''Holy Roller'' is a retrospective compilation by
The Reverend Horton Heat
The Reverend Horton Heat is the stage name of American musician James C. Heath (born 1959) as well as the name of his Dallas, Texas-based psychobilly trio. Heath is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. A ''Prick'' magazine reviewer called Heath ...
that was released by
Sub Pop
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in April 1999, shortly after the band left
Interscope Records
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amidst the label mergers of the late 1990s.
Track listing
All songs written by Jim Heath except as noted.
# "Big Sky" – 3:07
# "Baddest of the Bad" – 2:27
# "Wiggle Stick" – 3:00
# "Big Red Rocket of Love" – 3:04
# "Bales of Cocaine" – 2:11
# "Bath-Water Blues" – 2:06
# "Lie Detector" – 3:25
# "400 Bucks" – 3:09
# "Marijuana" (Heath/Wallace) – 4:49
# "It's Martini Time" – 3:15
# "Baby I'm Drunk" – 3:11
# "Where in the Hell Did You Go With My Toothbrush?" – 3:35
# "Bad Reputation" (Heath/Wallace) – 2:24
# "One Time for Me" – 3:29
# "Now, Right Now" – 2:39
# "Slow" – 4:23
# "Love Whip" – 3:43
# "Jimbo Song" (Heath/Wallace) – 2:21
# "Big Little Baby" – 2:31
# "Cowboy Love" – 2:41
# "In Your Wildest Dreams" (Heath/Wallace) – 2:59
# "Eat Steak" – 2:33
# "
Folsom Prison Blues
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" (
Cash
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) – 2:42
# "
The Entertainer" (
Joplin) – 1:14
Tracks 6 and 23 were previously unreleased.
Personnel
*Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath -
guitar
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s,
vocals
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,
drums
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(on 24), producer, recording, and mixing (on 6 and 23)
*Jimbo Wallace -
upright bass
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, vocals
*Scott Churilla - drums (on 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 16, 18, 20, and 23), vocals, percussion
*
Patrick "Taz" Bentley - drums (on 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19, 21, and 22),
piano
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(on 24)
*Keith Rust - recording (on 9, 13, 17, and 22), mixing (on 9, 10, 13, 15, 17, and 22), engineering (on 9, 13, 17, and 22), assistant engineer (on 1, 2, 4, 10, 14, 15, 16, 20 21, and 24)
*
Gibby Haynes
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Early life and career
Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Gibby Haynes is the son of actor ...
- producer (on 3, 5, 8, and 19)
*Erik Flettrich - engineer (on 3, 5, 8, and 19)
*
Al Jourgensen
Alain David Jourgensen (born Alejandro Ramírez Casas; October 9, 1958) is a Cuban-American singer, musician and music producer. Closely related with the independent record label Wax Trax! Records, his musical career spans four decades. He is be ...
- producer (on 1, 2, 14, 21, and 24), mixing (on 24)
*Steve Spapperi - engineer (on 1, 2, 14, 21, and 24)
*Siavoch Ahmadaodeh - assistant engineer (on 1, 2, 14, 21, and 24)
*Thom Panunzio - mixing (on 1, 2, 14, 20, and 21), producer and engineer (on 4, 10, 15, 16, and 20)
*Terry Slemmons - assistant engineer (on 4, 10, 15, 16, and 20)
*Chris Shaw - mixing (on 4 and 16)
*David Nottingham - assistant mixer (on 20)
*Ed Stasium - producer, recorder, mixer (on 7, 11, 18)
*Phillip Green - assistant recorder (on 7, 11, 18)
*Marvin Hlavenka - assistant recorder (on 7, 11, 18)
*Junichi Murakawa - assistant mixer (on 7, 11, 18)
*Scott Weiss - management
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The Reverend Horton Heat compilation albums
Albums produced by Thom Panunzio
Albums produced by Al Jourgensen
Albums produced by Ed Stasium
1999 compilation albums
Sub Pop compilation albums