Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)
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| Studio album by Sam Phillips | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | T-Bone Burnett | |||
| Sam Phillips chronology | ||||
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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 | |
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| 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
- "Entertainmen" – 4:15
- "Plastic Is Forever" – 3:31
- "Animals on Wheels" – 3:17
- "Zero Zero Zero!" – 3:41
- "Help Yourself" – 3:05
- "Your Hands" – 6:58
- "Power World" – 3:49
- "(Skeleton)" – 1:42
- "Where Are You Taking Me" – 3:34
- "Compulsive Gambler" - :48
- "Faster Pussycat to the Library!" – 2:30
- "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, arrangements on "Zero Zero Zero", "Help Yourself"
- Lester Lovitt – trumpet, flugelhorn
- 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 – producer, guitar, tejang, loops
- Marc Ribot – guitar
- Pat McCarthy: recording engineer, mixing engineer
- Mike Piersante: assistant recording engineer, assistant mixing engineer
- Toby Wright: recording engineer on "Slapstick Heart"
- Tom Nellen: assistant recording engineer on "Slapstick Heart"
- Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, California: recording location, mixing location
- Record One, Los Angeles, California: mixing location for "Plastic Is Forever"
- Assistant Engineers were Dan Bosworth and Brad Hachnel.
- Dan Bosworth: assistant recording engineer
- Brad Hachnel: assistant recording engineer
- Mike Piersante: digital editing
- David Glover: additional recording
- Mike Piersante: mastering, for Pro-Digital
References
- ↑ Foster, Ken (12 June 2002). "The ghost of pop". Salon. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- 1 2 Kim, Wook (23 August 1996). "Omnipop Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- 1 2 CG: Sam Phillips
- 1 2 Caro, Mark (19 September 1996). "Sam Phillips Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop) Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ↑ Molanphy, Chris (October 1996). "Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop) Review". CMJ. p. 12. Retrieved 2 July 2014.