Otis (Mojo Nixon album)

1990 studio album by Mojo Nixon

Otis

Studio album by

Mojo Nixon

Released| 1990
Label| Enigma
Producer| Jim Dickinson
Mojo Nixon chronology
|  | Otis
(1990)  | Whereabouts Unknown
(1995)

|
|

Singles from  Otis

1. "Don Henley Must Die"
Released: 1990

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Entertainment Weekly| B+[2]
Orlando Sentinel| [3]
The Village Voice| [4]

Otis is the debut solo album of Mojo Nixon. Released in 1990, it featured guest appearances by John Doe of X, Country Dick Montana (Beat Farmers), Bill Davis (Dash Rip Rock) and Eric Roscoe Ambel (The Del-Lords).[2][5][3]

Nixon's first album since splitting with Skid Roper, and released by Enigma Records, the album was seen as potentially Nixon's break-out album but the record label's demise due to financial issues dashed any chance of success.[6]

The album includes humorous commentary on targets such as soft rock ("Don Henley Must Die"), the legal profession ("Destroy All Lawyers"), politics, and Shane MacGowan's teeth.[2][5] Featuring a band of established musicians from other bands and produced by Jim Dickinson, the album's music was considered to be stronger than Nixon's previous releases.[2][3]

## Track listing

[edit]

1. "Destroy All Lawyers" (3:00)
2. "I Wanna Race Bigfoot Trucks" (3:45)
3. "Ain't High Falutin'" (3:16)
4. "Shane's Dentist" (2:04)
5. "Rabies Baby" (3:30)
6. "Put a Sex Mo-Sheen in the White House" (4:18)
7. "Star Spangled Mojo" (Traditional; arranged by Mojo Nixon) (1:23)
8. "You Can Dress 'Em Up (But You Can't Take 'Em Out)" (2:51)
9. "Don Henley Must Die" (4:20)
10. "Perry Mason of Love" (5:46)
11. "Took Out the Trash and Never Came Back" (4:42)
12. "Gonna Be a New World" (3:53)

## Personnel

[edit]

* Mojo Nixon – vocals, guitar, sheep
* John Doe – bass guitar, backing vocals, monkey socks
* Country Dick Montana – drums, deep vocals, zipperneck
* Bill Davis – guitar, backing vocals, hatchet-ass
* Eric Roscoe Ambel – guitar, backing vocals, lightbulb
* Jim Spake – saxophone
* Reed McCoy – trumpet
* East Memphis Slim – keyboards
* William C. Brown III – backing vocals
* Zooty – bells
* Dale Lavi - aluminum cans
* Luther Dickinson – teenage guitar
* Robby Turner – steel guitar

Technical

* Bob Krusen – engineering, mix
* Jim Dickinson – mixing
* Karen Kuehn – photography
* Gopher Killer – Polaroid
* Rudy Tuesday – design

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Otis at AllMusic
2. ^ a b c d Robbins, Ira (1990) "Otis (1990) Mojo Nixon", Entertainment Weekly, September 7, 1990. Retrieved December 8, 2014
3. ^ a b c Gettelman, Parry (1990) "Mojo Nixon Otis", Orlando Sentinel, November 16, 1990. Retrieved December 8, 2014
4. ^ Christgau, Robert (October 23, 1990). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice.
5. ^ a b Sheridan, Dave & Robbins, Ira "Mojo Nixon", Trouser Press. Retrieved December 8, 2014
6. ^ Buckley, Peter (2003) The Rough Guide to Rock, Rough Guides, ISBN 978-1843531050, p. 731

## External links

[edit]

* Mojo Nixon's home page
* Dash Rip Rock's home page
* Otis promotional video

* v
* t
* e

Mojo Nixon

Studio albums|

* Otis (1990)
* Whereabouts Unknown (1995)

with Skid Roper|

* Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper (1985)
* Get Out of My Way! (1986)
* Frenzy (1986)
* Bo-Day-Shus!!! (1987)
* Root Hog or Die (1989)
* Unlimited Everything (1990)

Mojo Nixon and the Toadliquors|

* Prairie Home Invasion (1994)

Singles|

* "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child" (with Skid Roper)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

|

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template