Sex_&_Violins

Sex & Violins
Sex & Violins
Studio album by Rednex
Released	27 February 1995
Recorded	1994
Genre	Electronic country; Eurodance; Pop;
Length	46:59
Label	Battery, Jive
Producer	Pat Reiniz, Janne Ericsson, Anders Hansson, Denniz Pop, Max Martin, David Millington, Stefan Sir Een, Leskelä Teijo, Anders Hellquist, Thomas Hegert
Rednex chronology
Singles from Sex & Violins
	"Cotton Eye Joe"; Released: 12 August 1994; "Old Pop in an Oak"; Released: 17 November 1994; "Wish You Were Here"; Released: 6 May 1995; "Wild 'N Free"; Released: 4 September 1995; "Rolling Home"; Released: 5 December 1995;
Alternative cover
	Edited original cover for initial US release
Alternative cover
	Alternative cover for later US releases

<i>Sex & Violins</i>

Sex & Violins

1995 studio album by Rednex

Sex & Violins (also known on later US releases as Cotton Eye Joe (Sex & Violins)) is the debut studio album by Swedish Eurodance group Rednex, released on Jive Records in February 1995.

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Cotton Eye Joe"	Janne Ericsson Øban Pat Reiniz	Reiniz	3:14
2.	"Hittin' the Hay"	Ericsson Leskelä Teijo	Ericsson Reiniz^[a]	3:17
3.	"Riding Alone"	Øban	Anders Hansson Reiniz	3:27
4.	"Wish You Were Here"	Teijo	Denniz Pop Max Martin	3:56
5.	"Mary Lou"	Stefan Sir Een David Millington	Een Millington	3:38
6.	"Old Pop in an Oak"	Reiniz	Reiniz	3:32
7.	"Nowhere in Idaho"	Teijo	Teijo	4:05
8.	"The Sad But True Story of Ray Mingus, the Lumberjack of Bulk Rock City, and His Never Slacking Strive to Exploit the So Far Undiscovered Areas of the Intention to Bodily Intercourse from the Opposite Species of His Kind, During Intake of All the Mental Conditions That Could Be Derived from Fermentation" ("Harder Than Your Husband" on Spotify^[9])	Thomas Hegert Anders Hellquist	Een Hegert Hellquist Reiniz	2:21
9.	"Fat Sally Lee"	Reiniz	Reiniz	3:16
10.	"Shooter"	Ericsson Lizette von Panajotte	Ericsson Mr. Maple^[a]	3:44
11.	"McKenzie Brothers"	Hegert Hellquist Reiniz	Hegert Hellquist Reiniz	4:28
12.	"Rolling Home"	Ericsson Panajotte	Ericsson	4:22
13.	"Wild and Free"	Reiniz Hansson John Francis	Hansson	3:39
Total length:				46:59

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Cotton Eye Joe" (Slide to the Side Mix)	Ericsson Øban Reiniz	Reiniz	4:14
Total length:				51:13

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Cotton Eye Joe" (Madcow instrumental version)	Ericsson Øban Reiniz	Reiniz	4:49
15.	"Old Pop in an Oak" (extended mix)	Reiniz	Reiniz	5:39
16.	"Ropin' a Cow" (radio edit)	Öban	Öban	3:15
Total length:				60:42

No.	Title	Length
14.	"The Ultimate Rednex Megamix"	5:45
15.	"Rolling Home (New Version)"	4:41
16.	"Old Pop In An Oak (DJ Cerla + Moratto Remix)"	5:08
17.	"Old Pop In An Oak (West Side Story)"	3:30

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[29]	Platinum	50,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[30]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[31]	Platinum	62,213^[31]
Germany (BVMI)^[32]	Gold	250,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[33]	Gold	7,500^{^}
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[34]	Platinum	50,000^*
Sweden (GLF)^[35]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[36]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Sex_&_Violins

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Billboard	(favorable)^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	D^[3]
Knoxville News Sentinel	^[4]
Music & Media	(favorable)^[5]
Music Week	^[6]