Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope is an album by the American band Jimmie's Chicken Shack.[2][3] It was released in 1997.[4] The album sold more than 200,000 copies.[5] The band supported the album by opening for Everclear on a North American tour.[6]
| Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope | ||||
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| Released | June 10, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
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| Length | 45:16 | |||
| Label | Rocket | |||
| Producer | Steven Haigler | |||
| Jimmie's Chicken Shack chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
The title is a word play of "Pushing the envelope", salmonella, and manila envelope.
Critical reception
editThe Washington Post wrote that the band "combines art-rock and hard-rock with a muscular rhythm section that adds a surging, funk-flavored bottom in the vein of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Living Colour."[7]
Track listing
editAll tracks by Jimi Haha, Jim McD, Jim Chaney & Che Lemon
- Dropping Anchor - 3:40
- Outhouse - 3:20
- High - 3:48
- Spiderweb - 4:05
- Blood - 3:44
- This Is Not Hell - 5:07
- Milk - 5:21
- Hole - 2:21
- School Bus - 2:55
- Another Day - 3:24
- Sitting with the Dog - 4:10
- When You Die You're Dead - 3:16
Personnel
edit- Jimi Haha - Guitar/Vocals
- Jim McD - Guitar
- Jim Chaney - Drums and Percussion
- Che Lemon - Bass
References
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Jimmie's Chicken Shack Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Reece, Doug (Jun 28, 1997). "SHACK ATTACK". Billboard. 109 (26): 14.
- ^ Parker, Chris (June 18, 2008). "Jimmie's Chicken Shack". INDY Week.
- ^ "Jimmie's Chicken Shack Bring The Love To "Stereo"". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022.
- ^ Roth, Greg (25 Jan 1998). "There's nothing 'Chicken' about Jimmie's 'Shack'". Sunday News. p. H4.
- ^ "JIMMIE'S CHICKEN SHACK 'PUSHING THE SALMANILLA ENVELOPE'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 January 2022.