Smelling Salts is the second album by the Alternative Country band Trailer Bride, the first on Bloodshot Records.
| Smelling Salts | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 24, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Alternative Country | |||
| Length | 38:49 | |||
| Label | Bloodshot Records | |||
| Producer | Mike Beard, Trailer Bride | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Country Standard Time | (unrated)[2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| No Depression | (somewhat favorable)[4] |
AllMusic's Tim Sheridan gave Smelling Salts 3 stars out of 5, writing, "The real strength here is the insistent chime of Melissa Swingle's guitar against the elemental rhythm section of Brad Goolsby and Daryl White. At their best, they create the thick atmosphere of the Velvet Underground on a farm field trip."[1]
Track listing
edit- "Quit That Jealousy" - 2:53
- "Wildness" - 2:59
- "Porch Song" - 2:57
- "South of the Border" - 3:59
- "From The Rooftop" - 3:58
- "Graveyard" - 3:46
- "Yoohoo River" - 3:12
- "Cowgirl" - 4:24
- "Show Bizness" - 3:41
- "Bruises for Pearls" - 4:14
- "Fighting Back the Buzzards" - 2:46
Personnel
edit- Brad Goolsby - drums, percussion, shaker, tambourine
- Melissa Swingle - vocals, banjo, harmonica, mandolin, slide guitar, saw
- Daryl White - acoustic bass, bass fiddle
ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL
- Mike Beard - jaw harp, organ
- Tommy "Too Tall" Evans - guitar
- Gunther - barking
- Bryon Settle - guitar