''8-Way Santa'' is the second album by the Seattle

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band Tad. It was released on February 15, 1991, through

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. Tad ran into legal trouble after the man and woman featured on the album cover saw the record and sued the band. The cover was an altered photo, the original of which was found in a photo album purchased from a

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. ''

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'' ranked this album 31st on their list of the 50 Greatest Grunge Albums.

Singles

"Jinx" and "Jack Pepsi" were the singles released from this album.

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filed a lawsuit against the band for using their logo on the single "Jack Pepsi". The song itself was, in the words of music journalist

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, "the true story of how Tad and his mate tanked up on Jack Daniels and

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before taking a pick-up onto an ice-covered lake — tempting fate... and sure enough, they crashed through". "Jinx" was featured in the

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film ''

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'' (1992), although it is not included in the official soundtrack album.

Track listing

Personnel

* Tad Doyle – vocals, guitar * Kurt Danielson – bass * Gary Thorstensen – guitar * Steve Wied – drums ;Production *

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– producer, engineering * Doug Olson – engineering *

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– mixing *

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– mastering

References

{{Authority control 1991 albums Tad (band) albums Sub Pop albums Albums produced by Butch Vig Albums recorded at Smart Studios