Euphoria (Leftover Salmon album)

Euphoria
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 18, 1997
GenreBluegrass, rock, country
Length41:52
LabelHollywood Records
ProducerJustin Niebank
Leftover Salmon chronology
Ask The Fish
(1995)
Euphoria
(1997)
The Nashville Sessions
(1999)

Euphoria is an album by the American band Leftover Salmon.[1][2] It was released via Hollywood Records in 1997.[3] The band supported the album by touring with the 1997 H.O.R.D.E. festival.[4]

The album peaked at number three on Billboard's Heatseekers – Mountain chart.[5]

Production

Recorded in Denver, the album was produced by Justin Niebank.[6][7] Pete Sears contributed keyboard parts to Euphoria.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Jambands: The Complete Guide to the Players, Music, & Scene[10]

The Gazette called the album a "tame approximation" of the band's live sound.[11] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette labeled the album "alternative country," and deemed it "tight and conservative."[12] Writer Dean Budnick described the album as "an agreeable representation" of the band's "stylistic hodgepodge," and noted that, in some instances, it "does indeed achieve the state referenced by its title."[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Drew Emmitt, except where noted.

  1. "Better" (Vince Herman)
  2. "Highway Song"
  3. "Baby Hold On"
  4. "River's Rising"
  5. "Mama Boulet" (Herman)
  6. "Funky Mountain Fogdown" (Mark Vann)
  7. "Cash on the Barrelhead" (Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin)
  8. "Muddy Water Home"
  9. "Ain't Gonna Work" (Traditional)
  10. "This Is the Time"
  11. "Euphoria" (Robin Remaily)

Personnel

Musical

Technical

  • Glenn Meadows – mastering
  • Jeremy Lawton – electric piano, engineer, assistant engineer
  • Leftover Salmon – arranger
  • Justin Neibank – arranger, producer, engineer, mixing

References

  1. ^ Budnick, Dean (November 16, 2003). Jambands: The Complete Guide to the Players, Music, & Scene. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-0-87930-745-5 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "So you have to give Leftover Salmon...". Portland Press Herald. February 20, 1997. p. 16D.
  3. ^ "Leftover Salmon Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Rodriguez, Kenn (June 20, 1997). "Fattening up on bluegrass". Albuquerque Journal. p. E12.
  5. ^ "Leftover Salmon". Billboard.
  6. ^ Booth, Philip (May 9, 1997). "BURNIN', BURNIN'". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Ticket. p. 8.
  7. ^ Reece, Doug (April 5, 1997). "SMELLS PHISHY". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 14. p. 16.
  8. ^ Harris, Craig (April 23, 2018). Bluegrass, Newgrass, Old-Time, and Americana Music. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4556-2402-7 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Euphoria - Leftover Salmon". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  10. ^ a b Budnick, Dean (2003). Jambands: The Complete Guide to the Players, Music, & Scene. Backbeat Books. p. 105.
  11. ^ Simon, Jeremy (July 22, 1997). "HORDE exceeds its promise". The Gazette. Go!. p. 8.
  12. ^ Hill, Mitchell J. (March 30, 1998). "YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT KIND OF A CONCERT LEFTOVER SALMON IS COOKING UP". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D4.