It's Martini Time

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It's Martini Time
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Studio album by
The Reverend Horton Heat
ReleasedJuly 2, 1996
StudioCrystal Clear Studios, Dallas, Texas and The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length45:13
Label Interscope
Producer Thom Panunzio
The Reverend Horton Heat chronology
Liquor in the Front
(1994)		It's Martini Time
(1996)		 Space Heater
(1998)
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It's Martini Time is the fourth album by The Reverend Horton Heat. It was released by Interscope Records in July 1996. It's Martini Time is the first Reverend Horton Heat album to feature Scott Churilla on drums, following Taz Bentley's departure from the band in 1994. It is also the first Reverend Horton Heat album to chart on the Billboard 200, reaching number 165 (the second highest position of a Reverend Horton Heat album on that chart).

Contents

The song "Big Red Rocket of Love" appears in the film Modern Vampires and in the video game MotorStorm on PlayStation 3.

Track listing

All songs written by Jim Heath except as noted.

  1. "Big Red Rocket of Love" – 3:04
  2. "Slow" – 4:23
  3. "It's Martini Time" – 3:14
  4. "Generation Why" – 2:46
  5. "Slingshot" (Heath/Wallace/Churilla) – 3:07
  6. "Time to Pray" – 2:40
  7. "Crooked Cigarette" – 2:54
  8. "Rock the Joint" (Crafton/Keene/Bagby) – 2:04
  9. "Cowboy Love" – 2:41
  10. "Now, Right Now" – 2:39
  11. "Spell On Me" – 3:18
  12. "Or Is It Just Me" – 5:30
  13. "Forbidden Jungle" – 2:18
  14. "That's Showbiz" – 4:35
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Personnel

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
US Billboard 200165
US Heatseekers (Billboard)9

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sutter, Dawn (July 1, 1996). "REVEREND HORTON HEAT: It's Martini Time". CMJ. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (September 17, 1996). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
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