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Whitechocolatespaceegg
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Studio album by
Liz Phair
ReleasedAugust 11, 1998 (1998-08-11)
Recorded1996–1998
Studio
  • CRC (Chicago)
  • Chicago Trax (Chicago)
  • Louie's Clubhouse
  • Ocean Way (Hollywood)
  • Velvet Shirt
Genre Indie rock [1]
Length51:10
Label
Producer
Liz Phair chronology
Whip-Smart
(1994)		Whitechocolatespaceegg
(1998)		 Liz Phair
(2003)
Singles from Whitechocolatespaceegg
  1. "Polyester Bride"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Johnny Feelgood"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Baltimore Sun Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Chicago Sun-Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Christgau's Consumer Guide A [5]
Entertainment Weekly A− [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]
Pitchfork 6.4/10 [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Spin 6/10 [10]

Whitechocolatespaceegg is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair, released in 1998. It peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200. [11] As of July 2010, the album had sold 293,000 copies. [12] Unlike her previous two albums, with themes of sex and relationships, Whitechocolatespaceegg focused more on motherhood and family, as Phair had recently gotten married and given birth to a son.

Contents

Reception

The album received generally positive reviews. Rolling Stone called it "engagingly intimate" while at the same time "playful and pop-y, with just enough dry humor". The magazine also praised the album for its storytelling-esque lyrics. [13] The Washington Times wrote that Phair had successfully proved she was "no longer an unbridled twentysomething but now, at 31, a wife and mother, [who] has grown as an artist as well as a woman." [14]

Billboard praised the album, noting "droll in her truth-telling, devastating in her offhand insights, and dazzling in her homespun rock dominion, Liz Phair is arguably the most original talent of the decade, as Whitechocolatespaceegg powerfully reaffirms. For track-to-track subtlety, poignant wit, and no- bullshit pronouncements that carry real poetic weight, Phair is the backstairs bard without peer...Phair is a truly affecting songmaker. Moreover, she can take the pop vernacular in all its jukebox/folk-pop/dancefloor familiarity and make it subversive again on superb material like "Uncle Alvarez," "Only Son," "Ride," and "What Makes You Happy." [15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Liz Phair, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."White Chocolate Space Egg" Liz Phair, Jason Chasko, Doug Stoley4:35
2."Big Tall Man"Phair, Jason Chasko3:49
3."Perfect World" 2:15
4."Johnny Feelgood" 3:22
5."Polyester Bride" 4:05
6."Love Is Nothing" 2:16
7."Baby Got Going"Phair, Scott Litt 2:02
8."Uncle Alvarez" 3:52
9."Only Son" 5:08
10."Go on Ahead" 2:53
11."Headache" 2:53
12."Ride" 3:04
13."What Makes You Happy" 3:36
14."Fantasize" 1:55
15."Shitloads of Money" 3:39
16."Girls' Room" 1:46
Total length:51:10
Japan bonus track [16]
No.TitleLength
17."Hurricane Cindy"2:54
Total length:54:04

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [11] 35
Canada Albums Chart [17] 69

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