The Medicine Show (album)

The Medicine Show
The Medicine Show
	File:Melissa Etheridge The Medicine Show.jpg
Studio album by Melissa Etheridge
Released	April 12, 2019
Recorded	2018
Studio	Multiview Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Genre	Americana, rock
Length	42:06
Label	Concord, MLE
Producer	John Shanks, Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge chronology

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg^[4]
American Songwriter	File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star half.svgFile:Star empty.svg^[5]

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.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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^[6]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"A Better Me"	4:15
13.	"Maybe"	4:08

Credits

Musicians

Melissa Etheridge – lead vocals and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, co-producer
John Shanks – acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, producer
Chris Chaney – bass (tracks 1–10)
Paul Lamalfa – bass guitar (tracks 11–13), synthesizer, engineer
Max Hart – keyboards (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7–9)
Victor Indrizzo – drums, percussion

Production

Melissa Etheridge, John Shanks – production
Keith Gretlein – engineer
Joe LaPorta – mastering
Michael H. Brauer – mixing

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[8]	168
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[9]	74
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[10]	85
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	44
US Billboard 200^[13]	95
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[14]	14
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[15]	87
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)^[16]	21
UK Americana Albums (OCC)^[17]	4

References

↑ "The Medicine Show by Melissa Etheridge on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
↑ Shteamer, Hank (February 21, 2019). "Melissa Etheridge: New Song 'Faded by Design': Listen". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "The Medicine Show by Melissa Etheridge Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Medicine Show – Melissa Etheridge". AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
↑ Horowitz, Hal (April 11, 2019). "Melissa Etheridge: The Medicine Show". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
↑ "Melissa Etheridge The Medicine Show (Target Exclusive) (CD)". Target. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Melissa Etheridge – The Medicine Show" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Melissa Etheridge – The Medicine Show" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
↑ "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Melissa Etheridge – The Medicine Show" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Melissa Etheridge – The Medicine Show" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Melissa Etheridge – The Medicine Show". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
↑ "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
↑ "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
↑ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

[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.

[metacritic1-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "The Medicine Show by Melissa Etheridge Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

[4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Medicine Show – Melissa Etheridge". AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

[5] Horowitz, Hal (April 11, 2019). "Melissa Etheridge: The Medicine Show". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

[6] "Melissa Etheridge The Medicine Show (Target Exclusive) (CD)". Target. Retrieved 2019-10-03.

[ac_Austria_Melissa_Etheridge-7] "Austriancharts.at – Melissa Etheridge – The Medicine Show" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

[ac_Flanders_Melissa_Etheridge-8] "Ultratop.be – Melissa Etheridge – The Medicine Show" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Melissa_Etheridge-9] "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

[ac_Netherlands_Melissa_Etheridge-10] "Dutchcharts.nl – Melissa Etheridge – The Medicine Show" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

[ac_Germany4_Melissa_Etheridge-11] "Offiziellecharts.de – Melissa Etheridge – The Medicine Show" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

[ac_Switzerland_Melissa_Etheridge-12] "Swisscharts.com – Melissa Etheridge – The Medicine Show". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

[ac_Billboard200_Melissa_Etheridge-13] "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2019.

[ac_BillboardRock_Melissa_Etheridge-14] "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2019.

[ac_Scotland_-15] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[16] "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[ac_UKAmericana_-17] "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

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Albums	Melissa Etheridge Brave and Crazy Never Enough Yes I Am Your Little Secret Breakdown Skin Lucky The Awakening A New Thought for Christmas Fearless Love 4th Street Feeling This Is M.E. MEmphis Rock and Soul The Medicine Show One Way Out
Compilations	Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled
Notable singles	"Bring Me Some Water" "Like the Way I Do" "No Souvenirs" "You Can Sleep While I Drive" "I'm the Only One" "Come to My Window" "If I Wanted To" "Your Little Secret" "I Want to Come Over" "Angels Would Fall" "Scarecrow" "I Want to Be in Love" "Breathe" "Refugee" "I Need to Wake Up" "Message to Myself" "Fearless Love"
Featured singles	"Cry Baby"/"Piece of My Heart" "Just Stand Up!" "Sing"
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The Medicine Show (album)

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