Sackcloth 'n' Ashes

Sackcloth 'n' Ashes
Studio album by 16 Horsepower
Released	February 6, 1996
Studio	Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Blues [1] [2] hillbilly [2] [3] country rock [4]
Length	46:18
Label	A&M
Producer	Warren Bruleigh
16 Horsepower chronology
16 Horsepower (1995) Sackcloth 'n' Ashes (1996) Low Estate (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B− [1]
The Guardian	[5]
Los Angeles Times	[6]
NME	5/10 [2]
USA Today	[3]

Sackcloth 'n' Ashes is the debut studio album by American band 16 Horsepower, released on February 6, 1996.

Track listing

1. "I Seen What I Saw" – 3:24
2. "Black Soul Choir" – 3:52
3. "Scrawled in Sap" – 2:46
4. "Horse Head" – 3:01
5. "Ruthie Lingle" – 2:44
6. "Harm's Way" – 3:20
7. "Black Bush" – 3:16
8. "Heel on the Shovel" – 3:11
9. "American Wheeze" – 3:33
10. "Red Neck Reel" – 2:41
11. "Prison Shoe Romp" – 3:11
12. "Neck on the New Blade" – 3:15
13. "Strong Man" – 4:21

Personnel

16 Horsepower

• David Eugene Edwards – vocals, banjo, guitar, bandoneon, lap steel guitar
• Jean-Yves Tola – drums, backing vocals
• Keven Soll – upright bass, flattop acoustic bass, cello, backing vocals

Guest musicians

• Gordon Gano – fiddle

Other information

• The instrument credited as a bandoneon on this album is actually a similar instrument called a Chemnitzer concertina.^{[ citation needed ]}
• The album title is a reference to the Holy Bible (see Matthew 11:20-21 RSV and Esther 4:1 RSV).
• The songs "Black Soul Choir" and "Haw" were both later made into music videos, both of which featured the band.
• The song "Black Soul Choir" was covered by American groove metal band Devildriver on their 2011 album Beast .
• The song "Black Soul Choir" was covered by Big John Bates: Noirchestra on their 2015 album From the Bestiary to the Leathering Room.

References

1. Mirkin, Steven (February 9, 1996). "Sackcloth 'n' Ashes". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
2. Alexander, Jim (April 5, 1997). "16 Horsepower – Sackcloth And Ashes". NME . Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
3. Gundersen, Edna (February 13, 1996). "Sixteen Horsepower, Sackcloth 'n' Ashes". USA Today . Archived from the original on February 9, 1999. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sackcloth 'N' Ashes – 16 Horsepower". AllMusic . Retrieved April 8, 2020.
5. Sweeney, Kathy (May 9, 1997). "Sixteen Horsepower: Sackcloth 'n' Ashes (A&M)". The Guardian .
6. Hochman, Steve (February 4, 1996). "Sixteen Horsepower, 'Sackcloth 'n' Ashes,' A&M". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 8, 2020.