Sackcloth 'n' Ashes

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

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

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.
  • 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. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sackcloth 'N' Ashes – 16 Horsepower". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. Mirkin, Steven (February 9, 1996). "Sackcloth 'n' Ashes". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. Sweeney, Kathy (May 9, 1997). "Sixteen Horsepower: Sackcloth 'n' Ashes (A&M)". The Guardian.
  4. Hochman, Steve (February 4, 1996). "Sixteen Horsepower, 'Sackcloth 'n' Ashes,' A&M". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  5. Alexander, Jim (April 5, 1997). "16 Horsepower – Sackcloth And Ashes". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  6. 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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