Fight Songs (Old 97's album)

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Fight Songs
Old 97s-Fight Songs.jpg
Studio album by
Old 97's
ReleasedApril 27, 1999
RecordedKingsway in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Genre Country rock, alternative country, alternative rock, power pop
Length46:45
Label Elektra
Producer Andrew Williams
Old 97's chronology
Too Far to Care
(1997)		Fight Songs
(1999)		 Early Tracks EP
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Boston Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly A− [4]
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Pitchfork 4.0/10 [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spin 7/10 [9]
The Village Voice A [10]

Fight Songs is the fourth studio album by American alternative country band Old 97's, first released on April 27, 1999. It features the song "Murder (Or a Heart Attack)", which was ranked #176 on Blender magazine's list of "500 Greatest Songs From 1980-2005." [11]

Contents

The group's second record on Elektra Records, Fight Songs is more slick and pop-oriented than the group's previous efforts, a trend continued on 2001's Satellite Rides . The song "Crash on the Barrelhead" is rumored to be targeted at alt-country rival, Ryan Adams, [12] while "Murder ..." was inspired by a cat owned by singer Miller's roommate in Los Angeles. [13]

Track listing

All songs written by Rhett Miller, Ken Bethea, Murry Hammond and Philip Peeples.

  1. "Jagged" – 3:27
  2. "Lonely Holiday" – 4:08
  3. "Oppenheimer" – 3:28
  4. "Indefinitely" – 3:41
  5. "What We Talk About" – 4:10
  6. "Crash on the Barrelhead" (vocals by Murry Hammond) – 2:39
  7. "Murder (Or a Heart Attack)" – 3:41
  8. "Alone So Far" – 4:17
  9. "Busted Afternoon" – 3:11
  10. "19" – 3:41
  11. "Let the Idiot Speak" – 3:43
  12. "Valentine" (vocals by Murry Hammond) – 3:08

Personnel

Old 97's
Additional personnel

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References

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  2. ↑ Caliguiri, Jim (April 23, 1999). "Old 97's: Fight Songs (Elektra)". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ Martin, Richard (June 3–10, 1999). "Old 97's: Fight Songs (Elektra)". The Boston Phoenix . Archived from the original on April 2, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ Hermes, Will (April 30, 1999). "Fight Songs". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ Weingarten, Marc (April 30, 1999). "Old 97's, '20 Fight Songs,' Elektra". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ Lieberman, Neil. "Old 97's: Fight Songs". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  7. ↑ Moon, Tom (May 27, 1999). "Old 97's: Fight Songs". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  8. ↑ Harris, Keith (2004). "Old 97's". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  602–03. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  9. ↑ Schone, Mark (April 30, 1999). "Old 97's: Fight Songs". Spin . 15 (6): 144. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  10. ↑ Christgau, Robert (May 18, 1999). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Blender Magazine".
  12. ↑ Falatko, Daniel (29 March 2018). "Dissing Ryan Adams: An Emerging Songwriting Genre". Niche Apparel.
  13. ↑ Browning, Laura (4 August 2015). "Old 97s Hid A Missing Cat Sage in a Love Song". AV Club. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
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