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1994 studio album by The Reverend Horton Heat

Liquor in the Front
Studio album by The Reverend Horton Heat
Released	July 5, 1994
Studio	Crystal Clear Studios, Dallas, Texas
Genre	Rockabilly,[1] psychobilly[2]
Length	35:42
Label	Sub Pop / Interscope
Producer	Al Jourgensen
The Reverend Horton Heat chronology
The Full-Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat(1993) Liquor in the Front(1994) It's Martini Time(1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
CMJ	favorable[2]
Kerrang!	[3]
The Village Voice	B−[4]

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".

All songs were written by Jim Heath except as noted.

1. "Big Sky" – 3:07
2. "Baddest of the Bad" – 2:27
3. "One Time for Me" – 3:30
4. "Five-O Ford" – 2:29
5. "In Your Wildest Dreams" (Heath/Wallace) – 2:58
6. "Yeah, Right" – 2:44
7. "Crusin' for a Bruisin'" – 3:20
8. "I Could Get Used to It" – 1:58
9. "Liquor, Beer & Wine" (Heath/Livingston) – 3:25
10. "I Can't Surf" (Heath/Wallace/Bentley) – 2:41
11. "Jezebel" (Shanklin) – 3:11
12. "Rockin' Dog" – 2:38
13. "The Entertainer" (Joplin) – 1:14

• 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

1. ^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/r204730
2. ^ a b Sutter, Dawn (June 27, 1994). "REVEREND HORTON HEAT: Liquor In Front". CMJ. Archived from the original on 28 September 2002. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
3. ^ Rees, Paul (July 16, 1994). "Rekordz". Kerrang!. No. 503. EMAP. p. 43.
4. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1994). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved February 24, 2024.