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Released | August 11, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1996–1998 | |||
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Genre | Indie rock [1] | |||
Length | 51:10 | |||
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Liz Phair chronology | ||||
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Singles from Whitechocolatespaceegg | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Baltimore Sun | [3] |
Chicago Sun-Times | [4] |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | A [5] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [6] |
The Guardian | [7] |
Los Angeles Times | [8] |
Pitchfork | 6.4/10 [9] |
Rolling Stone | [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.
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]
All tracks are written by Liz Phair, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "White Chocolate Space Egg" | Liz Phair, Jason Chasko, Doug Stoley | 4:35 |
2. | "Big Tall Man" | Phair, Jason Chasko | 3:49 |
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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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17. | "Hurricane Cindy" | 2:54 |
Total length: | 54:04 |
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [11] | 35 |
Canada Albums Chart [16] | 69 |
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