I Make a Wish for a Potato
2001 compilation album by The Holy Modal Rounders and Friends
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Released | April 10, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 1975 – 1999 | |||
Genre | Freak folk | |||
Length | 71:14 | |||
Label | Rounder | |||
Producer | Bill Nowlin | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | C+[3] / A[4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Village Voice | A[6] |
I Make a Wish for a Potato is a compilation album by psychedelic folk band The Holy Modal Rounders, released on April 10, 2001 through Rounder Records. The album draws from the band's three releases on Rounder Records and also includes songs by associated acts such as Michael Hurley as well as the Clamtones.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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1. | "Happy Rolling Cowboy" | Bob Nolan | Too Much Fun! | 2:01 |
2. | "I'm Gettin' Ready to Go" | Michael Hurley | Snockgrass | 3:52 |
3. | "Low Down Dog" | Peter Stampfel, Big Joe Turner | Alleged in Their Own Time | 3:32 |
4. | "Rotten Lettuce" | Jeffrey Frederick | Spiders in the Moonlight | 6:16 |
5. | "Bonaparte's Retreat" | Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart | Too Much Fun | 2:04 |
6. | "Bad Boy" | Peter Stampfel | Too Much Fun | 3:43 |
7. | "Random Canyon" | Peter Stampfel | Alleged in Their Own Time | 4:00 |
8. | "You Got to Find Me" | Michael Hurley | Long Journey | 4:02 |
9. | "Lazy Bones" | Jeff Frederick | Spiders in the Moonlight | 3:05 |
10. | "Nova" | Peter Stampfel | Alleged in Their Own Time | 3:32 |
11. | "Coldest Woman" | Traditional arr. | Going Nowhere Fast | 1:45 |
12. | "Year of Jubilo" | Henry Clay Work | Too Much Fun! | 2:17 |
13. | "Sweet Lucy" | Michael Hurley | Have Moicy! | 4:04 |
14. | "Impossible Groove" | Peter Stampfel | Peter Stampfel & The Bottle Caps | 5:16 |
15. | "Synergy" | Peter Stampfel | Alleged in Their Own Time | 3:41 |
16. | "Robbin' Banks" | Jeffrey Frederick | Have Moicy! | 3:59 |
17. | "Slurf Song" | Michael Hurley | Have Moicy! | 3:17 |
18. | "Everything Must Go" | Peter Stampfel | Peter Stampfel & The Bottle Caps | 4:33 |
19. | "Goodbye to Booze" | Traditional arr. | Going Nowhere Fast | 3:07 |
20. | "She's More to Be Pitied" | Ruby Rakes | Alleged in Their Own Time | 3:28 |
References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "I Make a Wish for a Potato". AllMusic. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
- ^ Browne, David (June 22, 2001). "I Make a Wish for a Potato". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
- ^ "EW Recommends 07/01". Entertainment Weekly. July 13, 2001. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David, eds. (2004). "The Holy Modal Rounders". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (December 25, 2001). "A Ken Burns Xmas". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
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