The Salesman and Bernadette

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The Salesman and Bernadette
Salesmanandbernadette.jpg
Studio album by
Vic Chesnutt
ReleasedNovember 10, 1998 (1998-11-10)
Genre Folk rock
Length54:48
Label Capricorn
Vic Chesnutt chronology
About to Choke
(1996)		The Salesman and Bernadette
(1998)		 Merriment
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Entertainment Weekly A– [4]
Edmonton Journal Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
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Spin 8/10 [8]

The Salesman and Bernadette is a 1998 album by Vic Chesnutt. The backing musicians on the album are from the American alternative country group Lambchop. [9]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Vic Chesnutt

  1. "Duty Free" – 3:13
  2. "Bernadette and Her Crowd" – 3:40
  3. "Replenished" – 4:20
  4. "Maiden" – 3:02
  5. "Until the Led" – 3:38
  6. "Scratch, Scratch, Scratch" – 2:53
  7. "Mysterious Tunnel" – 5:42
  8. "Arthur Murray" – 4:07
  9. "Prick" – 3:08
  10. "Woodrow Wilson" – 3:52
  11. "Parade" – 7:02
  12. "Blanket Over The Head" – 1:26
  13. "Square Room" – 4:29
  14. "Old Hotel" – 4:20

Personnel

Musicians
Engineering

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References

  1. ↑ The Salesman And Bernadette Review, AllMusic , retrieved 2010-02-22
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Vic Chesnutt". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s . Macmillan Publishing. ISBN   9780312245603.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011-05-27). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 101. ISBN   9780857125958.
  4. ↑ Mirkin, Steven (18 December 1998). "The Salesman and Bernadette Review". Entertainment Weekly.
  5. ↑ Moriarty, Wayne (1998-12-19). "For a good time, give Scott a spin; While you're at it, crack out a tasty Chesnutt". Edmonton Journal .
  6. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide . Simon and Schuster. pp.  160. ISBN   9780743201698.
  7. ↑ "Salesman And Bernadette Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  8. ↑ Weisbard, Eric (1999). "The Salesman and Bernadette Review". Spin. Vol. 15, no. 1. pp. 115–6.
  9. ↑ Stewart, Allison (October 20, 1998). "Vic Chestnutt Sweats the Music Biz". Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 27, 2020.


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