Smelling Salts is the second album by the Alternative Country band Trailer Bride, the first on Bloodshot Records.

Smelling Salts
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 24, 1998
GenreAlternative Country
Length38:49
LabelBloodshot Records
ProducerMike Beard, Trailer Bride
Trailer Bride chronology
Trailer Bride
(1997)
Smelling Salts
(1998)
Whine de Lune
(1999)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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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

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  1. "Quit That Jealousy" - 2:53
  2. "Wildness" - 2:59
  3. "Porch Song" - 2:57
  4. "South of the Border" - 3:59
  5. "From The Rooftop" - 3:58
  6. "Graveyard" - 3:46
  7. "Yoohoo River" - 3:12
  8. "Cowgirl" - 4:24
  9. "Show Bizness" - 3:41
  10. "Bruises for Pearls" - 4:14
  11. "Fighting Back the Buzzards" - 2:46

Personnel

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  • 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

References

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