| Cruel Inventions | ||||
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| Released | May 28, 1991 | |||
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 36:19 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | T Bone Burnett | |||
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Cruel Inventions is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Sam Phillips.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A [5] |
Cruel Inventions received mostly favorable reviews from critics. At Entertainment Weekly , David Browne gave the album an A, writing that it "...is fraught with both beauty and tension, making it one of the year's most beguiling records." [5] Browne named it his sixth favorite album of 1991. [6]
All tracks are written by Sam Phillips.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lying" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Go Down" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Cruel Inventions" | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Standing Still" | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Tripping Over Gravity" | 5:21 |
| 6. | "Now I Can't Find the Door" | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Private Storm" | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Raised on Promises" | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Hole in Time" | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Where the Colors Don't Go" | 3:02 |
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