Whitechocolatespaceegg

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Whitechocolatespaceegg
Liz Phair - whitechocolatespaceegg.jpg
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

References

  1. 1 2 Chonin, Neva (July 30, 1998). "Whitechocolatespaceegg". Rolling Stone . Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "whitechocolatespaceegg – Liz Phair". AllMusic . Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  3. ↑ Considine, J. D. (September 13, 1998). "A shocking, conflicted Phair to remember". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  4. ↑ DeRogatis, Jim (August 11, 1998). "Fun Phair // New album soars despite slow start". Chicago Sun-Times . Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Liz Phair: Whitechocolatespaceegg". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s . Macmillan Publishers. ISBN   0-312-24560-2 . Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  6. ↑ Browne, David (August 14, 1998). "whitechocolatespaceegg". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  7. ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (March 5, 1999). "Liz Phair: Whitechocolatespaceegg (Matador)". The Guardian .
  8. ↑ Hochman, Steve (August 9, 1998). "Liz Phair, 'Whitechocolatespaceegg,' Matador/Capitol". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  9. ↑ Moll, Susan (August 1998). "Liz Phair: Whitechocolatespaceegg". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on December 17, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  10. ↑ Lukas, Paul (September 1998). "Liz Phair: whitechocolatespaceegg". Spin . 14 (9): 186–87. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  11. 1 2 allmusic ((( whitechocolatespaceegg > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))
  12. ↑ "Ask Billboard: Kylie 'Fever'". Billboard . 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  13. ↑ Whitechocolatespaceegg : Liz Phair : Review : Rolling Stone
  14. ↑ Liz Phair grows confident about music. (Arts) | Article from The Washington Times [ dead link ]
  15. ↑ "Reviews & Previews" (PDF). Billboard Music Week. No. 1 August 1998. p. 18. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  16. ↑ "ホワイトチョコレートスペースエッグ | リズ・フェア".
  17. ↑ "Item". Library and Archives Canada . 17 July 2013.
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