Bottle Rocket (album)

1. "Are We Feeling Comfortable Yet?" (Rowe, Taylor) - 3:15
2. "Bottle Rocket" (Bach, Palacios, Rowe, Taylor) - 3:43
3. "Coffee Can" (Palacios, Taylor) - 3:44
4. "Revelation" (Bach, Rowe) - 3:46
5. "What Does It Take?" (Rowe, Taylor) - 4:09
6. "Babble On" (Palacios, Rowe, Taylor) - 4:26
7. "Blue Light Special" (Bach, Palacios, Taylor) - 2:43
8. "Break Me Down" (Palacios) - 3:40
9. "The Water Is Fine" (Palacios, Taylor) - 2:45
10. "My Queen Esther" (Palacios) - 3:47
11. "Hell to Pay" (Palacios, Taylor) - 3:22
12. "Fear the Auctioneer" (Palacios, Taylor) - 2:56
13. "Harder Than It Seems" (Rowe, Taylor) - 4:15
14. "Salvation" (Bach, Palacios, Rowe) - 3:58

• "Coffee Can" was written by guitarist Tony Palacios and was inspired by a recurring dream his mother had shortly before she died of cancer. In the dream she was trying to fly to heaven on a coffee can, but couldn't get it more than a foot or two off the ground. "The dream image became a metaphor for the futility of trusting in one's own strength, and consequently a metaphor of the deep need for grace".[3]
• "My Queen Esther" and "What Does It Take" deal with the easing of burdens at the foot of the cross for "those who labor and are heavy laden."[3]
• The title cut, "Bottle Rocket," (a 90's version of "This Little Light of Mine") is an encouragement to live out your faith in view of the world.[3]

Guardian

• Jamie Rowe – vocals
• Tony Palacios – guitars, vocals
• David Bach – bass, vocals
• Karl Ney – drums

Guest musicians

• John Mark Painter – theremin (2), strings (2), Mellotron (2, 10, 11), keyboards (12)
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Russ Long – tambourine (6)
• Shane Boyd – poetic recitation (7)

• Steve Taylor – producer
• Jim Chaffee – executive producer, A&R direction
• Russ Long – engineer, mixing
• Steve Bishir – additional engineer
• Wade Jaynes – additional engineer
• David Schober – additional engineer
• Chris Grainger – recording assistant, mix assistant (5, 9, 14)
• Rich Hanson – recording assistant
• Dave Latto – recording assistant
• Amanda Sears – recording assistant
• Jason Van Pelt – recording assistant
• Kenton Kelsey – mix assistant (1-4, 6-8, 10-12)
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Buddy Jackson – art direction
• Christine Knubel – design
• Matthew Barnes – photography
• Lord & Michaels Inc. – management

Studios

• Recorded at Quad Studios and The Carport (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Mixed at Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee) and The Carport.
• Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine).