Dirt Track Date Explained

Dirt Track Date
Type:	studio
Artist:	Southern Culture on the Skids
Cover:	Dirt Track Date.jpg
Released:	1995
Genre:	Roots rock rockabilly country
Label:	DGC Records
Producer:	Mark Williams and SCOTS
Prev Title:	Ditch Diggin
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Plastic Seat Sweat
Next Year:	1997

Dirt Track Date is an album by Southern Culture on the Skids, released in 1995.^[1] It was the band's first album for DGC Records.^[2] The band attracted some attention with the release of the song "Camel Walk".^[3]

Production

The album was produced by Mark Williams, and was recorded at Reflection Studios, in Charlotte, North Carolina.^[4]

Critical reception

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.^[6] The Los Angeles Times described it as "reeling rockabilly and corny country."

Track listing

All songs were written by Rick Miller, except "Nitty Gritty" by Lincoln Chase, and arranged by the band.

1. "Voodoo Cadillac" - 4:40
2. "Soul City" - 2:36
3. "Greenback Fly" - 3:47
4. "Skullbucket" - 2:40
5. "Camel Walk" - 2:37
6. "White Trash" - 2:03
7. "Firefly" - 3:24
8. "Make Mayan a Hawaiian" - 2:24
9. "Fried Chicken and Gasoline" - 4:17
10. "Nitty Gritty" - 2:30
11. "8 Piece Box" - 4:02
12. "Galley Slave" - 3:00
13. "Whole Lotta Things" - 2:29
14. "Dirt Track Date" - 8:39

Personnel

• 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

1. Web site: SCOTS Has An Original Recipe For Roots Rock. Billboard. July 8, 1995. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Google Books.
2. Web site: Southern Culture on the Skids uses everything from fried chicken to zombies for their music. Greensboro News and Record.
3. Web site: Southern Culture on the Skids' Rick Miller talks about a new album, an exhibition, and a reach-around . Charleston City Paper . 18 January 2021.
4. Web site: Does Dirt Translate on a Mass Scale?. CMJ New Music Monthly. September 18, 1995. CMJ Network, Inc.. Google Books.
5. Web site: Southern Culture on the Skids . Trouser Press . 18 January 2021.
6. Web site: Southern Culture on the Skids – Dirt Track Date . No Depression . 18 January 2021.