I Make a Wish for a Potato

I Make a Wish for a Potato
Compilation album by The Holy Modal Rounders and Friends
Released April 10, 2001
Recorded 1975 – 1999
Genre Freak folk
Length 71:14
Label Rounder
Producer Bill Nowlin
The Holy Modal Rounders chronology
Too Much Fun!
(1999) Too Much Fun!1999		 I Make a Wish for a Potato
(2001) I Make a Wish for a Potato2001		 Live in 1965
(2003) Live in 19652003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA[2]
Entertainment Weekly(C+)[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

I Make a Wish for a Potato is a compilation album by psychedelic folk band The Holy Modal Rounders, released on April 10, 2001 through Rounder Records. The album draws from the band's three releases on Rounder Records and also includes songs by associated acts such as Michael Hurley as well as the Clamtones.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Happy Rolling Cowboy"Bob NolanToo Much Fun!2:01
2."I'm Gettin' Ready to Go"Michael HurleySnockgrass3:52
3."Low Down Dog"Peter Stampfel, Big Joe TurnerAlleged in Their Own Time3:32
4."Rotten Lettuce"Jeff FrederickSpiders in the Moonlight6:16
5."Bonaparte's Retreat"Pee Wee King, Redd StewartToo Much Fun2:04
6."Bad Boy"Peter StampfelToo Much Fun3:43
7."Random Canyon"Peter StampfelAlleged in Their Own Time4:00
8."You Got to Find Me"Michael HurleyLong Journey4:02
9."Lazy Bones"Jeff FrederickSpiders in the Moonlight3:05
10."Nova"Peter StampfelAlleged in Their Own Time3:32
11."Coldest Woman"Traditional arr.Going Nowhere Fast1:45
12."Year of Jubilo"Henry Clay WorkToo Much Fun!2:17
13."Sweet Lucy"Michael HurleyHave Moicy!4:04
14."Impossible Groove"Peter StampfelPeter Stampfel & The Bottle Caps5:16
15."Synergy"Peter StampfelAlleged in Their Own Time3:41
16."Robbin' Banks"Jeffrey FrederickHave Moicy!3:59
17."Slurf Song"Michael HurleyHave Moicy!3:17
18."Everything Must Go"Peter StampfelPeter Stampfel & The Bottle Caps4:33
19."Goodbye to Booze"Traditional arr.Going Nowhere Fast3:07
20."She's More to Be Pitied"Ruby RakesAlleged in Their Own Time3:28

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "I Make a Wish for a Potato". Allmusic. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "The Holy Modal Rounders and Friends". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ Browne, David (June 22, 2001). "I Make a Wish for a Potato". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  4. ↑ Brackett, Nathan. "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide". Rolling Stone, 2004. Pg. 385-386. Retrieved on August 13, 2012.
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