Dirt Track Date
| Dirt Track Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | DGC Records | |||
| Producer | Mark Williams and SCOTS | |||
| Southern Culture on the Skids chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [2] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
Dirt Track Date is an album by Southern Culture on the Skids, released in 1995.[5][6] It was the band's first album for DGC Records.[7] The band attracted some attention with the release of the song "Camel Walk".[8]
Production[edit]
The album was produced by Mark Williams, and was recorded at Reflection Studios, in Charlotte, North Carolina.[9]
Critical reception[edit]
Trouser Press wrote: "Lacking the ebullient sense of reckless fun that fueled their best work, Dirt Track Date runs on nothing but the fumes of shtick."[5] No Depression called the album "one hell of a brainless good time," but lamented the relative lack of Mary Huff vocals.[10] The Los Angeles Times described it as "reeling rockabilly and corny country."[2]
Track listing[edit]
All songs were written by Rick Miller, except "Nitty Gritty" by Lincoln Chase, and arranged by the band.
- "Voodoo Cadillac" - 4:40
- "Soul City" - 2:36
- "Greenback Fly" - 3:47
- "Skullbucket" - 2:40
- "Camel Walk" - 2:37
- "White Trash" - 2:03
- "Firefly" - 3:24
- "Make Mayan a Hawaiian" - 2:24
- "Fried Chicken and Gasoline" - 4:17
- "Nitty Gritty" - 2:30
- "8 Piece Box" - 4:02
- "Galley Slave" - 3:00
- "Whole Lotta Things" - 2:29
- "Dirt Track Date" - 8:39
Personnel[edit]
- David Hartman – drums, maracas, vocals
- Mary Huff – organ, bass, vocals, handclapping
- Michael Lipton – steel guitar
- Rick Miller – guitar, composer, tambourine, vocals
- Soul City Singers – vocals (background)
- Southern Culture on the Skids – producer
- Mark Williams – producer
References[edit]
- ^ a b Deming, Mark. "allmusic ((( Dirt Track Date > Review )))". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "***SOUTHERN CULTUREON THE SKIDS"Dirt Track Date" Geffen*Racetracks,..." Los Angeles Times. August 13, 1995.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 631.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1059.
- ^ a b "Southern Culture on the Skids". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "SCOTS Has An Original Recipe For Roots Rock". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 8, 1995 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Southern Culture on the Skids uses everything from fried chicken to zombies for their music". Greensboro News and Record.
- ^ "Southern Culture on the Skids' Rick Miller talks about a new album, an exhibition, and a reach-around". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Does Dirt Translate on a Mass Scale?". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. September 18, 1995 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Southern Culture on the Skids – Dirt Track Date". No Depression. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
