''

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''. Ultimately, Deming stated it was a solid release and a respectable hard rock album despite his perception of its mediocrity.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Iggy Pop, except where noted. # "I Wanna Live" (

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, Pop) – 4:31 # "Pussy Walk" (Pop, Eric Schermerhorn) – 3:47 # "Innocent World" – 3:28 # "Knucklehead" – 4:09 # "To Belong" – 4:11 # "Keep on Believing" (Pop, Schermerhorn) – 2:29 # "Outta My Head" – 5:36 # "Shoeshine Girl" (Pop, Schermerhorn) – 3:50 # "Heart Is Saved" – 3:02 # "Look Away" – 5:02 ; B-sides and alternative versions *" I Wanna Be Your Dog" (Live; B-Side to "Pussy Walk" promotional single) – 4:56

Personnel

*Iggy Pop – vocals, guitar The Fuckups * Eric Mesmerize – guitar *Hal Wonderful (Hal Cragin) – bass, keyboards on "Shoeshine Girl" *Larry Contrary (Larry Mullins) – drums Additional personnel *The Mighty Whitey (

) – guitar

Charts

References

External links

* Iggy Pop albums 1995 albums Virgin Records albums Albums produced by Thom Wilson {{1990s-punk-album-stub