Martinis & Bikinis is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Sam Phillips. It was released on March 8, 1994, and re-released on July 17, 2012.[8] "Circle of Fire" was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.[11]
| Martinis & Bikinis | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 8, 1994 | |||
| Studio |
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| Genre | Rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 46:13 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | T Bone Burnett | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| American Songwriter | [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| Mojo |  [7] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
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.[12] The album was dedicated to actor River Phoenix.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Sam Phillips except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love and Kisses" | 0:56 | |
| 2. | "Signposts" | 2:19 | |
| 3. | "Same Rain" | Sam Phillips, T Bone Burnett | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Baby, I Can't Please You" | 3:30 | |
| 5. | "Circle of Fire" | 3:12 | |
| 6. | "Strawberry Road" | 4:05 | |
| 7. | "When I Fall" | 5:07 | |
| 8. | "Same Changes" | Sam Phillips, T Bone Burnett | 4:44 |
| 9. | "Black Sky" | 4:03 | |
| 10. | "Fighting with Fire" | 3:00 | |
| 11. | "I Need Love" | 3:39 | |
| 12. | "Wheel of the Broken Voice" | 4:00 | |
| 13. | "Gimme Some Truth" | John Lennon | 3:27 |
Personnel
edit- Sam Phillips
- T Bone Burnett
- Mickey Curry
- David Mansfield
- Jerry Scheff
Guests[13]
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] | 30 |
| US Billboard 200[15] | 182 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] | 9 |
References
edit- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Martinis & Bikinis – Sam Phillips". AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ^ Horowitz, Hal (June 7, 2012). "Sam Phillips: Martinis & Bikinis". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ Kot, Greg (March 24, 1994). "Sublime Sam". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Sam Phillips: Martinis and Bikinis". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ^ Svetkey, Benjamin (March 11, 1994). "Martinis and Bikinis". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ Willman, Chris (April 3, 1994). "Sam Phillips 'Martinis & Bikinis' Virgin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ "Sam Phillips: Martinis & Bikinis". Mojo. 2012. p. 104.
Arranged by Van Dyke Parks... [A] razor-edged 1994 Beatles-pop alt country gem...
- ^ a b Chiola, Enio (August 9, 2012). "Sam Phillips: Martinis and Bikinis (Reissue)". PopMatters. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Manning, Kara (March 24, 1994). "Sam Phillips: Martinis and Bikinis". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 28, 2002. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Kot, Greg (2004). "Sam Phillips". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 634–35. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (January 14, 1995). "37th Annual Grammy Awards: Final Nominations". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 2. p. 66. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
{{cite magazine}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ Martinis and Bikinis at Aphoristic Album Reviews
- ^ Martinis & Bikinis (booklet). Sam Phillips. Virgin Records. 1994. p. 6.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Charts.nz – Sam Phillips – Martinis & Bikinis". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ "Sam Phillips Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ "Sam Phillips Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2019.