Sackcloth 'n' Ashes

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

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]

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

Trivia

• 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.