Sackcloth 'n' Ashes

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Sackcloth 'n' Ashes
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Studio album by
16 Horsepower
ReleasedFebruary 6, 1996
StudioArdent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
GenreAlternative country, Gothic country[1]
Length46:18
LabelA&M
ProducerWarren Bruleigh
16 Horsepower chronology
16 Horsepower
(1995) 		Sackcloth 'n' Ashes
(1996) 		Low Estate
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[3]
The Guardian3/5 stars[4]
Los Angeles Times3/4 stars[5]
NME5/10[6]
USA Today3/4 stars[7]

Sackcloth 'n' Ashes is the debut full-length studio album by American alternative country band 16 Horsepower, released on February 6, 1996.

Track listing[]

  1. "I Seen What I Saw" – 3:24
  2. "Black Soul Choir" – 3:52
  3. "Haw" – 3:35
  4. "Scrawled in Sap" – 2:46
  5. "Horse Head" – 3:01
  6. "Ruthie Lingle" – 2:44
  7. "Harm's Way" – 3:20
  8. "Black Bush" – 3:16
  9. "Heel on the Shovel" – 3:11
  10. "American Wheeze" – 3:33
  11. "Red Neck Reel" – 2:41
  12. "Prison Shoe Romp" – 3:11
  13. "Neck on the New Blade" – 3:15
  14. "Strong Man" – 4:21

Personnel[]

16 Horsepower
  • David Eugene Edwards – vocals, banjo, guitar, bandoneon, lap steel guitar
  • Jean-Yves Tola – drums, backing vocals
  • Keven Soll – upright bass, flattop acoustic bass, cello, backing vocals
Guest musicians

Trivia[]

  • The instrument credited as a bandoneon on this album is actually a similar instrument called a Chemnitzer concertina.[citation needed]
  • 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.
  • The song "Black Soul Choir" was covered by Big John Bates: Noirchestra on their 2015 album "From the Bestiary to the Leathering Room".

References[]

  1. ^ "16 Horsepower - Swedish Embassy of Gothic Country". Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sackcloth 'N' Ashes – 16 Horsepower". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Mirkin, Steven (February 9, 1996). "Sackcloth 'n' Ashes". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Sweeney, Kathy (May 9, 1997). "Sixteen Horsepower: Sackcloth 'n' Ashes (A&M)". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Hochman, Steve (February 4, 1996). "Sixteen Horsepower, 'Sackcloth 'n' Ashes,' A&M". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Alexander, Jim (April 5, 1997). "16 Horsepower – Sackcloth And Ashes". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  7. ^ Gundersen, Edna (February 13, 1996). "Sixteen Horsepower, Sackcloth 'n' Ashes". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 9, 1999. Retrieved April 13, 2020.



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