Sackcloth 'n' Ashes
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| Studio album by 16 Horsepower | ||||
| Released | February 6, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Alternative country | |||
| Length | 46:18 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Warren Bruleigh | |||
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Sackcloth 'n' Ashes is the first full-length studio album by the band 16 Horsepower. It was released in 1996.
Track listing
- "I Seen What I Saw" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:24
- "Black Soul Choir" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:52
- "Haw" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:35
- "Scrawled in Sap" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 2:46
- "Horse Head" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:01
- "Ruthie Lingle" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 2:44
- "Harm's Way" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:20
- "Black Bush" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:16
- "Heel on the Shovel" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:11
- "American Wheeze" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:33
- "Red Neck Reel" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 2:41
- "Prison Shoe Romp" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:11
- "Neck on the New Blade" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:15
- "Strong Man" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 4:21
Personnel
- David Eugene Edwards - Vocals, Banjo, Guitar, Bandoneon, Lap steel
- Jean-Yves Tola - Drums, Backup vocals
- Keven Soll - Stand up bass, Flat top acoustic bass, Cello, Backup vocals
- Guest: Gordon Gano - Fiddle
Trivia
- The instrument credited as a Bandoneon on this album is actually a similar instrument called a Chemnitzer concertina.
- The album title is a reference to the Holy Bible (see Matthew 11:20-21 RSV and Esther 4:1 RSV).
- The songs "Black Soul Choir" and "Haw" were both later made into music videos, both of which featured the band.
- The song "Black Soul Choir" was covered by American groove metal band Devildriver on their 2011 album Beast.