You're Never Alone With a Cigarette (Sun City Girls Singles Volume 1)

You're Never Alone With a Cigarette (Sun City Girls Singles Volume 1)
Compilation album by Sun City Girls
Released	March 4, 2008
Recorded	September 1987–July 1988
Genre	Experimental rock, psychedelic rock
Length	39:16
Label	Abduction
Sun City Girls chronology
Dulce (1998) Singles Volume 1 (2008) Singles Volume 2 (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.2/10)[2]
PopMatters	(3/10)[3]

You're Never Alone With a Cigarette (Sun City Girls Singles Volume 1) is a compilation album by American experimental rock band Sun City Girls, released on March 4, 2008 by Abduction Records. It comprises tracks previously released as singles and on various artists compilation albums.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"100 Pounds of Black Olives"	Sun City Girls	5:10
2.	"Sev Acher"	Artie Barsamian	3:12
3.	"Souvenirs From Jangare"	Sun City Girls	4:20
4.	"Plaster Cupids Falling From the Ceiling"	Sun City Girls	6:47
5.	"Amazon One"	Traditional arr.	2:56
6.	"The Beauty of Benghazi"	Alan Bishop	1:32
7.	"Wild World of Animals"	Gerhard Trede	2:33
8.	"Harmful Little Armful" (for Will Shatter)	Charles Gocher	0:45
9.	"The Fine-Tuned Machines of Lemuria"	Sun City Girls	12:01

Personnel

Adapted from the You're Never Alone With a Cigarette (Sun City Girls Singles Volume 1) liner notes.^[4]

Sun City Girls Alan Bishop – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, reeds, vocals Richard Bishop – electric guitar Charles Gocher – drums, percussion

Production and additional personnel John Belluzzi – recording (9) Scott Colburn – mastering, mixing Eric Lanzillotta – design Sun City Girls – recording (1–8)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2008	Abduction	CD	ABDT040

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Sun City Girls: You're Never Alone with a Cigarette: Sun City Girls Singles, Vol. 1 > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
2. McGonigal, Mike (May 6, 2008). "Sun City Girls: You're Never Alone with a Cigarette (Singles, Vol. 1)". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. Sawdey, Evan (April 21, 2008). "Sun City Girls: You're Never Alone with a Cigarette". PopMatters. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
4. You're Never Alone With a Cigarette (Sun City Girls Singles Volume 1) (booklet). Sun City Girls. Seattle, Washington: Abduction Records. 2008.