Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)

Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)
Studio album by Sam Phillips
Released	August 20, 1996
Studio	Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	42:17
Label	Virgin
Producer	T Bone Burnett
Sam Phillips chronology
Martinis & 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 by American singer-songwriter Sam Phillips. The album's subtitle is a quote from the film The Producers .

Reception

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Chicago Tribune	[4]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C [2]
Los Angeles Times	[6]
Pitchfork	6.5/10 [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam Phillips except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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; Instrumental)"		1:42
9.	"Where Are You Taking Me"		3:34
10.	"Compulsive Gambler (Ditty)"		0:48
11.	"Faster Pussycat to the Library!"		2:30
12.	"Slapstick Heart"	Sam Phillips, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe	5:07

Personnel

source: ^[8]

• Sam Phillips – vocals, guitar, Chamberlin
• Darrell Leonard – trumpet
• Les Lovitt – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Kenneth Kugler – trombone
• Ira Nepus – trombone
• Steve Williams – trombone
• Suzette Moriarty – French horn
• Patrick Warren – Chamberlin
• Matt Betton – marimba
• Smokey Hormel – guitar
• Greg Leisz – guitar
• Marc Ribot – guitar
• Todd Vincent – guitar
• Jon Brion – Chamberlin, piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums
• Armando Compean – bass guitar
• Brad Hauser – bass guitar
• Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
• Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
• Don Heffington – drums, maracas
• Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
• Josh LaBelle – drums, dumbek
• Paulinho da Costa – bongos

References

1. Foster, Ken (June 12, 2002). "The ghost of pop". Salon . Retrieved July 2, 2014.
2. Kim, Wook (August 23, 1996). "Omnipop Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
3. CG: Sam Phillips
4. Caro, Mark (September 19, 1996). "Sam Phillips Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop) Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
6. Gardner, Elysa (August 18, 1996). "Record Rack". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 29, 2017.
7. Schreiber, Ryan. "Sam Phillips: Omnipop". Pitchfork Media . Archived from the original on March 29, 2001. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
8. "Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)". AllMusic. Retrieved June 12, 2019.