| The Medicine Show | ||||
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| Released | April 12, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Studio | Multiview Studios (Hollywood, CA) | |||
| Genre | Americana, rock | |||
| Length | 42:06 | |||
| Label | Concord, MLE | |||
| Producer | John Shanks, Melissa Etheridge | |||
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The Medicine Show is the 15th studio album by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge. The album was released on April 12, 2019, by Concord Records and her own MLE Music. [1] [2]
The Medicine Show follows a 2016 collection of soul covers MEmphis Rock and Soul that connected with Etheridge's roots as a music fan. While promoting that release, she became concerned about the political climate of the United States and felt compelled to write new music that reflected the historic times after the 2016 United States presidential election. [3]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| American Songwriter |  [6] |
The Medicine Show received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 66, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 4 reviews. [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Medicine Show" | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Wild and Lonely" | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Shaking" | 3:05 |
| 4. | "Woman Like You" | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Faded by Design" | 3:37 |
| 6. | "I Know You" | 4:44 |
| 7. | "This Human Chain" | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Love Will Live" | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Here Comes the Pain" | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Suede" | 3:58 |
| 11. | "Last Hello" | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 42:06 | |
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| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] | 74 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [9] | 168 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) [10] | 74 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11] | 85 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] | 29 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] | 44 |
| US Billboard 200 [14] | 95 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [15] | 14 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [16] | 87 |
| Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [17] | 21 |
| UK Americana Albums (OCC) [18] | 4 |
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