Underdog features the voice talents of Amy Adams as a lead role.
`` Smackwater Jack '' is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King .. Carole King. Carole King. Gerry Goffin. Gerry Goffin. Smackwater Jack. Smackwater Jack. It was first released on King 's 1971 album Tapestry and then on the second single from that album , along with `` So Far Away , '' charting at # 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 .. Tapestry. Tapestry ( album ). So Far Away. So Far Away ( Carole King song ). Billboard. Billboard Magazine. It was subsequently covered by many artists , most famously by Quincy Jones as the title song of his 1971 album Smackwater Jack .. Quincy Jones. Quincy Jones. Smackwater Jack. Smackwater Jack. Rolling Stone critic Jon Landau described `` Smackwater Jack '' as an `` uptempo shuffle . ''. Smackwater Jack. Smackwater Jack. Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Jon Landau. Jon Landau. shuffle. shuffle. The lyrics tell the story of a confrontation between the outlaw Smackwater Jack and Big Jim the Chief .. Smackwater Jack. Smackwater Jack. In that way it differs from the other songs on Tapestry , which are more personal and based on expressing emotions .. Tapestry. Tapestry ( album ). But author James Perone claims that it still fits into the album by being the one song on which King 's piano blends in with the other instruments on the song .. Perone regards Danny Kortchmar 's electric guitar and Ralph Schuckett 's electric piano as the most prominent instruments on the song .. Danny Kortchmar. Danny Kortchmar. electric guitar. electric guitar. Ralph Schuckett. Ralph Schuckett. electric piano. electric piano. But Landau showers most praise on Charlie Larkey 's bass guitar and Joel O'Brien 's drums .. Charlie Larkey. Charlie Larkey. bass guitar. bass guitar. Joel O'Brien. Joel O'Brien. Landau regards `` Smackwater Jack '' as a good example of the effectiveness of Goffin 's and King 's songwriting partnership .. Smackwater Jack. Smackwater Jack. He regards Goffin as providing `` brilliant and far-ranging '' lyrics , while King `` is subtly embellishing the musical form itself . ''. Allmusic critic Stewart Mason agrees that the song has `` dry wit and several clever lines . ''. Allmusic. Allmusic. Mason described the song as a `` fan-favorite , '' but also regards it as a `` rather lightweight song . ''. Billboard ranked both sides of the `` So Far Away ''  /  `` Smackwater Jack '' single together on the Billboard Hot 100 .. So Far Away. So Far Away ( Carole King song ). Smackwater Jack. Smackwater Jack. Billboard. Billboard Magazine. The single peaked at Number 14 .