Banjo & Sullivan: The Ultimate Collection

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Banjo & Sullivan: The Ultimate Collection
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Studio album by
Banjo and Sullivan
ReleasedJune 28, 2005
RecordedChop Shop Hollywood, CA
Genre Country
Length32:24
Label Hip-O
Producer Jesse Dayton
Rob Zombie
Professional ratings
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Banjo & Sullivan: The Ultimate Collection is an album by Jesse Dayton and Lew Temple, recording as the fictional characters Banjo and Sullivan from Rob Zombie's 2005 American horror film The Devil's Rejects .

Contents

The album was conceived as a spin-off project inspired by on-set conversations between filmmaker Zombie and actor Lew Temple, who portrayed 'Adam Banjo' in the film. [2] Soon after, Temple's long-time friend, Jesse Dayton (an Austin, Texas-based alt-country musician and songwriter) was approached to helm the project as producer and bandleader with Temple and Dayton sharing songwriting credit. [3] The album is presented as a greatest hits compilation from the 1970s, contemporary with the film's setting.

Track listing

  1. "Dick Soup" - 2:27
  2. "I Don't Give a Truck" – 2:45
  3. "Honeymoon Song" – 3:26
  4. "I'm at Home Getting Hammered (While She's Out Getting Nailed)" – 2:43
  5. "Killer on the Lamb" – 3:54
  6. "I'm Trying to Quit, But I Just Quit Trying" – 2:56
  7. "She Didn't Like Me (But She Loved My Money)" – 3:19
  8. "Roy's Ramble" – 2:29
  9. "Lord, Don't Let Me Die in a Cheap Motel" – 3:08
  10. "Free Bird" – 5:17

Personnel

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References

  1. Banjo & Sullivan: The Ultimate Collection at AllMusic
  2. Clark, Michael D. (22 July 2005). "Jesse Dayton fits the bill for Zombie's flick". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. "ALBUM REVIEW Jesse Dayton - Banjo & Sullivan: The Ultimate Collection, 1972-1978". No Depression . 31 August 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2018.