Cruel Inventions
| Cruel Inventions | ||||
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| Studio album by Sam Phillips | ||||
| Released | May 28, 1991 | |||
| Recorded |
Eagle Audio (Fort Worth, Texas) Ocean Way Recorders (Los Angeles, California) Sunset Sound Factory (Hollywood, California) Reggie Fisher's (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Alternative | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | T-Bone Burnett | |||
| Sam Phillips chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A)[2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
Cruel Inventions is the sixth (studio) album from American singer-songwriter Sam Phillips.
Track listing
All songs by Sam Phillips.
- "Lying" – 3:52
- "Go Down" – 3:38
- "Cruel Inventions" – 3:00
- "Standing Still" – 3:10
- "Tripping Over Gravity" – 5:21
- "Now I Can't Find The Door" – 3:36
- "Private Storm" – 4:10
- "Raised On Promises"– 3:11
- "Hole In Time" – 3:19
- "Where the Colors Don't Go" – 3:02
Personnel
- Sam Phillips: Vocals, Guitars, Chamberlain
- T Bone Burnett: Guitars, Chamberlain
- Marc Ribot: Guitars
- Elvis Costello: Guitars
- Van Dyke Parks: Chamberlain
- Jerry Scheff: Bass
- Sandy Bull: Ude
- Jim Goodwin: Piano
- Michael Blair: Drums and percussion
- Ralph Forbes: Drums and percussion
- Mickey Curry: Drums and percussion
- David Kemper: Drums and percussion
- Scott Musick: Drums and percussion
- Alex Acuña: Drums and percussion
- String Quartet Arranged by Van Dyke Parks.
- The Sid Page Strings are: Sid Page: Violin, Joel Derouin: Violin, John Acevedo: Viola, and Larry Corbett: Cello.
Production notes
- Produced by T Bone Burnett.
- Recorded by Stacy Baird, Rik Pekkonen, Joe Schiff.
- Mixed by Tchad Blake and Kevin Killen.
- Recorded at Eagle Audio, Fort Worth, Texas; Ocean Way Recorders, Los Angeles, California; Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, California; Reggie Fisher's, Los Angeles, California.
- Mixed at Ocean Way Recorders.
- Assistant Engineers: Eric Rudd, Max Garcia, Mark Guilbeault, Julie Last, Chris Niswander, Brian Soucy, Tom Nellen and Jeff Ward.
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisc.
- Photography: Anton Corbijn.
- "Hole In Time" dedicated to Walker Percy.
References
- ↑ McCartney, Kelly. "Review: Cruel Inventions". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ↑ Browne, David (31 May 1991). "Cruel Inventions (1991)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ↑ Kot, Greg (27 June 1991). "Sam Phillips Cruel Inventions (Virgin)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ↑ CG: Sam Phillips
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