Smelling Salts (album)

Smelling Salts
Studio album by Trailer Bride
Released	March 24, 1998
Genre	Alternative country
Length	38:49
Label	Bloodshot
Producer	Mike Beard, Trailer Bride
Trailer Bride chronology
Trailer Bride (1997) Smelling Salts (1998) Whine de Lune (1999)

Smelling Salts is the second album by the alternative country band Trailer Bride, their first for Bloodshot Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Country Standard Time	(unrated) [2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
No Depression	(somewhat favorable) [4]

AllMusic's Tim Sheridan wrote, "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

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

• 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

1. Smelling Salts Review
2. Trailer Bride: Smelling Salts
3. Consumer Guide: Trailer Bride
4. Smelling Salts Review Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine