The Excitement Plan

The Excitement Plan
Studio album by Todd Snider
Released	June 9, 2009 (2009-06-09)
Genre	Alternative country
Length	40:13
Label	Yep Roc
Producer	Don Was
Todd Snider chronology
Peace Queer (2008) The Excitement Plan (2009) Live: The Storyteller (2011)

The Excitement Plan is an album by alternative country singer-songwriter Todd Snider. It was released on June 9, 2009 on Yep Roc Records, and was produced by Don Was.

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83%
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The A.V. Club	A–
Los Angeles Times
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)	B+
Paste	8.4/10
PopMatters
Rolling Stone

Track listing

1. "Slim Chance" – 2:49
2. "Greencastle Blues" – 4:11
3. "America's Favorite Pastime" – 3:12
4. "Doll Face" – 2:35
5. "Bring 'Em Home" – 2:33
6. "Corpus Christi Bay" – 3:57
7. "Last Laugh" – 3:49
8. "Unorganized Crime" – 3:20
9. "Barefoot Champagne" – 3:30
10. "Don't Tempt Me" – 2:59
11. "Money, Compliments, Publicity (Song Number Ten)" – 4:17
12. "Good Fortune" – 3:13

Personnel

• Elvis Hixx – vocals (background)
• Jim Keltner – drums
• Greg Leisz – dobro, guitar (steel), vocals (background)
• Loretta Lynn – composer
• Eric McConnell – engineer, producer
• Michael Osheowitz – executive producer
• Todd Purifoy – photography
• Krish Sharma – engineer, mastering, mixing
• Melita Snider – paintings
• Todd Snider – guitar, harp, piano, primary artist
• Michael Triplett – design
• Don Was – bass (upright), producer, vocals (background)

References