Mad Dogs & Englishmen (album) coincide with the tour was also included. "The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen" was recorded by Russell later in 1970 and released on his "Leon Russell and the Shelter People" album in 1971. Mad Dogs & Englishmen (album) Mad Dogs & Englishmen is a live album by Joe Cocker, released in 1970. The album's title is drawn from the 1931 Noël Coward song of the same name. Only four songs of the 16 on the original album were drawn from his first two studio albums. Besides the contributions of bandmate and musical director Leon Russell, it draws equally from
Who Let the Dogs Out? "Who Let the Dogs Out?" was written by Trinidadian artist Anslem Douglas, who originally recorded it under the title "Doggie". Baha Men member Dyson Knight explained to "Vice" how the band came to record the song: "The manager of the Baha Men at that time heard a version of the song from Europe. He called [Knight's bandmate] Isaiah [Taylor] and told him it was an absolute must that Baha Men record that song, because they had the vibe to make it a huge hit. Isaiah heard the song and said there was 'no way in hell we're recording that song'...Management