Souls for Sale (album)

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Souls for Sale
Studio album by Verbena
Released	1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	Rock
Length	37:13 (US) 36:52 (UK)
Label	Setanta Merge (US)
Producer	Dave Fridmann, Verbena and Jim Jones (tracks 2, 8, 9 & 10)
Verbena chronology
Pilot Park EP (1996) Souls for Sale (1997) Into the Pink (1999)

Souls for Sale is the debut album by the rock band Verbena, released in 1997.^[1][2] It is the only album that they recorded as a quartet. The UK version of the album has a different version of "Postcard Blues", lasting 2:30. The album was released on Setanta Records, under license to Merge Records in the U.S.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

The Chicago Tribune wrote that "Verbena swaggers through fetching backroads ballads and smoldering rock with an untutored power and craft that needs no refinement."^[4]

All songs written by Verbena.

1. "Hot Blood" – 3:46
2. "Shaped Like a Gun" – 3:21
3. "Junk for Fashion" – 5:03
4. "The Song That Ended Your Career" – 4:25
5. "The Desert" – 3:16
6. "Hey, Come On" – 3:01
7. "Me & Keith" – 4:21
8. "So What" – 3:23
9. "Postcard Blues" – 2:54
10. "Kiss Yourself" – 3:48

• Scott Bondy – vocals and guitar
• Anne Marie Griffin – guitar and vocals
• Duquette Johnston – bass guitar
• Les Nuby – drums

• Producer: Dave Fridmann and Verbena
• Producer: Jim Jones (tracks 2, 8, 9, and 10)
• Engineer: Dave Fridmann and Verbena
• Mixing: Phil Thornalley
• Design: Arcrane
• Photography: Mark Gooch
• Mix studio: RAK studios