Martinis & Bikinis
| Martinis & Bikinis | ||||
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| Studio album by Sam Phillips | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded |
Groove Masters Kiva West Ocean Way Recorders Record One Sunset Sound Factory Sunset Sound Recorders (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Alternative | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | T-Bone Burnett | |||
| Sam Phillips chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A)[3] |
Martinis & Bikinis is the seventh (studio) album from American singer-songwriter Sam Phillips. It was first released on March 8, 1994 and re-released on July 17, 2012.[4] The album was also nominated for a Grammy.[5]
The photographs included in this album's artwork reportedly led to Phillips' role as a mute terrorist in the film Die Hard with a Vengeance.[6]
Track listing
All songs by Sam Phillips, except "Same Rain" and "Same Changes" by Sam Phillips and T-Bone Burnett. "Gimme Some Truth" by John Lennon.
- "Love and Kisses" - :56
- "Signposts" – 2:19
- "Same Rain" – 4:11
- "Baby, I Can't Please You" – 3:30
- "Circle of Fire" – 3:12
- "Strawberry Road" – 4:05
- "When I Fall" – 5:07
- "Same Changes"– 4:44
- "Black Sky" – 4:03
- "Fighting with Fire" – 3:00
- "I Need Love" – 3:39
- "Wheel of the Broken Voice" – 4:00
- "Gimme Some Truth" – 3:27
Personnel
- Sam Phillips on Vocals
- T Bone Burnett
- Mickey Curry
- David Mansfield
- Colin Moulding
- Jerry Scheff
Additional musicians
- Michael Blair
- Peter Buck
- Marvin Etzioni
- Dan Heffington
- Stephen Hodges
- Van Dyke Parks
- Marc Ribot
- Larry Taylor
- Benmont Tench
- Strings on "Baby I Can't Please You" arranged by Van Dyke Parks.
- The Sid Page Strings are: Sid Page, Joel Derouin, Robert Becker, and Larry Corbett.
Production notes
- Produced by T Bone Burnett, except "Baby, I Can't Please You" produced by T Bone Burnett and Colin Moulding.
- Recorded by Joe Schiff.
- Additional Engineering by Neal Avron.
- Mixed by Tchad Blake, assisted by John Paterno.
- Assistant engineers: Jim Champagne, David Eike, David Brock, Doug Diamond, Noel Hazen, Tom Nellen, Howard Willing, and Bobby Salcedo.
- Recorded at Groove Masters, Kiva West, Ocean Way Recorders, Record One, Sunset Sound, Sunset Sound Factory.
- Mixed at Sound Factory.
References
- ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Martinis and Bikinis". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ↑ CG: Martinis and Bikinis
- ↑ Svetkey, Benjamin (11 March 1994). "Martinis and Bikinis". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ↑ Sam Phillips: Martinis and Bikinis (Reissue)
- ↑ Sam Phillips Biography
- ↑ Sam Phillips at Fyfeopedia
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