The Essential Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show

The Essential Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show is a compilation album by American rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, released in 2003 as a single disc, 14-track career-spanning anthology. It is part of Sony BMG's Essential series of compilation albums, and includes tracks from Dr Hook's five studio albums Dr. Hook, Sloppy Seconds, Bankrupt, A Little Bit More and Belly Up!.

The Essential Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
Compilation album by
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2003
Recorded1972-1975
GenreRock, pop
Length45:37
LabelColumbia, Legacy
ProducerRon Haffkine
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show chronology
Love Songs
(1999)		 The Essential Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
(2003)		 Hits and History
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally fromLength
1."Freakin' at the Freaker's Ball"Shel SilversteinSloppy Seconds (1973)2:49
2."The Cover of Rolling Stone"Shel SilversteinSloppy Seconds (1973)2:55
3."Sylvia's Mother"Shel SilversteinDr. Hook (1971)3:50
4."Only Sixteen"Sam CookeBankrupt (1975)2:47
5."A Little Bit More"Bobby GoshA Little Bit More (1976)2:53
6."Life Ain't Easy"Shel SilversteinBelly Up! (1973)3:05
7."Carry Me Carrie"Shel SliversteinSloppy Seconds (1973)4:21
8."The Things I Didn't Say"Shel SilversteinSloppy Seconds (1973)2:58
9."You Ain't Got the Right"Dennis Locorriere, Jay David, Ray Sawyer, Ron HaffkineBelly Up! (1973)3:31
10."I Call That True Love"Shel SilversteinDr. Hook (1972)3:00
11."Makin' It Natural"Shel SilversteinDr. Hook (1972)2:51
12."If I'd Only Come and Go"Shel SilversteinSloppy Seconds (1973)2:43
13."Get My Rocks Off"Shel SilversteinSloppy Seconds (1973)3:08
14."Queen of the Sliver Dollar"Shel SilversteinSloppy Seconds (1973)4:46
Total length:45:37

Release history
Country Date Label Format Catalog
Australia 14 April 2003 Legacy Records[2] digital download 394945781
Australia 1 October 2005 Legacy Records[3] CD 1194566

References
  1. The Essential Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show at AllMusic
  2. Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show – The Essential Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show at iTunes Music Australia
  3. Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - The Essential Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show at Sanity


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