Sackcloth 'n' Ashes

Sackcloth 'n' Ashes
Studio album by 16 Horsepower
Released	February 6, 1996
Recorded	at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Alternative country
Length	46:18
Label	A&M
Producer	Warren Bruleigh
16 Horsepower chronology
16 Horsepower (1995) Sackcloth 'n' Ashes (1996) Low Estate (1997)

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Sackcloth 'n' Ashes is the first full-length studio album by the band 16 Horsepower. It was released in 1996.

Track listing

1. "I Seen What I Saw" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:24
2. "Black Soul Choir" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:52
3. "Haw" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:35
4. "Scrawled in Sap" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 2:46
5. "Horse Head" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:01
6. "Ruthie Lingle" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 2:44
7. "Harm's Way" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:20
8. "Black Bush" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:16
9. "Heel on the Shovel" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:11
10. "American Wheeze" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:33
11. "Red Neck Reel" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 2:41
12. "Prison Shoe Romp" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:11
13. "Neck on the New Blade" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 3:15
14. "Strong Man" (Edwards/16 Horsepower) – 4:21

Personnel

• David Eugene Edwards - Vocals, Banjo, Guitar, Bandoneon, Lap steel
• Jean-Yves Tola - Drums, Backup vocals
• Keven Soll - Stand up bass, Flat top acoustic bass, Cello, Backup vocals
• Guest: Gordon Gano - Fiddle

Trivia

• The instrument credited as a Bandoneon on this album is actually a similar instrument called a Chemnitzer concertina.
• 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.