The Salesman and Bernadette

The Salesman and Bernadette
Studio album by
Released November 10, 1998
Genre Folk rock
Length 54:48
Label Capricorn
Vic Chesnutt chronology
About to Choke
(1996)
The Salesman and Bernadette
(1998)
Merriment
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Consumer Guide (neither)
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Entertainment Weekly A–
Edmonton Journal
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide
Rolling Stone
Spin 8/10

The Salesman and Bernadette is a 1998 album by Vic Chesnutt. The backing musicians on the album are from the American alternative country group Lambchop.

Track listing

All songs written by Vic Chesnutt

  1. "Duty Free" – 3:13
  2. "Bernadette and Her Crowd" – 3:40
  3. "Replenished" – 4:20
  4. "Maiden" – 3:02
  5. "Until the Led" – 3:38
  6. "Scratch, Scratch, Scratch" – 2:53
  7. "Mysterious Tunnel" – 5:42
  8. "Arthur Murray" – 4:07
  9. "Prick" – 3:08
  10. "Woodrow Wilson" – 3:52
  11. "Parade" – 7:02
  12. "Blanket Over The Head" – 1:26
  13. "Square Room" – 4:29
  14. "Old Hotel" – 4:20

Personnel

Musicians
  • Vic Chesnutt – Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar/bass Guitar/Piano/Vocals
  • Emmylou Harris – Vocals
  • Mike Doster – Bass
  • Kurt Wagner – Electric Guitar/Recorder/Lap Steel Guitar/Human Whistle/Vocals
  • Tina Chesnutt – Bass/Electric Guitar/Human Whistle/Vocals
  • Alex McManus – Euphonium/Electric Guitar/Accordion/Vocals/Human Whistle
  • Paul Niehaus – Pedal Steel/Electric Guitar/Baritone Saxophone/Percussion/Human Whistle
  • Paul Burch – Accordion/ Vibraphone/ Fender Rhodes/Human Whistle
  • Deanna Varagona – Baritone Saxophone/Percussion/Vocals/Human Whistle
  • Marc William Trovillion – Bass/Percussion/Human Whistle/Vocals
  • Allen Lowrey – Drums/Percussion/Human Whistle/Vocals
  • Dennis Cronin – Trumpet/Human Whistle
  • Jonathan Marx – Clarinet/Trumpet/Percussion/Human Whistle
  • John Delworth – Hammond Organ/ Farfisa Organ/Vocals
Engineering
  • Dennis Cronin – Engineer
  • Mark Nevers – Engineering/Mixing
  • Tommy Dorsey – Mastering