On November 4, 1987, “SST” label released “If’n”, the second Firehose studio album. It was recorded September – October 1987, at “Radio Tokyo” in Venice, California, and was produced by Ethan James and Mike Watt.

Personnel:

• Ed Crawford – vocals, guitar
• Mike Watt – vocals, bass, back cover photography
• George Hurley – drums
• Ethan James – engineer
• Richard Andrews – engineer assistant
• Kira Roessier – graphics
• Jim Leatherman – front cover photography

Track listing:

1. Sometimes
2. Hear Me
3. Honey, Please
4. Backroads
5. From One Cums One
6. Making the Freeway
7. Anger
8. For the Singer of R.E.M.
9. Operation Solitaire
10. Windmilling
11. Me & You, Remembering
12. In Memory of Elizabeth Cotten
13. Soon
14. Thunder Child