. the lunch shift .

. released . january 2008

. lead vocals . beth malone

. written by . brian malone

. genre . country rock pop

. order . cdbaby . amazon .
(30-second clips available for preview)

. track listing .

1. Green River
2. Daredevils And Circus Freaks
3. GTO
4. A Moment Of Awkward Silence
5. Up On Surrey Ridge
6. She Always Thought Of Him
7. Getting Outta Here
8. Turn Around
9. County Fair
10. Veronica's Working The Lunch Shift

. live performances .

. trivia .

• Green River is a tributary of the larger Colorado River - which, of course, runs through Beth's home state. [source]
• Up On Surrey Ridge is based on a real-life murder that took place in  Douglas County in Colorado in 2006. The Maria mentioned in the song is Luz-Maria Franco-Fierro, the victim who had been tied to the back of a truck and dragged for several miles  by her boyfriend Jose Luis Rubi-Nava. [source]
• The title character of Veronica's Working The Lunch Shift is classic Hollywood screen siren Veronica Lake, a blazing sex symbol in the 1940s whose career subsequently crashed and burned. In the 1960s, she was reportedly found working as a barmaid (hence the title of the song) at the Martha Washington Hotel in Manhattan. [source]