Potatoes

Potatoes (subtitled A Collection of Folk Songs from Ralph Records) is a various artists compilation album by Ralph Records, released in March 1987. 
Potatoes showcases Ralph's often electronic and rock-based groups attempting to create folk music. The Residents contributed a cover of Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", an outtake from their album Stars & Hank Forever!. 
== Track Listing ==
# Blitzoids - Fire On The Mountain (2:47)
# Renaldo And The Loaf - Haul On The Bowline (A-Chantey) (2:00)
# Maria Marquez And Frank Harris - Canto Del Pilon (4:06)
# The Residents - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry <Sub>(Williams)</Sub> (3:09)
# Terra Incognita - Rank Stranger (2:47)
# Snakefinger's Midi-Evil Vestal Virgins - The Ballad Of Sawney Bean / Sawney's Death Dance <Sub>(Snakefinger)</Sub> (4:29)
#Mark Mothersbaugh - My Home Town <Sub>(Mothersbaugh)</Sub> (1:33)
# Artist Unknown - The Billy Bee Song (1:30)
# Negativland - Perfect Scrambled Eggs Ft. Graham Kerr <Sub>(Recipe)</Sub> (2:45)
# Voice Farm - Mamma Made Me Do It <Sub>(Brown/Reilley)</Sub> (4:33)
#Club Foot Orchestra - Japanese Song Too <Sub>(Marriot)</Sub> (2:38)
# Rhythm & Noise - Berta's Hammer (3:20)
# The Step One Nursery School Just Plain Folk Singers - Potatoes (0:30)
Bonus Tracks, Collectors Edition 
# Mark Hosler - Mashed Potatoe (A Mashed Version Of Potatoes) (3:58)
# Mark Hosler - Mashed Potatoe (A Mashed Version Of Potatoes) (3:58)
=== 1989 Expanded CD Edition ===
# Howard Finster - Brief Harmonica Interlude (0:27)
#Renaldo & The Loaf - Haul On The Bowline (2:01)
# Rhythm & Noise - Berta's Hammer (3:17)
# Half Japanese - T Is For Texas <Sub>(Rodgers)</Sub> (3:41)
#The Residents - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry <Sub>(Williams)</Sub> (3:10)
# Tom Cora + Hans Reichel - Premonitions <Sub>(Reichel/Cora)</Sub> (3:40)
# Terra Incognita - Rank Stranger (2:56)
# Howard Finster - When The Saints Go Marchin' In (3:25)
#Mark Mothersbaugh - My Home Town <Sub>(Mothersbaugh)</Sub> (1:35)
# Artist Unknown - The Billy Bee Song <Sub>(Fair)</Sub> (1:25)
#Snakefinger - The Ballad Of Sawney Bean / Sawney's Death Dance <Sub>(Snakefinger)</Sub> (4:32)
# The Tinklers - If You Want Nice Kids Be Nice To Your Kids <Sub>(Tinklers)</Sub> (1:54)
# Negativland - Perfect Scrambled Eggs <Sub>(Recipe)</Sub> (2:44)
# Blitzoids - Fire On The Mountain (2:50)
# Bongwater - Splash 1 <Sub>(Hall/Ericson)</Sub> (2:08)
#Club Foot Orchestra - Japanese Song Too <Sub>(Marriot)</Sub> (2:41)
# The Step One Just Plain Folk Singers - Potatoes (1:04)
# Mark Hosler - The Mashed Potatoe (3:50)
== Credits ==
* I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry: Written by Hank Williams
* Rank Stranger
** Max Klein: Guitar 
** Katie Rauh: Bass 
** Mark Twohy: Fiddle
* The Ballad Of Sawney Bean / Sawney's Death Dance: 
** Written by Snakefinger
** Produced by Snakefinger, Eric Fledman, & Howard Johnston
* My Home Town: Written by Mark Mothersbaugh
* Perfect Scrambled Eggs
** Chris Gregg: Drums, Fiddle & Stirring Bowl
** Don Joyce: Tape & Voice Manipulations 
** Peter Montgomery: Whining Butter
** Mark Hosler: Acoustic Guitar & Frying Pan 
** David Wills: Keyboards & Hazelnuts 
** Graham Kerr: Vocals
** Written by Recipe
* Mamma Made Me Do It
** Written by: Charley Brown & Myke Reilly
** Produced by: Wally Brill, Myke Reilly & Charley Brown
* Japanese Song Too
** With: Harumi, Chaiki & Sumi
** Written by: Richard Marriot
* Potatoes 
** Performed by: Sue Britson, Mark Hosler, Betsy Nachman, Jane Timberlake & Charlie Vincent 
* Laurah Ellah von Schpec: Executive Producer
* Cathy Sampson: Cover Drawing
* Rex Ray: Art Direction 
* Diane Juzaitis: Legalities 
Additional Credits featured on later pressings
* The Billy Bee Song written by: Sheenah Fair
== Release History ==
Year	Label 	Format 	Region
1987	Ralph Records	LP 	US
1987	Ralph Records	Cassette 	US
1987	Ralph Records	LP + 7" 	US
1987	Ralph Records	Cassette + 7"	US
1987	Torso 	LP 	NL
1987	Virgin 	LP 	GR
1989	Elemental 	CD 	US
Category:1986
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Category:Stars & Hank Forever
Category:Compliations
Category:Compilations featuring The Residents
Category:Compilation Albums
Category:Ralph Samplers
Category:Albums
Category:Out Of Print Releases
Category:Anthology Albums