Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire

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Get off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire

Studio album by

Firewater

Released

1996

Recorded

RPM, NYC

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

42:03

Label

Jetset

Producer

Tod Ashley, Doug Henderson

Firewater chronology

Get off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire
(1996)

The Ponzi Scheme
(1998)

Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire is the debut studio album by Firewater, released in 1996 via Jetset Records. It is a marked difference in sound from Tod Ashley's previous work in Cop Shoot Cop.^[1] In 2017, the album was re-issued on vinyl in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of its release by Checkered Past Records.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Alternative Press	^[4]

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch concluded that "Tod A's smart lyrics combine seamlessly with Denison's fiery guitar, and the result is thoughtful, catchy and a lot of fun."^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tod Ashley

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Some Strange Reaction"	4:44
2.	"Bourbon and Division"	3:23
3.	"Refinery"	4:23
4.	"When I Burn This Place Down"	3:01
5.	"The Circus"	4:45
6.	"I Am the Rain"	3:46
7.	"Balalaika"	3:05
8.	"The Drunken Jew"	2:06
9.	"Mr. Cardiac"	3:38
10.	"Snake-eyes and Boxcars"	3:04
11.	"One of Those"	3:22
12.	"Hold On, Slow John"	3:40

Personnel

Adapted from the Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire liner notes.^[6]

Firewater

Tod Ashley – lead vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, bouzouki, production
Duane Denison – guitar
Yuval Gabay – drums, djembe, tambourine
Kurt Hoffman – saxophone, clarinet, accordion
Jim Kimball – drums
David Ouimet – piano, organ
Hahn Rowe – violin

Additional musicians

Jennifer Charles – vocals (5, 9)
Jane Scarpantoni – cello (3, 5, 7)

Production

Doug Henderson – production, recording, mixing
Rod Hui – mixing (9)
Scott Hull – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1996	Jetset	CD	TWA04
United States	2017	Checkered Past	LP	CPR 030

References

^ Nichols, Amanda (2007). "Firewater". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
^ bsradmin (May 9, 2017). "Firewater's Debut Album Get Off the Cross... to be Reissued on LP!". Checkered Past Records. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
^ Raggett, Ned. "Firewater: Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
^ columnist (December 1996). "Firewater: Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire". Alternative Press: 73.
^ Groth, Chuck (6 Feb 1997). "Album Reviews". Go. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 8.
^ Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire (sleeve). Firewater. New York City: Jetset Records. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Get Off The Cross... We Need The Wood For The Fire at Discogs (list of releases)

Firewater

Tod Ashley
Yonadav Halevy
Stefano Iascone
Çosar Kamçı
Uri Brauner Kinrot
Massimo Piredda
Adam Scheflan

Duane Denison
Yuval Gabay
Kurt Hoffman
George Javori
Oren Kaplan
Ori Kaplan
Jim Kimball
Tamir Muskat
Tim Otto
David Ouimet
Hahn Rowe
Paul Wallfisch

Studio albums

Cover albums

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