Fight Songs (Old 97's album)

Fight Songs
Studio album by Old 97's
Released	April 27, 1999
Recorded	Kingsway in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Genre	Country rock, alternative country
Length	46:45
Label	Elektra / Wea
Producer	Andrew Williams
Old 97's chronology
Too Far To Care (1997) Fight Songs (1999) Early Tracks EP (2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Fight Songs is the fourth studio album by American alternative country band Old 97's, first released on April 27, 1999. It features the song "Murder (Or a Heart Attack)", which was named one of the top songs of all time by Blender magazine.

The group's second record on Elektra Records, Fight Songs is more slick and pop-oriented than the group's previous efforts, a trend continued on 2001's Satellite Rides. The song "Crash on the Barrelhead" is rumored to be targeted at alt-country rival, Ryan Adams, while "Murder..." was inspired by a cat owned by singer Miller's roommate in Los Angeles.

Track listing

All songs written by Rhett Miller, Ken Bethea, Murry Hammond and Philip Peeples.

1. "Jagged" - 3:27
2. "Lonely Holiday" - 4:08
3. "Oppenheimer" - 3:28
4. "Indefinitely" - 3:41
5. "What We Talk About" - 4:10
6. "Crash on the Barrelhead" (vocals by Murry Hammond) - 2:39
7. "Murder (or a Heart Attack)" - 3:41
8. "Alone So Far" - 4:17
9. "Busted Afternoon" - 3:11
10. "Nineteen" - 3:41
11. "Let the Idiot Speak" - 3:43
12. "Valentine" (vocals by Murry Hammond) - 3:08

Personnel

Old 97's

• Ken Bethea - guitar
• Murry Hammond - bass & vocals
• Rhett Miller - vocals & guitar
• Philip Peeples - drums & percussion

Additional Musicians

• Jon Rauhouse - steel on "Jagged", "Lonely Holiday" & "Alone So Far"
• Jon Brion - Vox organ on "Murder (Or A Heart Attack)"
• Andrew Williams - odds & ends

References

1. "Fight Songs". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
2. Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.