Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em (The Reverend Horton Heat album)

Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em is the first album by the Dallas, Texas based rockabilly/psychobilly-band the Reverend Horton Heat. It was released in 1990 on the label Sub Pop.

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "fresh but mild," writing that the band "never really cut loose." MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide wrote that the album "shows RHH before it grew out of its kitchy [sic] phase." (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide called it "entirely derivative ... but it's also got plenty of verve and a touch of wit."

Track listing

All songs by Jim Heath, except as indicated.

1. "Bullet" – 3:06
2. "I'm Mad" – 3:16
3. "Bad Reputation" (Heath/Bentley) – 2:25
4. "It's a Dark Day" – 5:04
5. "Big Dwarf Rodeo" – 3:02
6. "Psychobilly Freakout" – 2:39
7. "Put It to Me Straight" – 2:34
8. "Marijuana" (Heath/Wallace) – 4:49
9. "Baby, You Know Who" – 2:39
10. "Eat Steak" – 2:33
11. "'D' for Dangerous" – 4:05
12. "Love Whip" – 3:43

Personnel

• Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath - vocals, guitar
• Jimbo Wallace - upright bass
• Patrick "Taz" Bentley - drums
• Tim Alexander (of Asleep at the Wheel) - piano (on "Love Whip")
• Hook Herrerra (Hook and the Hitch-Hikers) - harmonica (on "Love Whip")
• The Psychic Plowboy Horn Section (a.k.a., The Hooterville Horns) - horns (on "Love Whip")

References