Dirt Track Date

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]

Dirt Track Date
Studio album by Southern Culture on the Skids
Released	1995
Genre	Roots rock[1] rockabilly[2] country[2]
Label	DGC Records
Producer	Mark Williams and SCOTS
Southern Culture on the Skids chronology
Ditch Diggin' (1994) Dirt Track Date (1995) Plastic Seat Sweat (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Los Angeles Times	[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[4]

Production

The album was produced by Mark Williams, and was recorded at Reflection Studios, in Charlotte, North Carolina.^[9]

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.^[10] The Los Angeles Times described it as "reeling rockabilly and corny country."^[2]

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. Deming, Mark. "allmusic ((( Dirt Track Date > Review )))". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
2. "***SOUTHERN CULTUREON THE SKIDS"Dirt Track Date" Geffen*Racetracks,..." Los Angeles Times. August 13, 1995.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 631.
4. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1059.
5. "Southern Culture on the Skids". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
6. "SCOTS Has An Original Recipe For Roots Rock". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 8, 1995 – via Google Books.
7. "Southern Culture on the Skids uses everything from fried chicken to zombies for their music". Greensboro News and Record.
8. "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.
9. "Does Dirt Translate on a Mass Scale?". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. September 18, 1995 – via Google Books.
10. "Southern Culture on the Skids – Dirt Track Date". No Depression. Retrieved 18 January 2021.