Hungry Sally & Other Killer Lullabies is the second studio album by Tito & Tarantula, released in 1999. The album was their first to feature drummer Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez, who had been hired as a percussionist shortly after the release of their debut album, Tarantism, replacing Nick Vincent. Hernandez, who previously had played in the new wave band Oingo Boingo, provided a more solid, powerful drumming sound for the band, as opposed to Vincent's highly blues-influenced style. The album also featured the departure of multi-instrumentalist Lyn Bertles, who the band chose not to replace, reducing it to a four-piece. Instead, all the violin and mandolin parts were recorded by session musician Petra Haden. The band later elected to hire Andi Figueroa for the position when they went on tour, who played on their next album, Little Bitch, as a session musician.
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Track Record Studios Eraserhead Studios | |||
| Genre | Chicano rock | |||
| Length | 62:06 | |||
| Label | Cockroach Records | |||
| Producer | Tito Larriva Julian Mack | |||
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Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Peter Atanasoff, Tito Larriva, Jennifer Condos, Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez and Petra Haden, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bleeding Roses" | Atanasoff, Larriva, Condos, Lyn Bertles, Nick Vincent | 5:48 |
| 2. | "When You Cry" | 5:55 | |
| 3. | "Love in My Blood" | Atanasoff, Larriva, Condos, Bertles, Vincent | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Slow Dream" | Atanasoff, Larriva, Condos, Bertles, Vincent, Hernandez | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Hungry Sally" | 6:46 | |
| 6. | "My German Fräulein" | Atanasoff, Larriva, Condos, Bertles, Vincent, Hernandez | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Betcha Can't Play" | 1:34 | |
| 8. | "Clumsy Beautiful World" | 3:44 | |
| 9. | "Devil's in Love" | 4:06 | |
| 10. | "Woke up Blind" | 10:51 | |
| 11. | "Pieces of Time (All in a Line)" "Crucified (hidden track)" | Atanasoff, Larriva, Condos Larriva and Atanasoff | 5:12 5:27 |
| Total length: | 62:06 | ||
Personnel
edit- Peter Atanasoff – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Tito Larriva – rhythm guitar, lead vocals, recorder, "one finger" piano, engineer
- Jennifer Condos – bass, backing vocals
- Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez – percussion, drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel
edit- Petra Haden – violin, mandolin, additional guitar, additional recorder
- Chris "Up Yers" Rugulo – additional guitar, additional percussion, assistant engineer, "right hand"
- Julian Mack – piano, engineer, mixing, mastering
- Scotty Boy – background barking
Production
edit- Sergio Garcia – assistant engineer
- Mike Terry – assistant engineer
- Chris Ballman – mastering
- Andre Recke – executive producer, manager, band photos
- Gil Gastelum – "true believer"
- Gary Panter – illustrations
- Felix Mack – "digital stuff"