Souls for Sale (album)

Souls for Sale
Studio album by
Verbena
Released1997
Recorded1996
GenreRock
Length37:13 (US)
36:52 (UK)
LabelSetanta
Merge (US)
ProducerDave Fridmann, Verbena and Jim Jones (tracks 2, 8, 9 & 10)
Verbena chronology
Pilot Park EP
(1996) 		Souls for Sale
(1997) 		Into the Pink
(1999)

Souls for Sale is the debut album by the rock band Verbena, released in 1997.[1][2] It is the only album that they recorded as a quartet. The UK version of the album has a different version of "Postcard Blues", lasting 2:30. The album was released on Setanta Records, under license to Merge Records in the U.S.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The Chicago Tribune wrote that "Verbena swaggers through fetching backroads ballads and smoldering rock with an untutored power and craft that needs no refinement."[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Verbena.

  1. "Hot Blood" – 3:46
  2. "Shaped Like a Gun" – 3:21
  3. "Junk for Fashion" – 5:03
  4. "The Song That Ended Your Career" – 4:25
  5. "The Desert" – 3:16
  6. "Hey, Come On" – 3:01
  7. "Me & Keith" – 4:21
  8. "So What" – 3:23
  9. "Postcard Blues" – 2:54
  10. "Kiss Yourself" – 3:48

Personnel

  • Scott Bondy – vocals and guitar
  • Anne Marie Griffin – guitar and vocals
  • Duquette Johnston – bass guitar
  • Les Nuby – drums

Production

  • Producer: Dave Fridmann and Verbena
  • Producer: Jim Jones (tracks 2, 8, 9, and 10)
  • Engineer: Dave Fridmann and Verbena
  • Mixing: Phil Thornalley
  • Design: Arcrane
  • Photography: Mark Gooch
  • Mix studio: RAK studios

References

  1. ^ Morris, Chris (Apr 19, 1997). "Flag Waving". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 16. p. 67.
  2. ^ Sherr, Sara (18 July 1997). "Verbena". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 17.
  3. ^ "Souls for Sale Review by Chris Parker". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. ^ Reger, Rick (11 July 1997). "The 'A' List". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 25.