Holiday in Dirt

Holiday in Dirt
Compilation album by Stan Ridgway
Released	Feb. 12, 2002
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Ultramodern/New West
Producer	Stan Ridgway
Stan Ridgway chronology
Anatomy (1999) Holiday in Dirt (2002) Blood (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	A−

Holiday in Dirt is an album by Stan Ridgway, released in 2002 through Ultramodern/New West Records. It is a collection of leftovers, rarities, compositions for film soundtracks. A quasi-cinematic project, the release of the Holiday in Dirt album was accompanied by a showing of 14 short films by various independent filmmakers, each film a visual interpretation of one of the songs on the album. A compilation DVD of the films, titled Holiday in Dirt: 14 Short Films of the Music of Stan Ridgway and produced by Minneapolis filmmakers Chris Strouth and Rick Fuller, was released in February 2005.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Stan Ridgway.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beloved Movie Star"	4:48
2.	"Operator Help Me"	4:18
3.	"Time Inside"	3:56
4.	"End of the Line"	5:51
5.	"Garage Band '69"	3:21
6.	"Bing Can't Walk"	5:07
7.	"Brand New Special and Unique"	2:51
8.	"After the Storm"	2:53
9.	"Floundering"	3:11
10.	"Amnesia"	2:53
11.	"Whatever Happened to You?"	3:33
12.	"Act of Faith"	4:17
13.	"Beloved Movie Star"	10:54
14.	"[Untitled Hidden Track]"	3:29

Credits

• Stan Ridgway: Composer, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, liner notes, primary artist, producer, vocals
• Ted Andersen: Drums
• Baboo God: Engineer
• Don Bell: Saxophone
• Tchad Blake: Engineer
• Bob DeMaa: Mastering
• Mitchell Froom: Guest artist, organ, producer
• Zander Schloss: Banjo, guitarron, slide guitar
• Chris Strouth: Compilation producer
• David Sutton: Bass guitar
• Pietra Wexstun: Autoharp, keyboards, melodica, background vocals