Whip-Smart

by Liz Phair

Whip-Smart cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 15 September 1994
  • Label: Matador
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:00
  • Community rating: 3.53/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following the monumental underground success of 'Exile in Guyville', Liz Phair's sophomore album features slightly more polished production while maintaining her notoriously frank, deadpan approach to sexuality and relationships. The record secured her place as a dominant voice in 1990s alternative rock, yielding the Grammy-nominated title track and significant MTV rotation.

Genres

Descriptors: Lo Fi, breakup, vulgar, melodic, confessional, guitar-driven, candid, literate, lo-fi

Tracklist

  1. Chopsticks (2:05)
  2. Supernova (2:48)
  3. Support System (2:58)
  4. X-Ray Man (2:13)
  5. Shane (4:12)
  6. Nashville (4:42)
  7. Go West (3:17)
  8. Cinco De Mayo (2:43)
  9. Dogs Of L.A. (2:21)
  10. Whip-Smart (4:18)
  11. Jealousy (3:37)
  12. Crater Lake (2:06)
  13. Alice Springs (1:50)
  14. May Queen (2:42)

Credits

  • John Henderson - guitar [dist.]
  • Leroy Bach - bass
  • Malcolm McLaren - written-by [chorus]

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