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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.

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

Sex & Violins
(1995)

Inbred With Rednex
(1995)

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
"Riding Alone"
Released: 1997

Alternative cover

Edited original cover for initial US release

Alternative cover

Alternative cover for later US releases

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Music & Media	Favorable[2]
Music Week	[3]

Content

Female vocals on the album are provided by Annika Ljungberg; due to a disagreement with the other band members, she left the band after the release of the album's fifth single, "Rolling Home", in 1996, to start a solo career. The album was a commercial success, including the hit dance single "Cotton Eye Joe".

For its US release, the album was retitled Cotton Eye Joe (Sex & Violins) and received new cover art – presumably due to the possible offensive nature of the original artwork, which depicted a person urinating into a cup. Initially, the album received an edited version of this cover, which removed both the person and the stream of urine. This would be substituted for wholly original artwork for a short time, which depicted a desert landscape warped by heat haze, but returned to the unedited original cover after a single pressing.[4]

Track listing

Standard edition
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 digital releases[5])	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

*Cotton Eye Joe (Sex & Violins)* – US bonus track
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

Japanese edition bonus tracks
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

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

1996 VCD Edition
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

VCD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hieroglyph (Game)"

Personnel

Accordion – Ari Haatainen and Henrik Widén
Banjo – Gary Johansson, General Custer, and Kjell Johansson
Bass – Björn Lagberg
Drums – Anders Lövmark, Animal, and Heffa
Guitar – Anders Hellquist, Boba, Bonne Lövman, Clint Eastwood, and Henrik Jansson
Steel guitar – Uffe Sterling
Harmonica – Ove Sandberg
Piano – Henrik Widén
Violin – Bosse Nilsson
Vocals – Anders Hansson, Annika Ljungberg, Björn Lagberg, Camena, Camilla Molinder, Chris Sylvan Stewart, Cool James, Currey, Göran Danielsson, Hanna Wannagárd, Henrik Widen, Hoss, Janne Ericsson, Jean-Paul Wall, Jeanette Söderholm, Joe Cartwright, Lotten Andersson, Ludde, Michelle Anenberg, Monte Reid, Pat Reiniz, Stefan Cevaco, Sir Een, Thomas Hegert, and Zeb Macahan
Whistle – Jean-Paul Wall

Production

Producers – Pat Reiniz, Janne Ericsson, Anders Hansson, Denniz Pop, Max Martin, David Millington, Stefan Sir Een, L. Teijo, Anders Hellquist, and Thomas Hegert
Engineering assistant – Jacob Schultze

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Sex & Violins*
Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	71
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]	20
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[10]	37
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11]	27
European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)[12]	4
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]	4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15]	21
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16]	2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17]	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]	1
US Billboard 200[19]	68

Year-end charts

1995 year-end chart performance for *Sex & Violins*
Chart (1995)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[20]	16
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21]	85
European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)[12]	21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22]	17
Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)[23]	69
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24]	7

Sales and certifications

Certifications for '
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[25]	Platinum	50,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[26]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[27]	Platinum	62,213[27]
Germany (BVMI)[28]	Gold	250,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)[29]	Gold	7,500^{^}
Norway (IFPI Norway)[30]	Platinum	50,000^*
Sweden (GLF)[31]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[32]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Loftus, Johnny. Sex & Violins at AllMusic
"New Releases > Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. 18 March 1995. p. 11. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
"Reviews > Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 25 February 1995. p. 16. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
"Rednex - Sex & Violins". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-08-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
"Sex & Violins". Spotify. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 232.
"Austriancharts.at – Rednex – Sex & Violins" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
"Ultratop.be – Rednex – Sex & Violins" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
"Ultratop.be – Rednex – Sex & Violins" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 9038". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Rednex – Sex & Violins" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
"Year End Sales Charts – European Top 100 Albums 1995" (PDF). Music & Media. 23 December 1995. p. 14. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
"Rednex: Sex & Violins" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Rednex – Sex & Violins" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
"Charts.nz – Rednex – Sex & Violins". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Rednex – Sex & Violins". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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"Swisscharts.com – Rednex – Sex & Violins". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
"Rednex Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
"Jahreshitparade Alben 1995". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1995". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
"Årslista Album (inkl samlingar), 1995" (in Northern Sami). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1995". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
"Austrian album certifications – Rednex – Sex-N-Violins" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
"Canadian album certifications – Rednex – Sex and Violins". Music Canada. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
"Rednex" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rednex; 'Sex & Violins')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
"New Zealand album certifications – Rednex – Sex & Violins". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
"IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
"Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Rednex; 'Sex & Violins')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

v t e Rednex
Albums	Sex & Violins Farm Out The Cotton Eye Joe Show
Compilations	The Best of the West
EP	Inbred With Rednex
Singles	"Cotton Eye Joe" "Old Pop in an Oak" "Wish You Were Here" "Wild 'N Free" "Rolling Home" "The Way I Mate" "The Spirit of the Hawk" "Hold Me for a While" "Cotton Eye Joe 2002" "Mama Take Me Home" "Fe Fi (The Old Man Died)" "Anyway You Want Me" "Looking for a Star" "Football Is Our Religion"
Discography	Discography

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[ru] Sex & Violins

Sex & Violins (рус. Секс и Скрипки) — дебютный студийный альбом шведской кантри-группы «Rednex», вышедший в 1995 году.

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