Too Much Fun!

Too Much Fun!
Studio album by The Holy Modal Rounders
Released	July 13, 1999
Recorded	Studio at Puck's Farm, Ontario, Canada
Genre	Freak folk
Length	43:00
Label	Rounder
Producer	Frazier Mohawk, Peter Stampfel
The Holy Modal Rounders chronology
Going Nowhere Fast (1981) Too Much Fun! (1999) I Make a Wish for a Potato (2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]
Robert Christgau	A[3]

Too Much Fun! is the ninth studio album by the psychedelic folk band The Holy Modal Rounders. It was released on July 13, 1999 through Rounder Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Happy Rolling Cowboy"	Bob Nolan	2:02
2.	"Antoinette"	Steve Weber	2:33
3.	"Bad Boy"	M. Myrie, Peter Stampfel	3:41
4.	"Violets So Blue"	Traditional arr.	2:55
5.	"Euphoria"	Robin Remaily	2:54
6.	"Sail Away Ladies"	Traditional arr.	1:44
7.	"Penny's Farm"	Traditional arr.	2:49
8.	"Bonaparte's Retreat"	Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart	2:05
9.	"Tea Song"	Michael Hurley	2:38
10.	"Precious Jewel"	Roy Acuff	3:32
11.	"A Blues Serenade"	Vincent Grande, Jimmy Lytell, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli	2:17
12.	"Skin Game"	Traditional arr.	2:25
13.	"Long Journey"	Traditional arr., Michael Hurley	1:57
14.	"Crowley Waltz"	Hackberry Ramblers	1:43
15.	"Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake"	Bill Monroe	3:05
16.	"Year of Jubilo"	Henry Clay Work	2:15
17.	"New John the Revelator"	Blind Willie Johnson	2:41

Personnel

The Holy Modal Rounders Dave Reisch – bass guitar, vocals Don Rooke – slide guitar Peter Stampfel – fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, vocals, production Steve Weber – guitar, vocals

Additional musicians and production David B. Greenberger – design Frazier Mohawk – production Dr. Toby Mountain – mastering Phil Sheridan – engineering, mastering Betsy Wollheim – photography Jeff Wolpert – engineering

References

1. Morgenstein, Mark. "Too Much Fun". Allmusic. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
2. Brackett, Nathan. "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide". Rolling Stone, 2004. Pg. 385-386. Retrieved on August 13, 2012.
3. Christgau, Robert. "Holy Modal Rounders". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved August 13, 2012.