Holy Roller

by The Reverend Horton Heat

Overview

Like most rockabilly cats, Reverend Horton Heat was a singles act -- they cut a couple of good full-length records, but they truly made the most sense on an individual song basis, which is why Holy Roller is such a welcome addition to their catalog. Weighing in at a generous 24 tracks, Holy Roller contains highlights from every Horton Heat album -- not just their pair of SubPop records, but their trio of platters for Interscope -- plus two unreleased cuts ("Bath-Water Blues," "Folsom Prison Blues") and "Where in the Hell Did You Go with My Toothbrush?," which was previously only available on the SubPop rarities collection, Afternoon Delight. Those three cuts were added as enticements for hardcore fans, but they'd want to pick this up anyway, since it's the best album the group has released. There's little of the filler that cluttered their regular studio albums, and it contains all of the cult favorites -- "Wiggle Stick," "Bales of Cocaine," "400 Bucks," "Marijuana," "Bad Reputation," "In Your Wildest Dreams," "Eat Steak" -- that built their career. Die-hards will still want to hear the original records, but most listeners will be satisfied by Holy Roller, which is certainly the definitive Horton Heat. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/20/1999
Label:	Sub Pop
UPC:	0098787045024
Rank:	32351

Tracks

1. Big Sky
2. Baddest of the Bad
3. Wiggle Stick
4. Big Red Rocket of Love
5. Bales of Cocaine
6. Bath-Water Blues
7. Lie Detector
8. 400 Bucks
9. Marijuana
10. It's Martini Time
11. Baby I'm Drunk
12. Where in the World Did You Go With My Toothbrush/
13. Bad Reputation
14. One Time for Me
15. Now, Right Now
16. Slow
17. Love Whip
18. Jimbo Song
19. Big Little Baby
20. Cowboy Love
21. In Your Wildest Dreams
22. Eat Steak
23. Folsom Prison Blues
24. The Entertainer

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Reverend Horton Heat   Primary Artist
Jimbo Wallace   Bass,Vocals
Taz Bentley   Drums
Scott Churilla   Drums,Vocals,Percussion

Technical Credits

Jim Heath-Horton   Composer
The Reverend Horton Heat   Composer
Thom Panunzio   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
David Nottingham   Mixing Assistant
Steve Fisk   Mixing,Engineer
Philip Green   Assistant Engineer
Johnny Cash   Composer
Jun Murakawa   Mixing Assistant
Scott Joplin   Composer
Jimbo Wallace   Composer
Al Jourgensen   Mixing,Producer
Gibby Haynes   Producer
Marvin Hlavenka   Assistant Engineer
Keith Rust   Mixing,Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Steve Spapperi   Engineer
Jim Heath   Composer,Composer
Barry Goldberg   Mixing Assistant
Terry Slemmons   Assistant Engineer
Siavosh Ahmadzadeh   Assistant Engineer
Christopher Shaw   Mixing
Erik Flettrich   Engineer
Ed Stasium   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Jeff Lane   Mixing Assistant