Liquor in the Front is the third album by Reverend Horton Heat. It was jointly released by Sub Pop and Interscope Records in July 1994. Al Jourgensen of Ministry fame produced the album. The album continues the band's guitar-heavy rockabilly style flavored with punk rock, surf rock and country elements. The back cover album art displays the subtitle "Poker in the Rear".
The song "In Your Wildest Dreams" (along with "The Reverend" himself) was featured in the TV shows Homicide: Life on the Street and Midnight, Texas. "I Can't Surf" appeared in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. "Baddest of the Bad" was in Tony Hawk's Proving Ground and Dexter: New Blood. The film Free Willy 3: The Rescue featured "Big Sky".
Track listing All songs were written by Jim Heath except as noted. "Big Sky" – 3:07 "Baddest of the Bad" – 2:27 "One Time for Me" – 3:30 "Five-O Ford" – 2:29 "In Your Wildest Dreams" (Heath/Wallace) – 2:58 "Yeah, Right" – 2:44 "Crusin' for a Bruisin'" – 3:20 "I Could Get Used to It" – 1:58 "Liquor, Beer & Wine" (Heath/Livingston) – 3:25 "I Can't Surf" (Heath/Wallace/Bentley) – 2:41 "Jezebel" (Shanklin) – 3:11 "Rockin' Dog" – 2:38 "The Entertainer" (Joplin) – 1:14
Personnel Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath – vocals, guitar Jimbo Wallace – upright bass Taz Bentley – drums Tim Alexander – keyboards, accordion Al Jourgensen – producer, pedal steel guitar, piano, vocals Siavoch Ahmadzadeh – assistant engineer Keith Rust – assistant engineer Jeff Lane – assistant mix engineer Barry Goldberg – assistant mix engineer Eddy Schreyer – mastering Kim Holt – art direction + design Michael Lavine – band photos Mosquito – cartoon illustrations
Chart positions Album YearAlbumChartPosition 1994 Liquor in the Front Heatseekers 18
Singles YearSingleChartPosition 1994 "One Time For Me" Modern Rock Tracks 40
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