Big Black Dog

1970 single by Humble Pie

"Big Black Dog"

Single by Humble Pie

B-side

"Strange Days"

Released

1970

Recorded

1970

Genre

Hard rock

Length

4:07

Label

A&M

Songwriter(s)

Peter Frampton

Humble Pie singles chronology

"The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake"
(1969)

"Big Black Dog"
(1970)

"Shine On"
(1970)

"Big Black Dog" is a single released in 1970 by English rock band Humble Pie, one of the first British supergroups which formed in 1969. It was the band's first single for A&M Records and the follow-up single to "Natural Born Bugie" (1969). It was written by the band's guitarist, Peter Frampton.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The B-side, "Strange Days" is credited to Steve Marriott and Humble Pie. It later appeared on the group's fourth album Rock On. In Germany, the B-side was "Only a Roach", which was an ode to cannabis, written and sung by drummer Jerry Shirley.

Personnel

"Big Black Dog"

Steve Marriott - vocals, rhythm guitar
Peter Frampton - vocals, lead guitar
Greg Ridley - vocals, bass guitar
Jerry Shirley - drums

"Strange Days"

Steve Marriott - vocals, piano, Hammond organ
Peter Frampton - lead guitar, percussion
Greg Ridley - bass guitar, percussion
Jerry Shirley - drums, percussion

References

^ "Humble Pie–Big Black Dog / Strange Days". discogs.com. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
^ "Hot 'N' Nasty". Amazon. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
^ "Humble Pie". debate.org. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
^ DeGagne, Mike. "Humble Pie Hot 'n' Nasty: The Anthology". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 December 2013.