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

Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire is the debut studio album by Firewater, released on October 22, 1996 by Jetset Records. It is a marked difference in sound from Tod's previous work in Cop Shoot Cop.[3] In 2017, the album was re-issued on vinyl in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of its release by Checkered Past Records.[4]

Get off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire
Studio album by Firewater
Released	October 22, 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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[2]

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.[5]

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

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Firewater: Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
2. columnist (December 1996). "Firewater: Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire". Alternative Press: 73.
3. Nichols, Amanda (2007). "Firewater". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
4. bsradmin (May 9, 2017). "Firewater's Debut Album Get Off the Cross... to be Reissued on LP!". Checkered Past Records. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
5. Get Off the Cross, We Need the Wood for the Fire (sleeve). Firewater. New York City: Jetset Records. 1996.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

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