Kerosene Hat

Kerosene Hat is Cracker's second album, released on August 24, 1993. It reached #1 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart, and #59 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The well-known hit single from this album, "Low", helped Cracker gain widespread notice.

Track listing

1. "Low" (Lowery/Hickman/Faragher) - 4:36
2. "Movie Star" (Lowery)- 3:33
3. "Get Off This" (Lowery/Faragher/Hickman) - 4:26
4. "Kerosene Hat" (Lowery) 5:36
5. "Take Me Down To The Infirmary" Lowery/Hickman) 4:05
6. "Nostalgia" (Lowery/Faragher/Hickman) - 3:34
7. "Sweet Potato" (Faragher/Hickman/Lowery) - 3:16
8. "Sick Of Goodbyes" (Linkous/Lowery) - 3:10
9. "I Want Everything" (Lowery)- 5:53
10. "Lonesome Johnny Blues" (Hickman) - 2:48
11. "Let's Go For A Ride" (Lowery/Hickman/Faragher) - 3:08
12. "Loser" (Garcia/Hunter) - 6:11

Non-consecutive Track:

15. "Hi-Desert Biker Meth Lab" (Lowery/Hickman/Faragher) - 0:41

Hidden Tracks:

69. "Euro-Trash Girl" (Lowery/Hickman/Faragher/Peters)- 8:04

88. "I Ride My Bike" (Lowery/Hickman) 6:34

99. "Kerosene Hat" (Lowery) (Out Take) - 1:23

Note:

Tracks 13 and 14, 16 to 68, 70 to 87 and 89 to 98 are hidden/blank tracks of 4, 5 or 6 seconds of silence. Tracks 69 and 88 were previously included on the "Tucson" EP.

The album was recorded at a soundstage built in an old barn in Pioneertown, California.

The last words on the album are "Leather Tush" uttered by Bugs Salcido.

Personnel

• David Lowery – vocals, guitar
• Johnny Hickman – lead guitar, vocals
• Davey Faragher – bass, vocals
• Michael Urbano – drums

References