Don't Do Anything

Don't Do Anything
Studio album by Sam Phillips
Released	June 3, 2008 (2008-06-03)
Studio	Electro Magnetic Studio, Littlebox Studio, Sunset Sound Studios
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	35:12
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Sam Phillips
Sam Phillips chronology
A Boot and a Shoe (2004) Don't Do Anything (2008) Push Any Button (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Boston Globe	(favorable) [2]
Paste	(favorable) [3]
PopMatters	[4]
Trouser Press	(favorable) [5]

Don't Do Anything is the eleventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Sam Phillips. The album is Phillips' first to be self-produced and was released on June 3, 2008.

On September 15, 2008 a live webcast of NPR's In Concert series from The Ram's Head in Annapolis, MD showcased the album. ^[6]

"Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us" was recorded by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for their 2007 album Raising Sand . Phillips stated the song was inspired by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam Phillips.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"No Explanations"	3:08
2.	"Can't Come Down"	1:58
3.	"Another Song"	2:14
4.	"Don't Do Anything"	3:28
5.	"Little Plastic Life"	2:16
6.	"My Career in Chemistry"	2:20
7.	"Flowers Up"	2:28
8.	"Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us"	2:44
9.	"Shake It Down"	3:52
10.	"Under the Night"	3:06
11.	"Signal"	4:36
12.	"Watching Out of This World"	3:03

Personnel

• Sam Phillips – vocals, guitar, piano
• Patrick Warren – pump organ
• Paul Bryan – bass guitar
• Jennifer Condos – bass guitar
• Jay Bellerose – drums
• The Section Quartet
  • Eric Gorfain – Stroh violin, banjo, guitar, mandolin, piano
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Leah Katz – viola
  • Richard Dodd – cello

References

1. "Don't Do Anything review". AllMusic . Retrieved December 23, 2025.
2. "Grace under fire". The Boston Globe . Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
3. "Don't Do Anything review". Paste . Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
4. "Sam Phillips: Don't Do Anything". PopMatters . Retrieved December 23, 2025.
5. "Sam Phillips". Trouser Press . Retrieved December 23, 2025.
6. "Sam Phillips In Concert". NPR.