Fight Songs

Fight Songs
Studio album by Old 97's
Released	April 27, 1999
Recorded	Kingsway in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Genre	Country rock, alternative country
Length	46:45
Label	Elektra / Wea
Producer	Andrew Williams
Old 97's chronology
Too Far To Care (1997) Fight Songs (1999) Early Tracks EP (2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Fight Songs is the fourth studio album by American alternative country band Old 97's, first released on April 27, 1999. It features the song "Murder (Or a Heart Attack)", which was named one of the top songs of all time by Blender magazine.^{[citation needed]}

The group's second record on Elektra Records, Fight Songs is more slick and pop-oriented than the group's previous efforts, a trend continued on 2001's Satellite Rides. The song "Crash on the Barrelhead" is rumored to be targeted at alt-country rival, Ryan Adams,^{[citation needed]} while "Murder..." was inspired by a cat owned by singer Miller's roommate in Los Angeles.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All songs by Old 97's.

1. "Jagged" - 3:27
2. "Lonely Holiday" - 4:08
3. "Oppenheimer" - 3:28
4. "Indefinitely" - 3:41
5. "What We Talk About" - 4:10
6. "Crash on the Barrelhead" (vocals by Murry Hammond) - 2:39
7. "Murder (or a Heart Attack)" - 3:41
8. "Alone So Far" - 4:17
9. "Busted Afternoon" - 3:11
10. "Nineteen" - 3:41
11. "Let the Idiot Speak" - 3:43
12. "Valentine" (vocals by Murry Hammond) - 5:08

Personnel

Old 97's

• Ken Bethea - guitar
• Murry Hammond - bass & vocals
• Rhett Miller - vocals & guitar
• Phillip Peeples - drums & percussion

Additional Musicians

• Jon Rauhouse - steel on "Jagged", "Lonely Holiday" & "Alone So Far"
• Jon Brion - Vox organ on "Murder (Or A Heart Attack)"
• Andrew Williams - odds and ends

References