Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)

Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)
Studio album by Sam Phillips
Released	1996
Recorded	Sunset Sound Recorders (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Virgin
Producer	T-Bone Burnett
Sam Phillips chronology
Martinis and Bikinis (1994) Omnipop (It's Only A Flesh Wound Lambchop) (1996) Zero Zero Zero (1998)

Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop) is the eighth (studio) album from American singer-songwriter Sam Phillips. The album's subtitle is a quote from the film The Producers. The track "Power World" was covered by the artist Terry Sullivan in 2005 on the Good Charamel Record label's release Theerthmovesroundthesun.

Reception

The album was a critical and commercial flop, selling only about a quarter as many copies as its predecessor, Martinis and Bikinis^[1] and receiving several negative reviews from music critics.^[2][3] In one such review, Mark Caro wrote that the album's "lyrics are more pronouncements than personal revelations, and her observations are less insightful than broad and ornery."^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	(C)[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
Chicago Tribune	[4]
CMJ	(moderately favorable)[6]

Track listing

All songs by Sam Phillips, except "Slapstick Heart" by Sam Phillips, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe

1. "Entertainmen" – 4:15
2. "Plastic Is Forever" – 3:31
3. "Animals on Wheels" – 3:17
4. "Zero Zero Zero!" – 3:41
5. "Help Yourself" – 3:05
6. "Your Hands" – 6:58
7. "Power World" – 3:49
8. "(Skeleton)" – 1:42
9. "Where Are You Taking Me" – 3:34
10. "Compulsive Gambler" - :48
11. "Faster Pussycat to the Library!" – 2:30
12. "Slapstick Heart" – 5:07

Personnel

• Sam Phillips: Vocals, Guitar, Chamberlin, Harmonium
• Jon Brion: Guitar, Bass, Chamberlin, Drums, Piano, Interesting Noises, Everything Else
• Jim Keltner: Percussion, Drums
• Matt Chamberlain: Percussion, Drums and Loops
• Brad Houser: Bass, Bass Clarinet
• Smokey Hormel: Baritone
• Patrick Warren: Chamberlin
• Darrell Leonard: Trumpet, Arrangement of "Zero Zero Zero," "Help Yourself"
• Lester Lovitt: Trumpet, Flugel Horn
• Kenneth Kugler: Trombone, Bass Trombone
• Paulinho Da Costa: Bongos
• Don Heffington: Maracas, Drums, Tambourine, Marching Drum
• Armando Compean: Bass
• Greg Leisz: Steel Guitar
• Matt Betton: Marimbas
• Suzette Moriarty: French Horn
• Steven Williams: Trombone
• Ira Nepus: Trombone
• Jerry Scheff: Bass
• Todd Vincent: Guitar
• Josh La Belle: Drums, Dumbek
• T Bone Burnett: Guitar, Tejang, Loops
• Marc Ribot: Guitar.

Production notes

• Produced by T Bone Burnett.
• Recorded and Mixed by Pat McCarthy, assisted by Mike Piersante. Except "Slapstick Heart" recorded by Toby Wright, assisted by Tom Nellen.
• Recorded and Mixed at Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, California, except "Plastic Is Forever" *Mixed at Record One, Los Angeles, California.
• Assistant Engineers were Dan Bosworth and Brad Hachnel.
• Digital Editing by Mike Piersante.
• Additional Recording by David Glover.
• Mastered by Mike Piersante for Pro-Digital.

References

1. Foster, Ken (12 June 2002). "The ghost of pop". Salon. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
2. Kim, Wook (23 August 1996). "Omnipop Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
3. CG: Sam Phillips
4. Caro, Mark (19 September 1996). "Sam Phillips Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop) Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
6. Molanphy, Chris (October 1996). "Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop) Review". CMJ. p. 12. Retrieved 2 July 2014.