Ignition!

This article is about the album. For the book, see Ignition! An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants. For other uses, see Ignition (disambiguation).

Ignition!
Studio album by Brian Setzer
Released	12 June 2001
Studio	The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles
Genre	Rockabilly rock and roll
Label	Surfdog
Producer	Brian Setzer, John Holbrook
Brian Setzer chronology
Rockin' By Myself (1993) Ignition! (2001) Nitro Burnin' Funny Daddy (2003)

Ignition! is a studio album by Brian Setzer released on June 12, 2001. ^[1] Following fronting a swing orchestra in the 1990s, Ignition! marks Setzer's return to purist rockabilly fronting a trio, named the Brian Setzer '68 Comeback Special, in homage to 1968 TV Special of Elvis Presley.

Reception

PopMatters described Ignition! as "an album that gets back to the musical truths he seemed to subscribe to from the very start with the Stray Cats, but which he seemingly covered up along the way." ^[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Brian Setzer; except where indicated

1. "Ignition!"
2. "5 Years, 4 Months, 3 Days"
3. "Hell Bent" (Setzer, Mike Himelstein)
4. "Hot Rod Girl" (Setzer, Mike Himelstein)
5. "8-Track"
6. "'59"
7. "Rooster Rock" (Setzer, Mark W. Winchester)
8. "Santa Rosa Rita"
9. "(The Legend of) Johnny Kool, Part 2"
10. "Get 'Em on the Ropes"
11. "Who Would Love This Car but Me?" (Setzer, Joe Strummer)
12. "Blue Café"
13. "Dreamsville"
14. "Malagueña" (Traditional; arranged by Setzer)
15. "Mystery Train" (Setzer, Junior Parker, Sam Phillips)
16. "Gene and Eddie"
17. "Rumble in Brighton"
18. "69 all night long"

Personnel

• Brian Setzer - guitar, vocals

'68 Comeback Special

• Mark W. Winchester - slap bass; lead vocals on "Rooster Rock"
• Bernie Dresel - drums

with:

• The Brianaires - backing vocals on "Dreamsville"

References

1. "Brian Setzer '68 Comeback Special: Ignition". PopMatters. June 11, 2001. Retrieved June 28, 2025.