Hits: The Road

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Hits: The Road
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ReleasedDecember 2005
Genre Christian
Length1:18:27
Label Parodudes
Producer Karl Vaughn Messner
ApologetiX chronology
Apol-acoustiX
(2005)
Hits: The Road
(2005)
Wordplay
(2006)
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Hits: The Road is the first live album & the 12th album overall by Christian parody band ApologetiX. This album features 3 new songs: "With A Harp David Writes", "Walk On The Water" (which would later be included on the deluxe edition of The Boys Aren't Backin' Down ), & "Found God".

Contents

Track listing

All parody lyrics written by J. Jackson

  1. "We're In A Parody Band" - 3:33
  2. "Tom Saw Ya" - 4:20
  3. "JC's Mom" – 3:27
  4. "Choose Your Daddy" - 3:16
  5. "Are You Gonna Be Ike's Girl?" – 5:48
  6. "All The Stalls Stink" - 3:19
  7. "It's Tough (Song About Nehemiah)" – 3:44
  8. "Cheap Birds" - 6:35
  9. "Look Yourself" - 5:23
  10. "Kick In The Wall Pt. 2" - 3:54
  11. "The Devil Went Down To Jordan" - 3:47
  12. "Didn't Just Die" - 2:55
  13. "Died & Rose" - 3:27
  14. "Yes Today" - 2:06
  15. "I'm A Receiver" - 3:35
  16. "Enter Samson" - 5:56
  17. "Story of A Squirrel" - 2:50
  18. "With A Harp David Writes" - 2:31
  19. "Walk On The Water" - 5:14
  20. "Found God" - 2:38

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production

See also

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References

  1. Langley, Jonathan (March 2006). "ApologetiX - Hits: The Road". Cross Rhythms .