Short Sharp Shocked

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Short Sharp Shocked
Studio album by Michelle Shocked
Released	August 15, 1988
Recorded	???
Genre	Rock
Length	36:27
Label	Mercury Records Mighty Sound (2003 Reissue)
Producer	Pete Anderson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone link
Michelle Shocked chronology
The Texas Campfire Tapes (1986) Short Sharp Shocked (1988) Captain Swing (1989)

Short Sharp Shocked is an album by Michelle Shocked. It is her second album. It was remastered and reissued in 2003 as a 2-CD set by Shocked's own label, Mighty Sound. The title is a combination of her last name and the British phrase Short, sharp shock meaning "punishment that is quick and severe."^[1] The line is used as "a touch of the short sharp shock" from fellow musician/activist Billy Bragg's song "It Says Here" from the 1984 album Brewing Up with Billy Bragg.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charts 4 References

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Michelle Shocked except as indicated.

1. "When I Grow Up" – 3:34
2. "Hello Hopeville" – 2:55
3. "Memories of East Texas" – 3:35
4. "(Making the Run to) Gladewater" – 3:05
5. "Graffiti Limbo" – 3:39
6. "If Love Was a Train" – 4:07
7. "Anchorage" – 3:24
8. "The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore" (Jean Ritchie) – 4:10
9. "V.F.D." – 2:49
10. "Black Widow" – 2:44
11. "Fogtown" – 2:25

[edit] Personnel

• Michelle Shocked – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Pete Anderson – guitar
• Skip Edwards – piano
• Domenic Genova – acoustic bass
• Jeff Donovan – drums
• Mike Tempo – percussion
• Al Perkins – dobro
• Byron Berline – mandolin
• Don Reed – fiddle
• Rod Piazza – harmonica
• Kristina Olson – dulcimer
• Sophia Ramos – vocals

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1988	The Billboard 200	73

Year	Song	Chart	Position
1988	"Anchorage"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	16
1988	"If Love Was a Train"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	20

[edit] References