You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks

For the No Doubt song "You Can't Teach an Ol' Dog New Tricks", see Doghouse (song).
You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
Studio album by
Seasick Steve
ReleasedMay 27, 2011
GenreBlues
LabelPlay It Again Sam
ProducerSeasick Steve
Seasick Steve chronology
Man from Another Time
(2009) 		You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
(2011) 		Hubcap Music
(2013)

You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks is the fifth studio album by Seasick Steve.[1] It was released on May 30, 2011, on Play It Again Sam.[2] The album features former Led Zeppelin bass guitarist John Paul Jones. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart and number 18 on the Irish Albums Chart.

In 2012, it was awarded a diamond certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 200,000 copies throughout Europe.[3]

Track listing

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All songs written by Seasick Steve except "Whiskey Ballad" by Paul Martin Wold.

No.TitleLength
1."Treasures"3:52
2."You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks"3:34
3."Burnin' Up"4:07
4."Don't Know Why She Love Me But She Do"3:24
5."Have Mercy on the Lonely"2:35
6."Whiskey Ballad"3:43
7."Back in the Doghouse"4:15
8."Underneath a Blue and Cloudless Sky"3:05
9."What a Way to Go"3:15
10."Party"4:02
11."Days Gone"3:44
12."It's a Long Long Way"3:39
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Write Me a Few Lines"4:08
2."Levee Camp Blues"6:17

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Personnel

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According to the official CD liner notes.

  • Seasick Steve – vocals, guitar, banjo
  • John Paul Jones – bass guitar on "You Can' Teach an Old Dog new Tricks..." and "Back in the Doghouse"; mandolin on "Long Long Way"
  • Dan Magnusson – percussion on "You Can' Teach an Old Dog new Tricks...", "Burnin' Up", "I Don't Know Why She Love Me But She Do", "Back in the Doghouse", "Party", "Days Gone" and "It's a Long Long Way"
  • Paul Martin Wold – washboard, backing vocals and whistling on "Whiskey Ballad"
  • Georgina Leach – fiddle on "Treasures" and "Long Long Way"
  • The Lyndhurst Rabble Choir – "It's a Long Long Way"

Charts

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You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks was the second biggest-selling blues album of 2011 in the UK, with sales of 131,000 copies.[4]

Certifications

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Country Provider Sales Certification
United Kingdom[11] BPI 100,000+ Gold

Release history

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Country Date Format Label
United Kingdom 27 May 2011 Digital download[12] Play It Again Sam
30 May 2011 CD[13]

Changes to band

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John Paul Jones performed with Seasick Steve and his drummer Dan Magnusson on the British television show Later... with Jools Holland. It was later confirmed on the show that he had appeared on the album.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks - Seasick Steve | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "CD Album: Seasick Steve - You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks (2011)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Aktuelles VUT: VUT - Verband unabhängiger Musikunternehmer*innen e. V." Vut.de. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Top 20 blues albums of 2011 revealed". The Official Charts Company. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Seasick Steve – You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Seasick Steve – You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Seasick Steve". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2011". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "BPI". Bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  12. ^ "You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks by Seasick Steve". iTunes. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  13. ^ "You Can't Teach An Old.. - Seasick Steve". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  14. ^ "Later with Jools Holland - Latest show information and exclusive performances filmed for the web". BBC. 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
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