Martinis & Bikinis

by Sam Phillips

Martinis & Bikinis cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 8 March 1994
  • Label: Virgin
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 46:13
  • Community rating: 3.8/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced by T-Bone Burnett, 'Martinis & Bikinis' stands as a critical high-water mark for Sam Phillips. The album features heavily Beatles-esque pop rock arrangements paired with sharp, bittersweet lyrical observations on modern alienation and romantic disillusionment.

Genres

Descriptors: lounge, melodic, sophisticated, literate, guitar-driven

Tracklist

  1. Love And Kisses (0:56)
  2. Signposts (2:19)
  3. Same Rain (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 (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 (3:27)

Credits

  • Sam Phillips - primary artist, written-by
  • Benmont Tench - featuring
  • Don Heffington - featuring
  • Larry Taylor - featuring
  • Marc Ribot - featuring
  • Marvin Etzioni - featuring
  • Michael Blair - featuring
  • Peter Buck - featuring

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