Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire

Get off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire
Get off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire
Studio album by Firewater
Released	October 22, 1996
Recorded	RPM, NYC
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	42:03
Label	Jetset
Producer	Tod Ashley, Doug Henderson
Firewater chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Alternative Press	^[2]

Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire is the debut studio album by Firewater, released on October 22, 1996 by Jetset Records. It is a marked difference in sound from Tod Ashley's previous work in Cop Shoot Cop.^[3] In 2017, the album was re-issued on vinyl in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of its release by Checkered Past Records.^[4]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Tod Ashley.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Some Strange Reaction"	4:44
2.	"Bourbon and Division"	3:23
3.	"Refinery"	4:23
4.	"When I Burn This Place Down"	3:01
5.	"The Circus"	4:45
6.	"I Am the Rain"	3:46
7.	"Balalaika"	3:05
8.	"The Drunken Jew"	2:06
9.	"Mr. Cardiac"	3:38
10.	"Snake-eyes and Boxcars"	3:04
11.	"One of Those"	3:22
12.	"Hold On, Slow John"	3:40

Personnel[]

Adapted from the Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire liner notes.^[5]

Firewater

Tod Ashley – lead vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, bouzouki, production
Duane Denison – guitar
Yuval Gabay – drums, djembe, tambourine
Kurt Hoffman – saxophone, clarinet, accordion
Jim Kimball – drums
David Ouimet – piano, organ
Hahn Rowe – violin

Additional musicians

Jennifer Charles – vocals (5, 9)
Jane Scarpantoni – cello (3, 5, 7)

Production

Doug Henderson – production, recording, mixing
– mixing (9)
Scott Hull – mastering

Release history[]

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1996	Jetset	CD	TWA04
United States	2017	Checkered Past	LP	CPR 030

References[]

^ Raggett, Ned. "Firewater: Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
^ columnist (December 1996). "Firewater: Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire". Alternative Press: 73.
^ Nichols, Amanda (2007). "Firewater". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
^ bsradmin (May 9, 2017). "Firewater's Debut Album Get Off the Cross... to be Reissued on LP!". Checkered Past Records. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
^ Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire (sleeve). Firewater. New York City: Jetset Records. 1996.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links[]

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[allmusic-1] Raggett, Ned. "Firewater: Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2015.

[altmag-2] umnist (December 1996). "Firewater: Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire". Alternative Press: 73.

[trouserpress-3] Nichols, Amanda (2007). "Firewater". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 19, 2015.

[4] sradmin (May 9, 2017). "Firewater's Debut Album Get Off the Cross... to be Reissued on LP!". Checkered Past Records. Retrieved June 12, 2017.

[linearnotes-5] Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire (sleeve). Firewater. New York City: Jetset Records. 1996.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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