It's Martini Time

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It's Martini Time
It's Martini Time cover
Studio album by The Reverend Horton Heat
Released July 2, 1996
Recorded  ??? at Crystal Clear Studios, Dallas, TX and The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA
Genre Psychobilly
Length 45:13
Label Interscope
Producer(s) Thom Panunzio
Professional reviews
The Reverend Horton Heat chronology
Liquor in the Front
(1994)
It's Martini Time
(1996)
Space Heater
(1998)


It's Martini Time is the title of the fourth album by The Reverend Horton Heat. It was released by Interscope Records in July of 1996. It's Martini Time is the first Reverend Horton Heat album to feature Scott Churilla on drums, following Taz Bentley's departure from the band in 1994. It is also the first Reverend Horton Heat album to chart on the Billboard 200, reaching number 165 (the highest position of a Reverend Horton Heat album on that chart).

The song "Big Red Rocket of Love" appears in the film Modern Vampires.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Big Red Rocket Of Love" (Heath) – 3:04
  2. "Slow" (Heath) – 4:23
  3. "It's Martini Time" (Heath) – 3:14
  4. "Generation Why" (Heath) – 2:46
  5. "Slingshot" (Heath/Wallace/Churilla) – 3:07
  6. "Time To Pray" (Heath) – 2:40
  7. "Crooked Cigarette" (Heath) – 2:54
  8. "Rock This Joint" (Crafton/Keene/Bagby) – 2:04
  9. "Cowboy Love" (Heath) – 2:41
  10. "Now, Right Now" (Heath) – 2:39
  11. "Spell On Me" (Heath) – 3:18
  12. "Or Is It Just Me" (Heath) – 5:30
  13. "Forbidden Jungle" (Heath) – 2:18
  14. "That's Showbiz" (Heath) – 4:35
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[edit] Personnel

  • Jim "Reverend" Horton Heath - vocals, guitar
  • Jimbo Wallace - upright bass, vocals
  • Scott Churilla - drums, vocals, percussion
  • Tim Alexander - piano, organ), and accordion
  • Dan Phillips - steel guitar
  • Billy Pitman - guitar
  • Jim Lehnert - tenor sax, baritone sax
  • Gary Sweet - trumpet
  • Erik Swanson - trombone
  • Thom Panunzio - producer, engineer, mixing (on "Crooked Cigarette," "Rock The Joint," "Cowboy Love," "Or Is It Just Me," and "That's Showbiz")
  • Keith Rust - assistant engineer, mixing (on "It's Martini Time," "Now, Right Now," "Spell On Me," and "Forbidden Jungle")
  • Terry Slemmons - assistant engineer
  • David Nottingham - assistant mixer
  • Chris Shaw - mixing (on "Big Red Rocket of Love," "Slow," "Generation Why," "Slingshot," and "Time To Pray")
  • Robert Vosgien - mastering
  • Tony Ferguson - A&R
  • Dennis Willaims - crew
  • David Adriance - crew
  • Blair Camp - crew
  • Allan Nassau - crew
  • Karma Cheema - crew
  • Doc Williamson - crew
  • Scott Weiss - management
  • Unleashed - art direction
  • Jennifer Broussard - photography
  • Marina Chavez - photography
  • Richard Lee Smith, Jr. - additional illustration

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Album

Year Album Chart Position
1996 It's Martini Time Heatseekers No. 9
1996 It's Martini Time The Billboard 200 No. 165