It's Martini Time
Album by The Reverend Horton Heat
Released	July 2, 1996
Recorded	??? at Crystal Clear Studios, Dallas, TX and The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Psychobilly
Length	45 m 13 s
Label	Interscope
Producer	Thom Panunzio
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The Reverend Horton Heat Chronology
"One Time For Me" (1994)	It's Martini Time (1996)	Space Heater (1998)

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The song "Big Red Rocket of Love" appears in the film Modern Vampires.

Track listing

1. "Big Red Rocket Of Love" (Heath) - 3:04
2. "Slow" (Heath) - 4:23
3. "It's Martini Time" (Heath) - 3:14
4. "Generation Why" (Heath) - 2:46
5. "Slingshot" (Heath/Wallace/Churilla) - 3:07
6. "Time To Pray" (Heath) - 2:40
7. "Crooked Cigarette" (Heath) - 2:54
8. "Rock This Joint" (Crafton/Keene/Bagby) - 2:04
9. "Cowboy Love" (Heath) - 2:41
10. "Now, Right Now" (Heath) - 2:39
11. "Spell On Me" (Heath) - 3:18
12. "Or Is It Just Me" (Heath) - 5:30
13. "Forbidden Jungle" (Heath) - 2:18
14. "That's Showbiz" (Heath) - 4:35

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Personnel

• Jim "Reverend" Horton Heath - vocals, guitar
• Jimbo Wallace - upright bass, vocals
• Scott Churilla - drums, vocals, percussion
• Tim Alexander - piano, organ), and accordion
• Dan Phillips - steel guitar
• Billy Pitman - guitar
• Jim Lehnert - tenor sax, baritone sax
• Gary Sweet - trumpet
• Erik Swanson - trombone
• Thom Panunzio - producer, engineer, mixing (on "Crooked Cigarette," "Rock The Joint," "Cowboy Love," "Or Is It Just Me," and "That's Showbiz")
• Keith Rust - assistant engineer, mixing (on "It's Martini Time," "Now, Right Now," "Spell On Me," and "Forbidden Jungle")
• Terry Slemmons - assistant engineer
• David Nottingham - assistant mixer
• Chris Shaw - mixing (on "Big Red Rocket of Love," "Slow," "Generation Why," "Slingshot," and "Time To Pray")
• Robert Vosgien - mastering
• Tony Ferguson - A&R
• Dennis Willaims - crew
• David Adriance - crew
• Blair Camp - crew
• Allan Nassau - crew
• Karma Cheema - crew
• Doc Williamson - crew
• Scott Weiss - management
• Unleashed - art direction
• Jennifer Broussard - photography
• Marina Chavez - photography
• Richard Lee Smith, Jr. - additional illustration

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Chart positions

Album

 1996 It's Martini Time Heatseekers No. 9 1996 It's Martini Time The Billboard 200 No. 165