''The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers'' is the third studio album by the American rock band
Supersuckers
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.
It was released on August 8, 1995, on
Sub Pop
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.
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Track listing
#"Bad, Bad, Bad" – 2:20
#"Born with a Tail" – 3:15
#"The 19th Most Powerful Woman in Rock" – 2:53
#"Doublewide" – 2:17
#"Bad Dog" – 3:50
#"Money into Sin" – 2:15
#"Marie" – 3:26
#"The Thing About That" – 2:19
#"Ozzy" – 2:34
#"Run Like a Motherfucker" (Rick Sims Vox) – 2:23
#"Hittin' the Gravel" – 2:23
#"Stoned If You Want It" – 2:11
#"My Victim" – 3:55
#"Don't Go Blue" – 4:20
Personnel
;Supersuckers
*Eddie Spaghetti – vocals, bass
*Rick Sims – guitar, backing vocals
*Dancing Eagle – drums
*Dan Bolton – guitar
;Production and additional personnel
Paul Leary – production
Notes
*"Marie" documents the death of original lead singer Eric Martin of a drug overdose.
*"Don't Go Blue" has Bobbie Nelson, sister of the country musician
Willie Nelson
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, on piano.
*The original print run of the CD had a
lenticular cover. This gave it a 3D effect and allowed the album title to appear and disappear.
*"Born With a Tail" was released as single and made into a music video.
References
Supersuckers albums
1995 albums
Sub Pop albums
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