The Medicine Show
Studio album by
Melissa Etheridge
ReleasedApril 12, 2019
Recorded2018
StudioMultiview Studios (Hollywood, CA)
GenreAmericana, Rock
Length42:06
LabelConcord, MLE
ProducerJohn Shanks, Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge chronology
Memphis Rock and Soul
(2016) 		The Medicine Show
(2019) 		One Way Out
(2021)

The Medicine Show is the fifteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge. The album was released on April 12, 2019, by Concord Records and her own MLE Music.[1][2]

Recording and release

The Medicine Show follows a 2016 collection of soul covers MEmphis Rock and Soul that connected with Etheridge's roots as a music fan. While promoting that release, she became concerned about the political climate of the United States and felt compelled to write new music that reflected the historic times after the 2016 United States presidential election.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
American Songwriter[6]

The Medicine Show received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 66, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 4 reviews.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Medicine Show"2:27
2."Wild and Lonely"4:32
3."Shaking"3:05
4."Woman Like You"4:32
5."Faded by Design"3:37
6."I Know You"4:44
7."This Human Chain"3:51
8."Love Will Live"4:09
9."Here Comes the Pain"3:56
10."Suede"3:58
11."Last Hello"3:58
Total length:42:06
Target bonus tracks[7]
No.TitleLength
12."A Better Me"4:15
13."Maybe"4:08

Credits

Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 168
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 74
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 85
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 44
US Billboard 200[14] 95
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] 14

References

  1. ^ "The Medicine Show by Melissa Etheridge on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Shteamer, Hank (February 21, 2019). "Melissa Etheridge: New Song 'Faded by Design': Listen". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Daw, Stephen (2019-07-02). "Melissa Etheridge on the Continued Fight for LGBTQ Rights: 'We Have to Stand Beside Love'". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  4. ^ a b "The Medicine Show by Melissa Etheridge Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Medicine Show – Melissa Etheridge". AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. ^ Horowitz, Hal (April 11, 2019). "Melissa Etheridge: The Medicine Show". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  7. ^ "Melissa Etheridge The Medicine Show (Target Exclusive) (CD)". Target. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Melissa Etheridge – The Medicine Show" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Melissa Etheridge – The Medicine Show" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  10. ^ "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Melissa Etheridge – The Medicine Show" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Melissa Etheridge – The Medicine Show" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Melissa Etheridge – The Medicine Show". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  14. ^ "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  15. ^ "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
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