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

Get off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire
Type:	studio
Artist:	Firewater
Cover:	Firewater Get Off the Cross.jpg
Released:	1996
Recorded:	RPM, NYC
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	42:03
Label:	Jetset
Producer:	Tod Ashley, Doug Henderson
Next Title:	The Ponzi Scheme
Next Year:	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

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."^[3]

Personnel

Adapted from the Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire liner notes.^[4]

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
	2017	Checkered Past	LP	CPR 030

Notes and References

1. Amanda . Nichols . Firewater . . 2007 . July 19, 2015.
2. Web site: bsradmin . Firewater's Debut Album Get Off the Cross... to be Reissued on LP! . . May 9, 2017 . June 12, 2017.
3. News: Groth . Chuck . Album Reviews . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 6 Feb 1997 . Go . 8.
4. Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire . . 1996 . sleeve . . New York City.